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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 17399035 United States01/06/2013 01:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Following a tradition begun by Pope John Paul II, we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord also as the day when episcopal ordination will be conferred on four priests who will now cooperate in different ways in the ministry of the Pope for the unity of the one Church of Jesus Christ in the multiplicity of the Particular Churches. The connection between this episcopal ordination and the theme of the pilgrimage of the peoples to Jesus Christ is evident. It is the task of the Bishop in this pilgrimage not merely to walk beside the others, but to go before them, showing the way. But in this liturgy I would like to reflect with you on a more concrete question. Based on the account of Matthew, we can gain a certain idea of what sort of men these were, who followed the sign of the star and set off to find that King who would establish not only for Israel but for all mankind a new kind of kingship. What kind of men were they? And we can also ask whether, despite the difference of times and tasks, we can glimpse in them something of what a Bishop is and how he is to carry out his task. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 17399035 United States01/06/2013 01:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Lastly, Dear friends, this holds true for us too. It holds true above all for you who are now to be ordained Bishops of the Church of Jesus Christ. If you live with Christ, bound to him anew in this sacrament, then you too will become wise men. Then you will become stars which go before men and women, pointing out to them the right path in life. All of us here are now praying for you, that the Lord may fill you with the light of faith and love. That that restlessness of God for man may seize you, so that all may experience his closeness and receive the gift of his joy. We are praying for you, that the Lord may always grant you the courage and humility of faith. We ask Mary, who showed to the Wise Men the new King of the world (cf. Mt 2:11), as a loving mother, to show Jesus Christ also to you and to help you to be guides along the way which leads to him. Amen. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 31629905  Germany01/06/2013 05:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | For Epiphany Homily: Pope gives solemn mass, explains the 3 Kings came to see baby Jesus, and ordains 4 priests into bishops that will work towards the unity of the one church of Jesus Christ Quoting: Indysmindy (Vatican Radio) Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday celebrated Epiphany with a Solemn Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. The Solemnity of Epiphany commemorates the visit of the three Wise Men, or Magi, to the Baby Jesus. Below, please find the complete text of Pope Benedict’s homily for Epiphany: Homily of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord 6 January 2013 Dear Brothers and Sisters, For the Church which believes and prays, the Wise Men from the East who, guided by the star, made their way to the manger of Bethlehem, are only the beginning of a great procession which winds throughout history. Thus the liturgy reads the Gospel which relates the journey of the Wise Men, together with the magnificent prophetic visions of the sixtieth chapter of the Book of Isaiah and Psalm 71, which depict in bold imagery the pilgrimage of the peoples to Jerusalem. Like the shepherds, who as the first visitors to the newborn Child in the manger, embodied the poor of Israel and more generally those humble souls who live in deep interior closeness to Jesus, so the men from the East embody the world of the peoples, the Church of the Gentiles – the men and women who in every age set out on the way which leads to the Child of Bethlehem, to offer him homage as the Son of God and to bow down before him. The Church calls this feast “Epiphany” – the appearance of the Godhead. If we consider the fact that from the very beginning men and women of every place, of every continent, of all the different cultures, mentalities and lifestyles, have been on the way to Christ, then we can truly say that this pilgrimage and this encounter with God in the form of a Child is an epiphany of God’s goodness and loving kindness for humanity (cf. Tit 3:4). [link to www.news.va] Revelation 18:1-10 KJV (1) And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. (2) And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. (3) For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. (4) And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. (5) For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. (6) Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. (7) How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. (8) Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. (9) And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, (10) Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 31629905 Germany01/06/2013 05:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 4/25/11 From The Lord, Our God and Savior - For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear Thus says The Lord, to all these sick and diseased children: You are all dying! You are passing from My sight!... FOOLISH CHILDREN!... The sound of My voice shall come to weary you. Day and night will I utter My judgments against you, because of all your adulteries you have committed against The Lord your God... I, The One True God! Each of you seek to justify yourselves, while casting stones at My servants... You are accursed in My sight! Therefore, I shall not withhold My correction, and My discipline shall be severe! Look at My Son, look at My beautiful Son... How do you see Him?... Your vision is marred! Your hearts are corrupted! You have all blinded yourselves to His image! For the multitude of these idols surround you, and your shame covers you still... Preaching, to My people, another “Jesus”!... YOU BROOD OF VIPERS! You shall all starve, as HE eats the fat of the land and gathers His spoil! You know not the voice of The Lord your God!... Lo, I have spit you out! With bitter tears I weep, as I tell you, I DO NOT KNOW YOU! I had sent My servants to you, yet you had no eyes to see. They spoke to you, yet you had no ears to hear. Therefore have I caused My sons to prophesy against you! THEREFORE SHALL I SPEAK AGAINST YOU! For your ways I do hate! All your pride and showmanship are a great perversion of My majesty! And when I called to you, saying, “COME OUT!”, you would not hear... You refused to listen! Churches of men, look on all you have done! You are trapped, ensnared by all your harlotries, which you have in common with your estranged mother, the catholic church... Satan shall devour you together! Yet many of you will come to sing in that Day! And though you are left desolate, and brought to utter ruin, I have reserved to Myself a great remnant from among you... A great multitude who shall sing for Me, even unto their dying breath... For I am God, and this is My will. My sons, I know this scroll, once eaten, is very sour in your stomachs. Yet know and understand, it will surely accomplish My purpose. And when I cause you to open your mouths, I shall speak, and I shall be very terrible unto them... I shall utter My judgments against this generation and tear this people... And as a piece of unshrunk cloth tears away from a garment, So shall this people be torn... I shall rend their hearts... A rent which is deep, a rent made wide... I AM THE LORD. More and free: Letters from God and His Christ Video links: [link to www.youtube.com] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 31629905 Germany01/06/2013 05:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Come Out From Among Them! Says The Lord 3/26/11 From The Lord, Our God and Savior - A Letter Given to Timothy, For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear Thus says The Lord, against the churches of men: These people are foolish!... A very foolish people, dwelling in houses made of brick and wood. Look how they set their foundations and erect every beam and support, as they close the walls in around themselves. Brick by brick they build the walls, dollar by dollar they build up their high walls. Lo, they have built a multitude of very fine houses for themselves. Look how they sit at ease in their new palaces, while the poor gather in the waste places, and the needy drift into silence. These people of faith, as they are called among men, are a trapped people!... A people whose wisdom shall bring them to shame, Whose vanity shall bring upon them swift calamity!... For I hate all their fine houses! I loathe the sight of them!... They are cut off, an ensnared people, Trapped behind the walls of their own houses! Look how these people wear their churches as a garment! For they take much pride in their own names, they are puffed up. See how they walk about, with their heads held high, speaking proudly, taking no time to stop and listen... THEY REFUSE TO HEAR! I tell you the truth, their faces are covered in shame! Their nakedness is uncovered, their rebellion is made plain! Their ears are full of their perverse doctrines, and their detestable traditions are always upon their lips! There is no light in them and darkness covers them... They are unable to see. The light has faded, dark days have come in, for the sun has already set upon this generation. I tell you, the sun has surely went down upon this age of men! Behold, the day ends!... And still they refuse to be healed! They refuse Me at every opportunity! They deny Me day after day! And yet the people say, “Where have we refused You, and by what means have we denied Your name?”... Foolish people, fallen houses! You know neither Me nor My Father! For if you truly knew Me, then you would have known The Father also... To know Me is to know The Father, for I am your Father! How is it then, you have not entreated Me?! And when I came to you, why did you not sit at My feet to listen?... You have hated both Me and My Father! For the way of The Lord is foreign to you, and The God of Israel is an offense in your eyes! Therefore, return to your molded “God” and worship this other “Jesus”, seeing as how you do revel in him! For I tell you the truth, though many of you have built no statue, nor have you bowed the knee to any graven image, you have surely sinned against Me! You have surely committed idolatry! For you have made for yourself another God, and recreated The Savior in your own image!... HE LOOKS NOTHING LIKE ME! FOR I AM WHO I AM, AND I SHALL NOT BE MOLDED BY YOU! NOR SHALL MY WAYS BE CORRUPTED BY YOU, ANYMORE! NOR SHALL MY NAME BE POLLUTED BY YOU, ANYMORE! For you have given the wicked cause to blaspheme, and your traditions bring forth laughter among the pagan and the heathen... And by your doctrines do you bring harm to My people everyday, O churches of men! YOU have forsaken Me! You want no part with Me as I truly am!... You have turned to Me the back and not the front! Your eyes are fixed straight ahead, gazing always upon that which is of men and this world... The way of God you have forgotten. And when I write to you, you will not look upon My words. Even My words from aforetime you segregate, embracing some while casting off others, reshaping it and molding it to your own liking... YOU SHALL NOT ADD TO, OR TAKE AWAY FROM, THE WORD OF THE LORD MOST HIGH! You shall obey all My commands, yes every commandment!... You shall live by My every word! How is it you are still searching for new ways to elevate yourselves, seeking always to fulfill your unending need?!... And oh, how great is your need!... Lusts of every kind, and vanities!... Self-delusion, caught up in a world of unbridled sin! You are starving! You are dying of thirst! Even now you are slowly suffocating in all your fine houses, fading into darkness in all these condemned churches! I have given you many warnings, and I have blown the trumpet by My prophets... The watchmen have delivered My messages... And still you refuse Me, preferring your own way, holding fast to your deceptions... Therefore you have chosen... Therefore you are given up, And must now walk through a great and dark valley... In the shadow of death shall you walk, Through the fire you must pass... For by no other means shall you come to know Me, to see Me as I truly am. Come out from among them, therefore! And be separate! Says The Lord... Touch no more all these unclean things, and I will receive you! More and free: Letters from God and his Christ video links: [link to www.youtube.com] |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 31413327 Australia01/07/2013 01:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | For Epiphany Homily: Pope gives solemn mass, explains the 3 Kings came to see baby Jesus, and ordains 4 priests into bishops that will work towards the unity of the one church of Jesus Christ Quoting: Indysmindy (Vatican Radio) Pope Benedict on Sunday....... If we consider the fact that from the very beginning men and women of every place, of every continent, of all the different cultures, mentalities and lifestyles, have been on the way to Christ, then we can truly say that this pilgrimage" [link to www.news.va] Read between the lines: I pope on the day that the papacy tricked Christians to keep...... Am saying that from the beginning all religion/cultures & lifestyles are Christ like or on their way to Christ...... WOW he must know people have zero bible knowledge to save them from his universalism doctrine. My bible says broad is the way to destruction and MANY there be that go in there at. Matthew 7:13 Catholism was created by Simon Magus he created the Katholic Church which married pagan beliefs with Christianity it's an abomination to God, which people now know as the Catholic Church my Bible has other names for it The little Horn power, Beast, Whore and mother of Harlots All the reformers agreed that the papacy is the Antichrist power mentioned in the Scriptures. catholism endorses everything it is the broad-way it sees no problem with evolution, a Jesuit is the "father of the big bang theory", in Daniel 7:25 mentions that it would think to change Gods times and laws which it did quite successfully attempt on the 7th of march 321 AD it teaches people to pray to dead Mary and dead saints..... The Bible teaches the dead know nothing! Christ ascened to Heaven but if your Catholic you can't pray to Christ, it's not allowed. However I'm sure he will get his one world church, which will unite all religions cultures, lifestyles even those contrary to the bible like witchcraft and homosexuality...against God (mistake on their part) See the Bible teaches Obey something the Popes all fail to do themselves, that's why they are known as the Man of Sin, they teach that people can become better sinners, Christ taught sin no more. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 17399035 United States01/07/2013 01:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | For Epiphany Homily: Pope gives solemn mass, explains the 3 Kings came to see baby Jesus, and ordains 4 priests into bishops that will work towards the unity of the one church of Jesus Christ Quoting: Indysmindy (Vatican Radio) Pope Benedict on Sunday....... If we consider the fact that from the very beginning men and women of every place, of every continent, of all the different cultures, mentalities and lifestyles, have been on the way to Christ, then we can truly say that this pilgrimage" [link to www.news.va] Read between the lines: I pope on the day that the papacy tricked Christians to keep...... Am saying that from the beginning all religion/cultures & lifestyles are Christ like or on their way to Christ...... WOW he must know people have zero bible knowledge to save them from his universalism doctrine. My bible says broad is the way to destruction and MANY there be that go in there at. Matthew 7:13 Catholism was created by Simon Magus he created the Katholic Church which married pagan beliefs with Christianity it's an abomination to God, which people now know as the Catholic Church my Bible has other names for it The little Horn power, Beast, Whore and mother of Harlots All the reformers agreed that the papacy is the Antichrist power mentioned in the Scriptures. catholism endorses everything it is the broad-way it sees no problem with evolution, a Jesuit is the "father of the big bang theory", in Daniel 7:25 mentions that it would think to change Gods times and laws which it did quite successfully attempt on the 7th of march 321 AD it teaches people to pray to dead Mary and dead saints..... The Bible teaches the dead know nothing! Christ ascened to Heaven but if your Catholic you can't pray to Christ, it's not allowed. However I'm sure he will get his one world church, which will unite all religions cultures, lifestyles even those contrary to the bible like witchcraft and homosexuality...against God (mistake on their part) See the Bible teaches Obey something the Popes all fail to do themselves, that's why they are known as the Man of Sin, they teach that people can become better sinners, Christ taught sin no more. Thx for your input... I agree...I posted so everyone would know what he said today. |
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