See preceding page for newly-added posts from 12/9/10.
Friday, Dec. 10, Second Week in Advent
BLESSED ADOLPH KOLPING (Germany, 1813-1865)
Priest,'Father of all apprentices'
Son of a peasant, he was a shoemaker before becoming a priest.
In Cologne, he set up the first workmen's society that promoted
the value of family life and the dignity of labor. His apostolate
with laborers was similar to John Bosco's with the urban young.
By the time he died, there were >400 Kolpingfamilien societies
in Germany. Today there are Kolpingwerk societies in 54 countries
of the world. He is buried in Cologne Cathedral and beatified in 1991.
OR for Dec. 9-10:
The Pope's prayer before the Immacolata at Piazza Spagna:
'For mankind together without bounds, under Christ'
At the Angelus, he says God's mercy is greater than any evil
Other Page 1 stories: EU leader calls Germany anti-European because Chancellor Merkel's government objects to a plan to float Eurobonds; and violence escalates in Haiti due to protests against the undecided results of recent presidential elections which may require a runoff. In the inside pages: Cardinal Bertone celebrates the Dec. 8 Mass in Macerata, on the fourth centenary year of Fr. Matteo Ricci's death; Cardinal Bagnasco's Dec. 8 homily in Genoa and his presentation of the theology volume of Joseph Ratzinger's Complete Works; the Preface written by Mons. Georg Ratzinger for Elisabeth Thurn und Taxis new book on folk religion (translated yesterday in the preceding page of this thread); and an article by Cardinal Ravasi on the 200th anniversary of the Pontifical Roman Academy of Archeology.
THE POPE'S DAY
The Holy Father began his public day at 9 a.m. by attending the second Advent sermon for the Roman Curia
by Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, Preacher of the Pontifical Household.
Later he met with
- H.E. Mme. Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania, and her delegation
- Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Sainthood
- Mons. Joan-Enric Vives Sicília, Archbishop of Urgell (Spain) and co-Prince of Andorra
- H.E. Antonio Zanardi Landi, ambassador of Italy to the Holy See, and his wife, on a farewell visit
- Ronald Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress.
In the afternoon, he will meet with
- Cardinal William Joseph Levada, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (weekly meeting)
Today, the Holy Father approved decrees proclaiming four miracles which will lead to one new saint
and three blesseds; and recognizing the martyrdom of three persons and the heroic virtues of four others,
thus opening the way for the process of their beatification.
[I believe the Polish hierarchy expected an announcement in this batch confirming John Paul II's beatification miracle.]
- The National Catholic Reporter online has posted an imaginary dialog written by someone who calls herself a 'Roman Catholic woman priest' in which she mocks what Benedict XVI says in LOTW about why the Church does not and cannot ordain women priests. (I am sorry but the very thought of these ridiculous, preeningly arrogant, egomaniacal priestettes raises all my uncharitable hackles to battle position!)
[Modificato da TERESA BENEDETTA 10/12/2010 15:03]