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Pope Benedict XVI plants an olive tree with Israel's President Shimon Peres (L) at the President's residence in Jerusalem May 11, 2009. Pope Benedict on Monday began the most delicate part of his first trip to the Middle East, landing in Israel for a five-day tour that will take him to Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories.

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The Life of Anthony of Padua

The Life of Anthony of Padua

Saint Anthony of Padua was born Fernando, in Lisbon, Portugal on August 15, in the year 1195, the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. His mother being a pious woman raised Fernando to have deep faith in God and a special devotion to Our Lady, the Virgin Mary. At the age of fifteen, Anthony decided to become a Canon Regular of Saint Augustine. Seeking a life of solitude and devotion, Anthony turned to the study of the Holy Scriptures. He was an avid reader of books and very studious as he trained for the priesthood and concentrated on his vocation. In the year 1219, the bodies of Franciscan Martyrs were brought to Anthony’s monastery on their way back for burial. Inspired by the Martyr’s true faith in God, Anthony requested a transfer to the Order of Saint Francis in the hope of shedding his own blood and becoming a martyr in the name of Christ. In the year 1220, Anthony became a Franciscan.

Anthony’s life as a Martyr was not to be, during his first journey to Morocco he fell ill and was bed ridden for months. Anthony was persuaded to return home, but during his journey a severe storm broke and the Saint’s ship was forced in the opposite direction and he eventually landed in Sicily. Anthony accepted these hardships as a sign form God and entrusted his future to Him and awaited His direction.

Anthony moved north and was assigned to the little hermitage of Montepaolo. There, in undisturbed seclusion, he devoted his time to prayer, contemplation, and study. In 1222, Anthony along with many young men of the Order traveled to Forli, for his ordination. During a dinner for the new priests, Anthony was chosen to speak to his fellow Franciscans. It was the event that changed the life of Anthony forever. He spoke with such eloquence and grace; those in attendance were awed by this young new priest. Soon word spread and Anthony was chosen by the Seraphic Father, Francis to go forth and preach and be the first teacher of theology to his fellow Franciscans.

Anthony’s quiet solitude was replaced with expectant crowds yearning to hear him. He became known as: Anthony, the preacher. Anthony had truly found his calling, as he matured; he grew to have a most priestly presence, with a most pleasant countenance and the politest address. He had a rich, loud, and clear voice, and he excelled in oratory. With his shining intellect and marvelous memory, together with the spirit of prophecy and the gift of miracles, he easily captivated the crowds that came to see and hear him. He was relentless on his attacks of the social injustice of his time and became a strong advocate for the poor and mistreated. The vices of his time: avarice, luxury and tyranny vanished before the persuasive power of his preaching crusade. Miracle after miracle attested the divine character of his mission that called forth the approval of Pope, Prelate, priest, prince and peasant.

Anthony’s miracles were all astounding, but, those which most impressed both his followers and enemies were: His charming sermon to the fish at Rimini, when the heretics would not listen to him, The protection of his audience from a furious rainstorm that fell about them, the kneeling of the mule in front of Anthony as he held the Holy Eucharist, his appearance in the pulpit and the distant choir of his order at the same time, and the replacing and healing of the amputated foot of a boy, the delivering of his brethren from temptations and the preservation of people from injury. He is especially invoked for finding lost things, and through his intercession countless favors have been granted.

Toward the end of his short life Anthony chose Padua as his home. His name would forever be linked with that beautiful city. The simple yet remarkable life of Saint Anthony came to a close on the outskirts of the City of Padua on June 13, 1231. As the saint lay dying he was favored by a vision of Our Lord. His death was announced by the children of Padua, who ran through the streets and called out: “the Saint has died! the Holy Father has died!” No one had told the children this or given them any indication of Anthony’s passing.

His tomb was opened some thirty years later and though his body had turned to dust, his tongue, the symbol of his sacred eloquence, was miraculously preserved. Saint Bonaventure kissed it and exclaimed: “O, Blessed Tongue that always blessed to the Lord and caused others to bless Him, now is it manifest how numerous your merits were before God.”

Saint Anthony was canonized by Pope Gregory, IX on May 30, 1232, less than a year after his death. He was the second of many canonized Saints of the Franciscan Order, and perhaps the most popular of all the Saints in Christendom. During his brief life span he ascended to the greatest heights of holiness and won the entire world to his heart. No less a Pope than Leo XIII wrote: Remember that Saint Anthony is the Saint, not of Padua only, but of the whole world.” On July 16, 1946, Pope Pius XII declared Saint Anthony of Padua a “Doctor of the Universal Church,” with the title “Doctor of the Gospel,” the twenty-ninth Saint to be so honored.

Today, good works and favors are still granted in Saint Anthony’s name throughout the world. Saint Anthony is invoked as the “Saint of Miracles” and the finder of lost articles, he is known as the patron Saint of poor, and also of women who cannot conceive. There are few Catholic Churches without an image of the Saint, and people continue to honor him through festivals, novenas, fasting and prayer.

Pope John Paul II has said, “The study of Saint Anthony’s life convinces us that the reason for his irresistible attraction to people everywhere must be sought in the absolute fidelity with which he proclaimed the Gospel, and the courageous consistency with which he strove to embody its teachings.”

In Boston, Saint Anthony is honored by the Italian-American community of the North End with the largest Italian street festival in New England. Since 1919, Saint Anthony’s Feast has been celebrated on the weekend of the last Sunday of August. Called the “Feast of all Feasts” by National Geographic, this authentic festival offers parades, religious & cultural services, entertainment, Italian foods and novelties all on the beautifully decorated streets of the North End.

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When Pope Benedict met The Queen

When Pope Benedict met The Queen he recalled the example of previous monarchs of this island who were Saints: “many of them consciously exercised their sovereign duty in the light of the Gospel, and in this way shaped the nation for good at the deepest level. As a result, the Christian message has been an integral part of the language, thought and culture of the peoples of these islands for more than a thousand years. Your forefathers’ respect for truth and justice, for mercy and charity come to you from a faith that remains a mighty force for good in your kingdom, to the great benefit of Christians and non-Christians alike”.

Address of Pope Benedict XVI to her Majesty the Queen, Edinburgh, 16 October 2010

Happy Ascension of the Lord.. :)

Prepration for confession
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS

1.I am the lord thy god: thou shalt not have stange gods before me
Commands:faith,hope,love and worship of god,reverence of holy things,prayer
Forbids:idolatry,superstition;spiritualism,seances,astrology,fortune telling,ouija board and all occult practices;tempting god,sacrilege,attendance at false worship.
2.Thou shalt not take the name of the lord thy god in vain
Commands:revernce in speaking about God and holy things;the keeping of oaths and vows.
Forbids:blashphemy, the irrevent use of god's name,speaking disrespectfully of holy things,false oaths and the breaking of vows.
3.Remember thou shalt keep holy the sabbath day
Commands:going to church on sundays and holy days.
Forbids:missing church through one's fault;unnecessary servile work;public buying and selling;court trials.
4.Honour thy father and mother
Commands:love,respect,obedience on the part of children;care on the part of parents for the spiritual and temporal welfare of their children;obedience to civil and religious superiors.
Forbids:hatred of parents and superiors;disrespect and disobedience.
5.Thou shall not kill
Commands:safeguarding of one's life and bodily welfare of that of others;controlling one's anger.
Forbids: unust killing,suicide,abortion,euthanasia,artificail contrcipation,sterlization,fist fights,endangering lifa and limbs of self or others.
6.Thou shalt not commit adultry
Commands:chasity in word and deed;avoiding occassions of sin.
Forbids:pronography,bad movies,obscene speech;impure action alone or with others,masturbation,fornication,homosexuality,incest,bestiality.
7.Thou shalt not steal
Commands:respect for the property and the right of others;the paying of just debts;paying just wages to employees'integrity in public officials.
Forbids:theft;damage of the poperty of others;not paying just debts;not teturning found or borrowed articles;giving unjust measure or weight in selling;not paying just wages;bribery;graft;cheating;fraud;accepting stolen property,not gaving a honest day'swork wor wages received;violation of contract.
8.Thou shalt not bear false wittness against thy neighbour
Commands:truthfulness,respect for the good name of others;the observance of secresy when required.
Forbids:lying,injury to good name of others,slander,tale bearing,rash jusdgement,contemptuous speech;and vilolation of secrecy.
9.Thou shalt not covert thy neighbour's wife
Commands:purity in thoughts.
forbids:willfull impure thoughts and desires.
10.Thou shalt not covert thy neighbour's goods
Commands:respect for the rights of others.
Forbids:the desire to take,to keep,or to damage the property of others.

Infant Jesus Shrine.Vivek Nagar, Banglore

In the mid sixties, the Sacred Heart Parish of

Bangalore extended to areas like

Somanahalli, now known as Viveknagar which

were faraway for pastoral care. So, Rev.

Fr.Paul Kinatukara, the parish priest of the

Sacred Heart Church felt the need for a

separate parish for areas around Somanahalli

and undertook a vigorous unsuccessful

search for a suitable land.

One day as the Parish Priest was walking, he

entered a garden in Somanahalli. It was a

well maintained rose garden. He was

impressed. "If only I could get this land for

the Church" he wondered. "Oh! How nice it

could be". But then, he felt that it was

impossible, because over a lakh of roses were

exported per week from there. However he felt a mysterious power

overcoming him and made him resolve on the spot to buy this land at any

cost. With this frame of mind, he returned home. As days rolled by, on

suggestion, he prayed to the Infant Jesus of Prague [Nine hour Novena] for

two months for help in his quest for land. His prayers were immediately

answered and the rose garden was brought for a windfall price.

18th April, 1969, the foundation for a new church was laid by Most Rev.

Dr.S. Lourduswamy, the then Archbishop of Bangalore.

May 1971, Rev.Fr. L.Peter was appointed as the first parish priest of the new

church, who took steps to celebrate the holy mass on the newly acquired

land, brought the Infant Jesus statue from Sacred Heart church and installed

it in an improvised old tent and thus began the "Tent Church" which lasted

for over eight years.

The newly acquired land, popularly known as the "Rose garden" surrounded

by thick vegetation was infested with snakes and poisonous reptiles and with

no street lights was plunged in darkness at night. All this did not deter the

faithful who flocked to the church.

1972, this new parish was canonically erected by the Most Rev. Dr. P.

Arokiaswamy, the then Archbishop of Bangalore.

1974, the local authorities turned down the plan for the new Church for want

of the approval of the Bangalore Development Authority, but Fr.Peter

patiently toiled on.

26th October 1977, the powerful and miraculous intervention of Infant Jesus

finally enabled him to get the approval and the entire development charges

of Rs.50,000 was completely waived off, which was the first ever waiver in

the history of the Bangalore development authority. Since all the events

occurred on Thursday, the day was dedicated to Infant Jesus.

29th June 1979, the Most Rev. Dr.D.S.Lourduswamy, Secretary of the Sacred

Congregation for the Evangelisation of the people, came from Rome, blessed

and opened the new Infant Jesus Church in the presence of a very large

gathering of devotees of different faiths.

June 22nd 1989, Infant Jesus Shrine,

adjacent to the church, was blessed by His

Grace, the Most Rev. Dr.Alphonsus Mathias,

Archbishop of Bangalore and

opened to the faithful to honour

and glorify the divine Infant Jesus of

Prague.

June 9th, 2005, the new church was inaugurated by Most Rev. Dr. Bernard

Moras, Archbishop of Bangalore, Dedicated by His Excellency, Most Rev. Dr.

Pedro Lopez Quintana, Apostolic Nuncio in India; Blessing of the Tabernacle,

by Most Rev. Dr.

Ignatius Pinto,

Archbishop Emeritus,

Archdiocese of

Bangalore.

Designed by architects, Thomas Associates, it has a a fan shaped hall, to

accommodate about 2500 people with 9 faces and openings running all

round the church. In addition, there is a mezzanine area and basement

parking. The podium is raised above road level with steps and ramp on

either side. The interior of the church is so designed that wherever people

are

seated

they will

feel that

the altar

is facing

them. The main mural which is 6x9 metres replicates the nativity scene in

the nativity church of Jerusalem.

The Little King has been enthroned as the Great King of the world to assist

His subjects in their trials, difficulties, and crosses. He Who Himself has

suffered so much desires to assist those who come to Him. He wishes to

attract all hearts to His own through the attractiveness and simplicity of His

Divine Infancy.

The devotion to Infant Jesus has become widespread

and the Infant Jesus Shrine is now known as the

place of pilgrimage, miracles and Divine solace not

only in this state, but across the country. Thousand

of devotees from all faiths throng the shrine on

Thursday, to honour our Infant Jesus.

Honour the Divine Child in your homes and in your

hearts and the joy of His bountiful aid will be yours

MAY GOD BLESS YOU

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'Lord to Us'

The following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage, for as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you must testify also in Rome.”

The God of our fathers

For you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.

Paul Visits James

"They should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and
from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality.”

Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders

But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I
may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to
testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Jesus Heals a Woman

For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.”

The Sons of Sceva

And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them. Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.” Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this. But the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

Apollos Speaks Boldly in Ephesus

For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.

Paul Addresses the Areopagus

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere
to repent, because he has fixed a
day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has
appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the
dead.”

Paul and Barnabas at Lystra

Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked.He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be made well,said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And he sprang up and began walking.