Wednesday, May 16, Sixth Week in Easter
ST. MARGHERITA DA CORTONA (Italy, 1247-1297), Franciscan Tertiary
When Pope Benedict XVI was in the Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro diocese last Sunday, he mentioned this homegrown saint
of Cortona. A medieval Magdalene, she was for 17 years the concubine of a nobleman, with whom she had a son, who
would later become a Franciscan friar. Her conversion came after her lover was murdered. At age 30, she joined
the Franciscan lay order and devoted herself to helping the sick. She established a hospital for the poor and started
a congregation of tertiaries to work as nurses. She lived the last years of her life as a contemplative in a hilltop cell
where tradition says she had mystical experiences. She was canonized in 1728.
Readings for today's Mass: www.usccb.org/index.html
AT THE VATICAN TODAY
General Audience - The Holy Father began a new section of his catecheses on Christian prayer which began a year ago
by focusing this time on prayer in the Letters of St. Paul, which make up a great part of the New Testament.
After the GA, he had a private audience for Mons. Gerhard Mueller, Bishop of Regensburg, who attended the plenary
session of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, of which he is one of four diocesan bishop members.
At 5 p.m., the Holy Father was to attend a screening of the film 'MARY OF NAZARETH' at the Sala Clementina of
the Apostolic Palace. The film is a co-production of RAI-Fiction, Lux Vide, BetaFilm, Tellux, Bayerischer Rundfunk,
and Telecinco Cinema, and was directed by Giacomo Campiotti.
Vatican anticipates further discussions
with FSSPX, including separate treatment
of the objections made by the 3 bishops
who oppose reconciliation with Rome
Translated from
The Vatican released a statement on the CDF meeting which considered, among other things, the FSSPX reply to the Vatican proposal. The statement indicates further discussions with the FSSPX before the issue is resolved. Here is a translation of the communique:
As anticipated by news agencies, the Ordinary Session of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith met May 16, 2012 and discussed, among other things, the issue of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X (FSSPX).
In particular, the Session considered the text of the reply of His Excellency Bishop Bernard Fellay, received April 17, 2012. A few observations were formulated, which shall be taken into consideration in further discussions between the Holy See and the FSSPX.
In view of the positions taken by the three other bishops of the SSPX, their situation must be treated separately and individually.
[Modificato da TERESA BENEDETTA 16/05/2012 21:10]