-Address to the priests of Albano, 31 August 2006
15 June 2007
Assisi bound
VATICAN CITY, JUN 15, 2007 (VIS) - On Sunday, June 17, Benedict XVI will make a pastoral visit to Assisi, Italy, for the eighth centenary of the conversion of St. Francis.
The Pope will leave the Vatican by helicopter at 7.30 a.m. After landing at the heliport of Rivotorto, he will make a private visit to the Shrine of St. Damian. At 10 a.m., he will preside at a Eucharistic concelebration in the Lower Square of St. Francis then pray the Angelus. At 12.30 p.m., he will make a private visit to the tomb of St. Francis.
At 4 p.m., he will meet the German Poor Clare Capuchin Sisters in the hall of the convent before going on to the Upper Basilica of St. Francis to meet participants in the general chapter of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor Conventual and the community of the convent.
Following a meeting with priests, deacons, religious, superiors and students of the pontifical seminary of Umbria in the Cathedral of San Rufino, he will make a private visit to the shrine of Porziuncola and the chapel of St. Francis.
At 6 p.m., he will meet with young people on the square in front of the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels.
His return to the Vatican is scheduled for 7 p.m.
The Pope will leave the Vatican by helicopter at 7.30 a.m. After landing at the heliport of Rivotorto, he will make a private visit to the Shrine of St. Damian. At 10 a.m., he will preside at a Eucharistic concelebration in the Lower Square of St. Francis then pray the Angelus. At 12.30 p.m., he will make a private visit to the tomb of St. Francis.
At 4 p.m., he will meet the German Poor Clare Capuchin Sisters in the hall of the convent before going on to the Upper Basilica of St. Francis to meet participants in the general chapter of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor Conventual and the community of the convent.
Following a meeting with priests, deacons, religious, superiors and students of the pontifical seminary of Umbria in the Cathedral of San Rufino, he will make a private visit to the shrine of Porziuncola and the chapel of St. Francis.
At 6 p.m., he will meet with young people on the square in front of the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels.
His return to the Vatican is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Adoration of the love of God, which has found in the symbol of the 'pierced heart' its historical-devotional experience, continues to be vital for a living relationship with God.
-Letter to Fr. Kolvenback, S.J., 15 May 2006
Gazing at the side pierced by the lance, where shines God's boundless will for salvation, cannot then be considered as a passing form of veneration or devotion. The adoration of God's love, which found historical-devotional expression in the symbol of the pierced heart, remains irreplaceable for a living relationship with God.
-Letter to Fr. Kolvenback, S.J., 15 May 2006
14 June 2007
Historical analysis is never an end in itself; it seeks not only to get to know the past, but it firmly points toward conversion and to an authentic witness of Christian life on the part of the faithful. It is a guide for today.
-Wednesday Audience, 13 June 2007
Only when charitable activity takes the form of Christ-like self-giving does it become a gesture truly worthy of the human person created in God's image and likeness. Lived charity fosters growth in holiness, after the example of the many servants of the poor whom the Church has raised to the dignity of the altars.
-Address to Caritas International, 8 June 2007
Every act of charity should be inspired by a personal experience of faith, leading to the discovery that God is Love.
-Address to Caritas International, 9 June 2007
Love finds it greatest fulfilment in the gift of self.
-Address to Caritas International, 8 June 2007
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