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FAITH INVITES US TO LOOK BEYOND APPEARANCES
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FOUR CARDINALS TO TAKE POSSESSION OF TITLES, DIACONATES
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NOTICE
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FAITH
INVITES US TO LOOK BEYOND APPEARANCES
Vatican
City, 1 June 2012 (VIS) - "We must always learn from our
heavenly Mother; her faith invites us to look beyond appearances and
firmly to believe that our daily difficulties are, in fact, part of a
springtime which has already begun with the risen Christ".
Benedict XVI yesterday addressed these words to faithful gathered at
the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens for the conclusion of
the month of May, which is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
At 8 p.m.
the traditional procession wound its way from the Church of St.
Stephen of the Abyssinians to the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes,
presided by Cardinal Angelo Comastri, archpriest of the papal
basilica of St. Peter's in the Vatican and vicar general of His
Holiness for Vatican City. The Pope arrived at the Grotto at 9 p.m.
where, before imparting his apostolic blessing, he made a brief
address.
"This
evening we wish to draw from Mary's Immaculate Heart with renewed
trust, allowing ourselves to be imbued with her joy which had its
most profound source in the Lord. Joy, the fruit of the Holy Spirit,
is a fundamental distinguishing characteristic of Christians. It is
founded on hope in God, it draws strength from incessant prayer and
it enables us to face trials and suffering with serenity. As St. Paul
reminds us: 'Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in
prayer'. These words of the Apostle are like an echo of Mary's
'Magnificat' and exhort us to reproduce, in our own selves and in our
everyday lives, the sentiments of joy in the faith expressed in that
Marian canticle".
In
conclusion the Pope expressed his hope that, "at the end of this
month of May, the spiritual joy which overflows from the grateful
heart of Christ's Mother and ours, may become consolidated in our
hearts, in our personal and family lives, in all places and
especially in the life the family which, here in the Vatican, serves
the universal Church".
FOUR
CARDINALS TO TAKE POSSESSION OF TITLES, DIACONATES
Vatican
City, 1 June 2012 (VIS) - A note released today by the Office of
Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff provides details
concerning the taking of possession of the following titles and
diaconates:
- At 6
p.m. on Saturday 9 June Giuseppe Betori, archbishop of Florence,
Italy, will take possession of the title of San Marcello al Corso,
Piazza San Marcello 5, Rome.
- At
11.30 a.m. on Sunday 10 June Cardinal Antonio Maria Veglio, president
of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and
Itinerant Peoples, will take possession of the diaconate of San
Cesareo in Palatio, Via di Porta San Sebastiano, Rome.
- At 5.30
p.m. on Friday 15 June Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, president of the
Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, will take
possession of the diaconate of Sacro Cuore di Gesu a Castro Pretorio,
Via Marsala 42, Rome.
- At
10.30 a.m. on Sunday 17 June Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, president of
the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and of the
Governorate of Vatican City State, will take possession of the
diaconate of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia, Via Carlo Alberto 47,
Rome.
NOTICE
Vatican
City, 1 June 2012 (VIS) - The Vatican Information Service will issue
special bulletins tomorrow Saturday 2 June, and on Sunday 3 June, for
the Holy Father's visit to Milan, Italy, for the seventh World
Meeting of Families.
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