Oct
19
Scripture and the Meaning of Holiness
October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Pope and Patriarch Preside Over Vespers
Father Thomas Rosica, CSB
One of the topics mentioned in a good number of the synod presentations was that of the saints and blessed who offer the Church concrete examples of lives rooted in the sacred Scriptures and the living Word of God.
When Archbishop Angelo Amato, the new prefect of the [...]
Oct
19
A Weekend With the Communion of Saints
October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Husband of a Saint and Children of a Saint
Father Thomas Rosica, CSB
As we had Sunday off — another brief Roman synodal weekend — I took advantage of the free time and flew to Milan to spend the day with the family of St. Gianna Beretta Molla in Mesero, near Milano.
For the past 10 years I [...]
Oct
19
Declaration on Possibility of Papal Trip to Holy Land
October 19, 2008 | 1 Comment
Following a number of news agency reports concerning the caption under Pope Pius XII’s photograph in Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem Museum, and the cause for his beatification, Holy See Press Office Director Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J. yesterday released the following declaration:
“As is already known, the Holy See representative to Israel has in the past raised objections [...]
Oct
19
Rosary is Anchored in Holy Scripture
October 19, 2008 | 1 Comment
Before praying the Rosary at 5 p.m. today with faithful gathered at the Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Holy Rosary at Pompeii, Italy, Benedict XVI paused for a few moments in the chapel of Blessed Bartolo Longo. Subsequently, in remarks he made following the Marian prayer, the Pope asked: “Where did this [...]
Oct
19
Primary Missionary Commitment is Prayer
October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Following this morning’s solemn celebration of the Eucharist and the traditional supplication to the Virgin of Pompeii, Benedict XVI prayed the Angelus with thousands of faithful gathered at the Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Holy Rosary.
Before the Marian prayer, the Pope entrusted the work of the current Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of [...]



