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Pope Benedict XVI- Angelus |
Angelus Message
On the Canonization of 5 Saints
"The Virgin Mary Is the Star That Guides Every Journey of Sanctity"
H.H. Benedict XVI
October 11, 2009
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At
the end of this solemn celebration, we are invited to pray the
Angelus. Before reciting it, I would like to address a cordial
greeting to all of you, who wanted, by your devout participation, to
pay homage to the new saints. A special thought goes to the
authorities with the official delegations who have come from various
countries: I thank you for your presence.
[In French:]
I greet with joy the French-speaking pilgrims who have come for the
occasion of the canonizations. Following the example of St. Jeanne
Jugan, I invite you to concern yourselves with the poorest and the
least, those who have been wounded by life and the marginalized of
our society, above all on the occasion of the World Day to Overcome
Extreme Poverty, which will be celebrated in a few days. Remembering
the holy Father Damian, I ask you to commit yourselves at the same
time to support with your prayer and your works those who generously
dedicate themselves to the struggle against leprosy and against
other forms of leprosy that are due to lack of love because of
ignorance and cowardice. May your prayer accompany the work sessions
of the 2nd African Synod. May God bless all of you!
[In English:]
I extend cordial greetings to all the English-speaking pilgrims here
this Sunday, especially those who have come to Rome in such great
numbers for today’s canonization. May these new saints accompany you
with their prayers and inspire you by the example of their holy
lives. I also greet the group of survivors of the nuclear attacks on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and I pray that the world may never again
witness such mass destruction of innocent human life. May God bless
all of you, as well as your families and loved ones at home.
[In German:]
I cordially greet the German-speaking pilgrims and especially the
recently ordained priests of the German College with their guests.
May the Lord give you courage and strength in your ministry! Let us
take the new saints as models for our life. Among them there is a
saint who is dearly loved in Germany, Father Damian, who lived among
the lepers of on the Hawaiian island of Molokai and died of having
contracted the disease in the end. Let us invoke the intercession of
the holy Bishop Zygmunt Szczęsny Felińsk, of the holy religious
Francisco Coll y Guitart, Rafael Arnáiz Barón and Marie de la Croix
Jugan, that God may give us today as well many religious vocations.
May the Lord accompany all of you with his grace.
[In Spanish:]
I greet the Spanish-speaking pilgrims with affection, in particular
those who participated in this joyous ceremony of canonization,
especially the lord cardinals, the archbishops and bishops who have
arrived with them from Spain, a land so bountiful with the fruits of
sanctity. The Dominican, St. Francisco Coll, with his priestly and
missionary dedicaton, and the Trappist, St. Rafael Arnáiz Barón,
with his entirely contemplative soul, both fervently devoted to the
Virgin Mary, honor to the best religious tradition and the deeply
Christian roots of your people. May the example and the intercession
of these new saints reinvigorate in everyone, and especially in the
Dominican Sisters of the of the Annunciation, in the Order of
Preachers and in the Trappist monks, the commitment to follow Christ
in a generous and disinterested way, according to their particular
vocation, witnessing to his Gospel in modern society. I also greet
the groups from Colombia and from the other Latin American
countries.
[In Flemish:]
I greet the Flemish-speaking pilgrims, who have come to Rome to join
in the thanksgiving of the Church for the canonization of Father
Damian. Consecrated to the Heart of Jesus and Mary, this holy priest
was led by God to let a total “yes” bloom in his vocation. May the
intercession of Our Lady and the Apostle of the Lepers free the
world from leprosy, make us open to the love of God and grant us
enthusiasm and joy in the service of our brothers and sisters. With
my apostolic benediction.
[In Polish:]
I cordially greet the faithful who have come from Poland, with the
cardinals, archbishops and bishops. I greet all the Polish who,
celebrating the traditional Day of the Pope, can rejoice in the gift
of a new saint: Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński. I entrust the Church in
Poland and the whole nation to his protection. May God bless you!
[In Italian:]
Dear brothers and sisters, the Virgin Mary is the star that guides
every journey of sanctity. Her “fiat” is the perfect model of
adhesion to the divine will and her “magnificat” expresses the
Church’s song of exultation. Already on this earth the Church
rejoices in God’s mighty deeds and in heaven praises his glory
eternally. We turn to the Mother of Christ with filial confidence,
asking, through her intercession and that of the newly canonized
saints, for peace and salvation.
[Translation by Joseph G. Trabbic]
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