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July 4, Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
ST. ISABEL (Elizabeth) OF PORTUGAL (b Spain 1271, d Portugal 1336), Queen, Mother, Widow, Lay Franciscan
Isabel was born in Spain to the future Pedro III, king of Aragon, when her grandfather Jaime was king. Her great grandfather was Frederick III of the Holy Roman Empire, and she was a great-niece of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, for whom she was named. She had a very pious upbringing which was her best preparation when at 12, she was given in marriage to Diniz, king of Portugal, with whom she had two children. As queen, she continued her life of piety, now amplified by her generous charity to pilgrims, strangers, the sick and the poor, as well as devotion to her husband whose infidelities constituted a public scandal, and for whom she prayed to be reconciled to God. Eventually, he gave up his life of sin. Before that, however, she had to step in to make peace between him and their son, the future king, who went to war against his father because he felt he was being passed over in favor of his illegitimate children. She also reconciled her nephew Fernando, king of Aragon, and another nephew, Jaime, who claimed the throne; and later her own son Alfonso, now king of Portugal, against his son-in-law, king of Castilla. When her husband died, she became a lay Franciscan and retired to a Poor Clare convent she had set up in Coimbra.
Readings for today's Mass:
www.usccb.org/nab/readings/070410.shtml
OR today.
Illustrations: Giotto, Celestine V (lower right figure in black) before St. Peter, from the Stefaneschi altarpiece, Pinacoteca Vaticana;; and unidentified painting of the delegation asecnding Mt. Morrone to inform the hermit Pietro that he had been elected Pope.
The OR anticipates the Pope's visit to Sulmona today with three stories about St. Pope Celestine V, whose 800th birth anniversary the visit commemorates - a page 1 reprint of a 1966 OR editorial about Paul VI's visit to Ferentino and Anagni, at which he paid tribute to Celestine V, who was buried in Ferentino after he died in captivity in nearby Castello Fumone, and Celestine's successor, Boniface VIII, who was crowned in Anagni; a historical revaluation of Celestine V's five-month Pontificate; and a recollection of Paul VI's 1966 Ferentino-Anagni visit. Page 1 international news: Both the US and Europe wind up the first half of 2010 still in the grip of serious unemployment; more Americans are declaring bankruptcy; and more civilian dead in continuing civil strife in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia.
THE POPE'S DAY
PASTORAL VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
TO SULMONA, Sunday, July 4, 2010
P R O G R A M
08:30 The Holy Father leaves the Vatican heliport.
Before landing in Sulmona, the chopper will fly over
the Abbey of Santo Spirito and the Hermitage of S. Onofrio sul Morrone.
09:20 Landing at the Serafini sports field in Incoronata outside Sulmona.
The Holy Father will be welcomed by
- Mons. Angelo Spina, Bishop of Sulmona-Valva
- Gianni Letta, Undersecretary to the Prime Minister's Cabinet
- Antonio Zanardi Landi, Ambassador of Italy to the Holy See
- Mons. Giuseppe Bertello, Apostolic Nuncio in Italy
- Gianni Chiodi, President of the Abruzzo region
- Giovanna Maria Rita Iurato, Prefect of L'Aquila
- Fabio Federico, Mayor of Sulmona
- Antonio Del Corvo, President of L’Aquila province
Travel by Popemobile to Piazza Garibaldi,
passing through Viale Mazzini and Corso Ovidio.
After passing through the various crowd sectors, the Holy Father will
receive a formal welcome from
the Mayor and the Bishop of Sulmona.
10.00 EUCHARISTIC CONCELEBRATION at Piazza Garibaldi
- Homily by the Holy Father
- Angelus
12.30 After the Mass, the Holy Father will take the Popemobile to the
Centro Pastorale Diocesano.
He will inaugurate the Casa Sacerdotale (House for Priests), where the Holy Father will rest
after lunch. This was recently restored and will be named for Benedict XVI. It is meant
as a home for sick and aged priests.
13.15
Lunch with the bishops of the region, Casa Sacerdotale
16:30 Still at Casa Sacerdotale, the Pope will meet a delegation from the Casa Circondiale
(municipal jail), including the director, the chaplain, the custodial agents, and some inmates.
16:45 The Pope will proceed to the Cathedral in the Popemobile, passing through Via Roosevelt,
Piazza Tresca and Via Matteotti.
17:00 MEETING WITH DIOCESAN YOUTH, Cathedral of San Panfilo.
- Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
- Introduction from Bishop Spina
- Greeting from youth representatives Francesca Orsatti and Cristian DiSanza
- Address by the Holy Father
The Holy Father will descend to the Cathedral Crypt to venerate the relics of San Panfilo and
Pope St. Celestine V.
17:30 The Holy Father leaves the Cathedral and proceeds to the nearby Communal Stadium.
Before boarding the helicopter, he will say farewell to the same officials who welcomed
him in the morning.
17:45 Departs Sulmona for Rome.
18:35 Arrival at the Vatican.
CONFETTI FOR THE POPE
A sidebar on Sulmona's most famous cottage industry - the production of sugared almonds and other sugared centers (dried fruit, chocolate, other nuts) in all colors and shapes to fit any artistic fancy:
The ancient Romans reportedly gave out candy beans sweetened with honey on important celebrations. The tradition was revived in the Abruzzo region in the 13th century, but when cane sugar was introduced to Europe from the New World, the industry took off in the Abruzzo region. Sulmona has been the acknowledged confetti capital in the past 250 years.
The sugar confections are known as 'confetti' (Italian for 'confected') and have gone far beyond mere colored beans to all kinds of 'flower' arrangements and other designs to fit any occasion. Confetti are made with pure sugar only, no flour or other thickeners.
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