Gerhard Ludwig Cardinal Müller in homily in English at Mass in memory of Pope Benedict XVI, on the eve of the Third Anniversary of his death, says of the late Pope: “Both as a professor of theology and a mass sought-after preacher, he consistently put himself in the service of the word. As prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, he set standards of the highest diligence, intellectual precision and incorruptibility for the Roman magisterium. During his pontificate, he was one of the greatest theologians on the Kathedra Petri.”
“The custom of offering three Masses on Christmas is very ancient, and recalls to our minds the threefold birth of the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity—His eternal birth from the Father before all ages, His temporal birth in Bethlehem, and His spiritual birth in the souls of men.” (The Catholic Missal by Very Rev. Charles J. Callan, O.P.)
His Beatitude Pierbattista Cardinal Pizzaballa, addressing Christians in Bethlehem today says “the light of Bethlehem is the Light of the World”, adding that “I saw in Gaza disaster there, the situation is really catastrophic, but I saw there also the desire for life”: “Dear friends, brothers and sisters, Merry Christmas! Today I see in Bethlehem is real Christmas! And today you are giving not just to Bethlehem, or the Holy Land, but to the whole world, what is the meaning of Christmas; I’m sure we are not out of all the problems, but today in Bethlehem I see light. Not just the sun, but you the people, I see the light, you are light, we all together are the light, because you decided to be the light. And the light of Bethlehem is the Light of the World. I bring to you the greetings, the prayers, and hugs, of our brothers and sisters in Gaza. I saw in Gaza disaster there, the situation is really catastrophic, but I saw there also the desire for life. In the midst of nothing they have …Mehr
Pater Gwilym Evans von der Priesterbruderschaft St. Petrus beim feierlichen Einzug des lateinischen Patriarchen von Jerusalem in Bethlehem heute. Pater Evans studiert an der École Biblique in Jerusalem und bereitet sich auf die Prüfungen der Päpstlichen Bibelkommission in Rom vor. Behalten wir Pater Evans in unseren Gebeten.
If you have recently lost a loved one or are remembering those who used to sit at the table with you in years past, consider that the Child who is God, born in Bethlehem, came to die for us.
Wie kommt es, dass Josef, der die Augen vor dem Vergehen seiner Braut verschließt, als gerecht bezeichnet wird? Es muss so gewesen sein, dass er um ihre Reinheit wusste. Er verstand das Geheimnis ihrer Schwangerschaft nicht, und obwohl er sich über das Geschehene wunderte, schwieg er. (Hieronymus)
This is hysterical! Get this... now sit down... 'cause you won't believe it, but... Tagle actually gave Prevost a piece of candy at the conclave! Yup, you heard that right. Candy! Have you ever in your life heard anything so hilarious?
1933: Ein kleiner Christbaum in einem Hotelzimmer am Laacher See. Wenige Geschenke, dafür das Weihnachtsevangelium und das lange entbehrte Zusammensein der großen Familie nach der Flucht aus Köln. Als Gejagter findet Konrad Adenauer bei den Mönchen in Maria Laach innere Freiheit.