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!  |
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 Pope: Mass with new Cardinals Pope Benedict XVI was the principal celebrant at Mass on Sunday morning in St. Peter’s Basilica, with the twenty-two Cardinals he created the day before during the course of an Ordinary Public Consistory he had called for just that purpose. ...» |
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Cardinals are entrusted with the service of love, says Pope Benedict XVI  Pope Benedict XVI presided in a consistory on Saturday during which he created 22 new cardinals, including the archbishops of New York, Prague, Hong Kong and Toronto as well as the heads of several Vatican offices.Following the opening prayer and the proclamation of the Gospel, the Holy Father pronounced his homily at the ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica. The pope said the new cardinals are entrusted with the service of love: love ...» |
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| Full text: Pope's homily at Mass with new Cardinals Below is the full text of Pope Benedict XVI's homily at Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, with the newly-created Cardinals. ******************************** Dear Cardinals, Brother Bishops and Priests, Dear Brothers and Sisters, On this solemnity of the Chair of Saint Peter, we have the joy of gathering around the altar of the Lord together with the new Cardinals whom yesterday I incorporated into the College of Cardinals. It is to them, first of all, that I offer my cordial greetings and ...» |