Quote for the Day

[Therese]

Some people call him that, but many others who are devout and knowledgeable about the popes would not. When he is compared to other popes who have that title, there's a difference.

The Church has not spoken then?

Exactly, it is only some people saying that.

Shin, I believe that Pope Benedict XVI is one of these people.  Though I'm not saying I agree with him.

[Shin]

Well, if that's the case, it's sad news to hear.

[Therese]

Well, if that's the case, it's sad news to hear.

Yes.  But if it is true that Benedict XVI believes this, I wonder if has he ever called him "the Great."  I thought I just read last week that Benedict XVI favors calling John Paul II "the Great" but I don't know if he has ever even referred to John Paul II and "the Great."

[Shin]

Well, we can rest assured a future pope will set matters right. God takes care of His Faith and His Church, no matter how hard his people do the opposite.

 

[Therese]

Well, we can rest assured a future pope will set matters right. God takes care of His Faith and His Church, no matter how hard his people do the opposite.

 

Thanks for the assurance, Shin!

Here is a Wikipedia entry that confirms that Pope BenedictXVI is one of the people who refer to John Paul II as "the Great."

"Since giving his homily at the funeral of Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI has continued to refer to John Paul II as "the Great". At the 2005 World Youth Day in ...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Marie_Simon-Pierre"

[Shin]

Thanks for the assurance, Shin!

I expect we'll see a few beatifications annulled in the future. 

[Therese]

Thanks for the assurance, Shin!

I expect we'll see a few beatifications annulled in the future. 

May God's will be done!

[Shin]

May God's will be done!

Yes, whatever it may be, may God's will be done. 

[odhiambo]

May God's will be done!

Yes, whatever it may be, may God's will be done. 

Exactly!
May His Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven!

[Therese]

May God's will be done!

Yes, whatever it may be, may God's will be done. 

Yes. May the flock be properly tended to.

A blessed Easter to you, Shin!

[odhiambo]

Since you have been brought back to true life with Christ,
 you must look for the things that are in heaven, where Christ is, sitting at God’s right hand.
 Let your thoughts be on heavenly things,
not on the things that are on the earth,
because you have died, and now the life you have is hidden with Christ in God.
 But when Christ is revealed – and he is your life – you too will be revealed in all your glory with him.
Colossians 3:1-4
Today's Second Reading.

[Shin]

'Finally, the happiness of the person whose will is entirely submitted to God's is constant, unchangeable and endless. No fear comes to disturb it for no accident can destroy it. He is like a man seated on a rock in the middle of the ocean who looks on the fury of the waves without dismay and can amuse himself watching and counting them as they roar and break at his feet. Whether the sea is calm or rough, whichever way the waves are carried by the wind is a matter of indifference to him, for the place where he is is firm and unshakeable.

That is the reason for the peaceful and untroubled expression we find on the faces of those who have dedicated themselves to God.'

St. Claude de la Colombiere

[odhiambo]

'Finally, the happiness of the person whose will is entirely submitted to God's is constant, unchangeable and endless. No fear comes to disturb it for no accident can destroy it. He is like a man seated on a rock in the middle of the ocean who looks on the fury of the waves without dismay and can amuse himself watching and counting them as they roar and break at his feet. Whether the sea is calm or rough, whichever way the waves are carried by the wind is a matter of indifference to him, for the place where he is is firm and unshakeable.
That is the reason for the peaceful and untroubled expression we find on the faces of those who have dedicated themselves to God.'
St. Claude de la Colombiere

Very reassuring 

[odhiambo]

Born as a Son,
led forth as a Lamb,
sacrificed as a Sheep,
buried as a Man,
He rose from the dead as a God,
for He was by nature God and man.

He is all things:
He judges, and so He is Law;
He teaches, and so He is Wisdom;
He saves, and so He is Grace;
He begets, and so He is Father;
He is begotten, and so He is Son;
He suffers, and so He is Sacrifice;
He is buried, and so He is man;
He rises again, and so He is God.
This is Jesus Christ,
to whom belongs glory for all ages.

Prayer of Saint Melito of Sardis.

[Shin]

You found something special to keep! 

Deo gratias et Mariae semper Virgini!

[odhiambo]

You found something special to keep!  

Deo gratias et Mariae semper Virgini!

Shin, that is exactly how I feel. It is a beautiful prayer. I wanted to find out more about the author, Saint Melito. Not much available though. Only that  he was  a 2nd Century Saint. Born in 110 and died in 180. He became Bishop of Sardis, Lydia which is now part of modern Turkey.
Reportedly wrote numerous theological treatises and had the gift of prophesy.
His Memorial is 1 April.
Thanks to God and to Saint Melito for that beautiful prayer in praise of Jesus!