May

9

Asking the Holy Spirit for Unity of the Church

May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This morning the Pope received His Holiness Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians. He then met with the bishops in the patriarch’s delegation who were from many diverse countries.At noon in the Clementine Hall, the Holy Father presided over the celebration of the Middle Hour (hora media), which was attended by Karekin […]

May

9

Novena of the Holy Spirit Day Eight

May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Prayer of St. Maximilian Kolbe

O my God, my only happiness—how can I come to know you more perfectly? I see your creatures and I am enchanted; I give thanks and I love you, but these do not suffice for me, as you know so well; but I do not see or hear you. I desire […]

May

9

St. Thérèse’s Parents’ Remains to Be Moved

May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

As the process for the beatification of the parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux gets closer, the bodies of Louis and Zélie Martin are being exhumed and moved into the crypt of the basilica dedicated to their daughter.
Louis (1823-1894) and Zelie (1831-1877) Martin are the parents of St. Thérèse, who was proclaimed a doctor of […]