It is granted to few to recognize the true Church amid the darkness of so many schisms and heresies,
and to fewer still so to love the truth which they have seen as to fly to its embrace. -St. Robert Bellarmine

Sunday, June 06, 2010

Benedict XVI: The Cross saves the world

The world needs the cross, the pope said, celebrating Mass in Nicosia in the second day of his trip to Cyprus. The Cross is not just a private symbol of devotion, it has nothing to do with the imposition of a creed or a philosophy by force.. It speaks of hope, it speaks of love, it speaks of the victory of non-violence over oppression, it speaks of God raising up the lowly, empowering the weak, conquering division, and overcoming hatred with love. A world without the cross, the Pope added, would be a world without hope, a world in which torture and brutality would go unchecked, the weak would be exploited and greed would have the final word .

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Eternal Father, I offer You the most precious blood of thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, for those in my own home and in my family. Amen