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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

January 14, 2009 | 2 Comments

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, traditionally celebrated every year from 18 to 25 January, begins on Sunday.
The theme chosen for 2009 is: “That they may become one in your hand” (Ezek 37, 17). The texts for reflection and prayer during the week are, according to a note published by the Pontifical Council [...]

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Prayers for the World Meeting of Families

January 14, 2009 | 2 Comments

At the end of this morning’s general audience, the Pope addressed a special greeting to pilgrims from Lisieux, France, who have come to Rome with the reliquary of Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, who were beatified on 19 October 2008.
He also invited newly-married couples to join [...]

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Theology of the Letters to the Colossians and Ephesians

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At this morning’s general audience, Benedict XVI continued his series of catecheses on St. Paul, today focusing on certain theological aspects of the Apostle’s Letters to the Colossians and the Ephesians.
“Only in these two Letters”, he said, “is Jesus attributed the title of ‘head’. … Initially Christ is referred to as the head of [...]