Pope Benedict XVI Blog: ‘Jesus came into the world to bring the sheep back,’ says the Holy Father

Sunday, May 04, 2008

‘Jesus came into the world to bring the sheep back,’ says the Holy Father

Vatican City, May 4, 2008 / 09:11 am (CNA).- Over 100 thousand people filled St. Peter's Square with tremendous enthusiasm to pray with Pope Benedict XVI at noon today. Tens of thousands of members of the Italian Catholic Action league came from all parts of Italy to meet the Vicar of Christ on the occasion of its 140th anniversary.

Before reciting the Regina Coeli prayer, Pope Benedict likened the enthusiasm of the crowd to an "open air upper room" where the disciples waited and prayed with Mary in the days leading up to Pentecost. Today is celebrated as the feast of the Ascension in several countries, including Italy.

The Pope spoke about the Ascension of Jesus who, he said, "came into the world to bring man to God, not as a philosopher or a master of wisdom - but really, as pastor who wants to bring the sheep back."
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1 Comments:

At 3:20 AM, Sankaranand said...: Hi blog admin,
i wanted to ask u one thing ?
His our pope a SAP Certified ABAP Programmer ?

i heard rumours like that...