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On Gaudete Sunday

December 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today before reciting the midday Angelus with several thousand people gathered in St. Peter’s Square.* * *
Dear Brothers and Sisters!
“Gaudete in Domino semper” — “Rejoice in the Lord always” (Philippians 4:4). With these words of St. Paul, the holy Mass of the Third Sunday of [...]

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Pontiff: God-With-Us Is Secret of Joy in Pain

December 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Reflects on Christian Rejoicing as Fruit of Incarnation
Benedict XVI says joy is possible in suffering, because it flows from the certainty that God is near us and has taken on our human condition.The Pope affirmed this today before praying the midday Angelus with thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square. His reflection focused on [...]

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Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart, They Shall See God

December 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

“After all, ‘to see God’ is analogous language for a kind of direct knowledge of God. God, in his nature, has no material form; consequently, he is not subject to the kind of sight we are familiar with. Evagrius was able to demonstrate in a plausible manner that many, including Cassian and, later on Maximus [...]