Oct

28

Iraqi Leader Congratulates Cardinal-Designate

October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Iraqi prime minister congratulated Patriarch Emmanuel Delly III, head of the Chaldean Church in Iraq and in the world, one of those named to be a cardinal by Benedict XVI on Oct. 17. A government communiqué published Thursday quoted the prime minister, Nuri Al-Maliki, saying that Emmanuel Delly’s nomination “honors all Iraqis and represents [...]

Oct

28

Justice

October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Hear me, you who know justice, you people who have my teaching at heart:
Fear not the reproach of men, be not dismayed at their revilings.
They shall be like a garment eaten by moths,
like wool consumed by grubs;
But my justice shall remain forever
and my salvation, for all generations.                                 Isaiah 51:7-8

Oct

28

Saint Simon and Saint Jude

October 28, 2007 | 5 Comments

These two apostles of Jesus are honored on the same day. St. Simon was called “the zealous one” because he had so much devotion to the Jewish law. Once he had been called by the Lord to be an apostle, he gave his heart and his energy to preaching the Gospel. With the other apostles, [...]