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For Pope we must pray for and be grateful to all the grandparents of the world

» 07/26/2009 15:25
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Pope makes request on his last Sunday in Valle d’Aosta. On 29 July he will travel to Castel Gandolfo. The multiplication of the loaves and the fish suggests how we can help Jesus. The Pope’s broken wrist is healing, as shown by an X-ray carried out yesterday.

Vatican City (AsiaNews) – Pray for “all the grandparents of the world” who are witnesses to fundamental values and play an important educational role for young people, especially in today’s world. Pope Benedict XVI gave the advice as he spoke to a crowd of a few thousands who had joyfully gathered in front of the cottage in Les Combes, where the Holy Father is staying until next Wednesday, 29 July, for a short period of rest.

“A good Sunday to all of you!,” Benedict XVI said as he greeted those present. “We meet here in Les Combes at such a comfortable house which the Salesians have put at the disposal of the Pope, where I am completing a period of rest amid the beautiful mountains of Valle d’Aosta. I am glad God gave me an opportunity to enjoy these days amid these beautiful mountains of yours, a time of real relaxation, despite a small accident which you all know about and can see.”

Playfully the Pope raised the arm with the broken wrist, which is healing nicely as shown by an x-ray that was done yesterday.

Taking his lead from today’s Gospel, “in this splendid Sunday in which the Lord shows us all the beauty of creation,” Benedict XVI focused on two passages.

The first one is about the multiplication of the loaves and the fish. John, pointing to the loaves as a “sign”, “emphasised how Christ, before he distributed them, blessed them with a prayer of thanksgiving (cf 11). The verb he used was eucharistein, a direct reference to story of the Last Supper in which John mentions the washing of the feet, but not of the institution of the Eucharist. Here the Eucharist is anticipated as the great sign of the bread of life.”
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See also from CNA: "Holy Father gives special blessing to grandparents on feast of Sts. Joachim and Anne" and "Priests are ‘instruments of salvation’ for all, says Benedict XVI."

See also from YouTube-Vatican's Channel:

The Priest is an instument of Salvation if he Trusts in God
July 26, 2009

posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 3:13 PM