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April 18, Third Sunday of Easter
BLESSED JACOPO DA LODI [James of Oldo] (Italy, 1364-1404)
Widower, Franciscan priest
He was a well-to-do citizen of Lodi near Milan who married well and had two daughterS.
He lost both children during a plague, and after that, he and his wife became lay
Franciscans dedicated to helping the poor and the sick. When his wife died, he became
a priest and continued his apostolate with the poor and the sick. Soon after he died,
at least 12 miracles were officially attributed to him, and his body was found incorrupt
when exhumed decades later. He is buried in the Church of Santa Maria Maddalena in Lodi,
his hometown. He was beatified in 1933.
Readings for today's Mass:
www.usccb.org/nab/readings/041810.shtml
OR today.
The Pope in Malta to build bridges between peoples and cultures
Since the Pope left Rome yesterday after today's issue of OR went to press, the Malta news in this issue consists of backgrounders. The issue contains the full text of the extemporaneous homily by Benedict XVI to members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission last Wednesday at the Pauline Chapel (photos). Other Page 1 stories: An interview with Cardinal bertone about his recent trip to Chile; the Pope's condolence on the death of Cardinal Spidlik (with a very good article inside about the late Czech theologian), and in international news: China announces it will adopt a flexible exchange rate; and the US Securities and Exchange Commission accuses Goldman Sachs of fraud for allegedly failing to provide its investors with crucial information about subprime derivatives that they were marketing.
THE POPE'S DAY
Sunday, April 18
FLORIANA
10.00 HOLY MASS
Piazzale dei Granai (Granaries Square)
- Homily
REGINA COELI
- Remarks by the Holy Father
RABAT
13.00 Lunch with the Bishops of Malta
Apostolic Nunciature
16.00 Leave Apostolic Nunciature for Kalkara
The Pope will be greeting the public in the streets
on the way to Kalkara.
KALKARA
16.45 Leave by boat from the harbor of Kalkara
for the Grand Harbor of La Valletta
LA VALLETTA
17.15 MEETING WITH YOUTH
Waterfront wharf of La Valletta
- Speech by the Holy Father
The Pope will be greeting the public in the streets
on the way to the airport in Luqa.
LUQA
18.40 DEPARTURE CEREMONY
Malta International Airport, Luqa
- Speech by the Holy Father
19.10 Departure for Rome
ROME
20.45 Arrival at Ciampino airport
Rome and Malta are in the same time zone.
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