Pave Benedikt under søndagens Angelus-bønn – med gips
På zenit.org kan vi lese at pave Benedikt i går (søndag) ble flydd med helikopter fra sitt feriested, Les Combes i the Aosta-dalen, til kardinal Bertones hjemsted, Romano Canavese. Der møtte han ca 3 000 mennesker for å be Angelus sammen med dem, og hilse dem med følgende ord:
Dear Brothers and Sisters!
I have come with great joy to your beautiful city, to your beautiful church, the native city of my chief colleague, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, secretary of state, with whom I had already worked for many years in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
As you see, because of my accident, I am a bit limited in my movements, but my heart is fully present, and I am here with you with great joy!
At this moment I would like to say thank you with my whole heart to everyone: many have shown me, at this time, their closeness, their warmth, their affection and have prayed for me, and in this way they have reinforced the network of prayer that unites us in every part of the world.
First of all, I would like to say thank you to the doctors and the medical personnel of Aosta who have treated me with such diligence, with such competence and friendship and — as you see — with success — we hope!
I would also like to say thank you to all the government and Church officials and to all the simple people who wrote me or showed me their affection and their closeness.
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This morning you celebrated the Eucharist and Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone has certainly already explained the Word of God to you, which the liturgy offers for our meditation on this 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time. As the Lord invites the disciples to come away to listen to him in a more intimate setting, I also would like to be engaged with you, …
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