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Pope Benedict XVI

About Me

Read my most recent homily here
I am Pope Benedict XVI, I was born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on April 16, 1927 in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany.
I am the 265th and reigning pope, and Head of the Roman Catholic Church. I was elected on April 19, 2005 in a papal conclave, and took possession of the cathedral- the Basilica of St. John Lateran, on May 7, 2005.
I have very Conservative views on many Christian situations such as Abortion, Euthanasia and Contraception.
At the time of my election as Pope, I was Prefect of the Congregation
for the Doctrine of the Faith and Dean of the College of Cardinals.
God Bless and Take Care of Yourselves.
Please feel free to ask any question and I will answer it as best as I can. God Bless You All.
Leave your intentions here
Here is a Hymn:- Please read it and reflect on the meaning of it.
You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord,
Who abide in His shadow for life,
Say to the Lord, "My Refuge,
My Rock in Whom I trust."
Refrain
And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
The snare of the fowler will never capture you,
And famine will bring you no fear;
Under His Wings your refuge,
His faithfulness your shield.
Refrain
And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
You need not fear the terror of the night,
Nor the arrow that flies by day,
Though thousands fall about you,
Near you it shall not come.
Refrain
And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
For to His angels He's given a command,
To guard you in all of your ways,
Upon their hands they will bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
Refrain
And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.

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God's Family is welcome to all, and I pray that you will all want to talk with me at some stage. God Bless.

Saint of the Day

July 2nd

St. Bernardino Realino

St. Bernardino Realino was born into a noble family of Capri, Italy in 1530. After receiving a thorough and devout Christian education at the hands of his mother, he went on to study medicine at the University of Bologna, but after three years he switched to law and received his doctorate in 1563. Word of his learning, dedication, and legal brilliance spread rapidly, and in 1554 he was summoned to Naples to assume the position of auditor and lieutenant general.Shortly afterward, his exemplary young man came to the realization that he had a religious vocation and, aided by our Lady's appearance to him, joined the Society of Jesus, being ordained in 1567. For three years he labored unstintingly at Naples, devoting himself wholeheartedly to the service of the poor and the youth, and then he was sent to Lecce where he remained for the last forty-two years of his life.St. Bernardino won widespread recognition as a result of his ceaseless apostolic labors. He was a model confessor, a powerful preacher, a diligent teacher of the Faith to the young, a dedicated shepherd of souls, as well as Rector of the Jesuit college in Lecce and Superior of the Community there. His charity to the poor and the sick knew no bounds and his kindness brought about the end of vendettas and public scandals that cropped up from time to time.So greatly was this saint loved and appreciated by his people that in 1616, as he lay on his death bed the city's magistrates formally requested that he should take the city under his protection. Unable to speak, St. Bernardino bowed his head. He died with the names of Jesus and Mary on his lips. His feast day is July 2nd.

My Blog

Lenten Message

"Jesus, at the sight of the crowds, was moved with pity" (Mt 9:36) Dear Brothers and Sisters! Lent is a privileged time of interior pilgrimage towards Him Who is the fount of mercy.  It is a pilg...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:56:00 GMT

Homily - 1 March 2006

HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI Your Eminences, Venerable Brothers in the Episcopate and in the Priesthood, Dear Brothers and Sisters, The penitential procession with which we began today's cele...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Feb 2006 13:41:00 GMT

Intentions

Please feel free to leave your intentions here. I will include all of them in my prayers. God Bless You.
Posted by on Sun, 05 Feb 2006 05:47:00 GMT

First letter of Pope Benedict XVI is dedicated to Love

A report on the Pope's first encyclic The first encyclic of a Pope is always awaited with expectancy and curiosity, as it is the most revealing form of the the mark he intends to imprint on his pontif...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:01:00 GMT