Thursday, Sept. 29, 26th Week in Ordinary Time
FEAST OF THE ARCHANGELS
Illustrations from left: Michael, Raphael and Gabriel in usual representations (2 each). Third and fifth are Greek icons showing all three.
THE ARCHANGELS MICHAEL, GABRIEL & RAPHAEL
The only angels named in Scripture, the archangels are the highest-ranking angels acting as God's messengers to men . Michael is generally considered the protector archangel; Gabriel the messenger archangel, having announced the Incarnation to Mary; and Raphael, the healing archangel.
Readings for today's Mass:
www.usccb.org/bible/readings/092912.cfm
WITH THE HOLY FATHER TODAY
The Holy Father met with delegations from the Commune of Castel Gandolfo, civilian and military authorities,
religious communities and the service staff of the Apolstolic Residence to express his thanks at the end
of his summer stay which began July 7. He returns to the Vatican on Monday afternoon, Oct. 3. Yesterday
afternoon, he bade farewell to the families of the staff and personnel of the Pontifical villas.
At the Vatican, the Pontifical Council for Social Communications has announced the theme chosen by
Benedict XVI for World Communications Day in 2012: 'Social Networks: portals of truth and faith;
new spaces for evangelization".
NB: The trial of Paolo Gabriele and Claudio Sciarpelletti for their part in Vatileaks opened today at the Vatican. I shall post any wrap-up report and ignore the all-out, almost nauseating rehash of Vatileaks indulged in these days by the Italian media. Gabriele is a confessed criminal who blatantly and mindlessly betrayed the personal trust of the Holy Father. The court will judge him for aggravated theft, for now, but his personal treason of the Holy Father is not 'prosecutable' and a gross offense that is pardonable only by the victim himself.
[Modificato da TERESA BENEDETTA 29/09/2012 11:45]