inundado por um mistério de luz que é Deus e N´Ele vi e ouvi -A ponta da lança como chama que se desprende, toca o eixo da terra, – Ela estremece: montanhas, cidades, vilas e aldeias com os seus moradores são sepultados. - O mar, os rios e as nuvens saem dos seus limites, transbordam, inundam e arrastam consigo num redemoinho, moradias e gente em número que não se pode contar , é a purificação do mundo pelo pecado em que se mergulha. - O ódio, a ambição provocam a guerra destruidora! - Depois senti no palpitar acelerado do coração e no meu espírito o eco duma voz suave que dizia: – No tempo, uma só Fé, um só Batismo, uma só Igreja, Santa, Católica, Apostólica: - Na eternidade, o Céu! 
Pope Benedict XVI prayed for the victims of Japan’s tragic earthquake and tsunami during his Sunday Angelus. Speaking from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, he said the images of the events in Japan have deeply moved him.“As I greet you this morning, I ask you to join me in praying for the victims of the recent devastation visited upon Japan. May the bereaved and injured be comforted and may the rescue workers be strengthened in their efforts to assist the courageous Japanese people,” he said.
Before reciting the Angelus, the Pope spoke about the Gospel reading for the first Sunday of Lent, which tells of the temptation of Jesus in the desert by Satan.
He said in the face of moral evil, God opposes the sin and saves the sinner. He said God intervenes in history, like with the liberation of the Jewish people from Egypt. God is determined to free his children from bondage, and the most serious and deepest slavery is that of sin. That is why God sent his Son into the world, to free people from the dominion of Satan, who is the origin and cause of all sin.
Pope Benedict said entering this liturgical season means siding each time with Christ against sin, facing - both as individuals and as a Church - the spiritual battle against the spirit of evil.
The Holy Father also announced the members of the Roman Curia are holding their Lenten spiritual exercises this week. He asked everyone to remember them in his prayers.
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