Angels bring us great help and consolation, Pope Benedict reminds

[Sing4Him]

Angels bring us great help and consolation, Pope Benedict reminds


Vatican City, Sep 29, 2008 / 10:29 am (CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI will complete his stay at the papal summer residence tomorrow, and as final preparations are being made for his return to Rome, he addressed the local bishop, religious, local civil authorities and security personnel on the topic of angels.

Today marks the Feast of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, the Pope pointed out to Bishop Marcello Semeraro of Albano (the diocese in which Castelgandolfo is located) and the assembled crowd. With this Feast in mind, he prayed, "let us trustingly invoke their help, and the protection of the Guardian Angels, whose feast we will celebrate in a few day's time, on October 2."

Although angels are not visible, their presence "brings us great help and consolation: they walk at our side and protect us in all circumstances, they defend us from danger, and to them we can turn at any moment," Benedict XVI explained.

He further added that, "Many saints established bonds of real friendship with the angels, and numerous episodes testify to their assistance on particular occasions. Angels are sent by God 'to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation' as the Letter to the Hebrews says, hence they are a real help to us on the pilgrimage towards the heavenly homeland."
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:ohno

:thinking-->> God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trustPs. 91:2

So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me Heb 13:6

[KaiafromBergen]

Er . . . I hope some day to meet any angels that the Lord has used in my life as I am unaware of any so far, but I assume there have been many . . . but to see them as anything other than messengers is not Biblical.

[NowAlive]

With every item that continues to be publicized about the RCC it makes me wonder why my wife and I have such a difficult time getting her parents to come to their senses.

My wife is dreading the next time she talks to her mother since our daughter was having her weekly phone call to grandma and mentioned getting baptized yesterday (a very joyous event for us as all three of us were baptized).

[Xenosjeff]

Hey Pope! shaddup!:doh Your letting everybody know how wacky Romanism is. How can a demon get a break. Sheesh.:twitch


Honestly, I am so sick of the constant stench of the ROMAN CATHOLIC ASPOSTATE LIE FROM HELL. It's like they never took the trash out. Oh, it is because they never took any trash out, theological or docrtinal.

Lord please lift the blinders off their eyes so they can read your word and see you for the first time.




Jeff

[OnceWasLost]

todd bentley, bob jones and all the kooky signs and wonders people agree with pope benny. I suppose they can all apostasize together.:tsk

[His Bride]

Good to hear from you OWL; you haven't lost your touch of seeing the bottom line! Maybe we should list the names of those who DO NOT apostasize, it would be shorter!
Like I've said before, when I became a Christian out of RC it was to leave Rome behind. I never dreamed that the Prostestants would try to play catch-up in this fashion. This grieves me to no end.

[seekingtruth1]

I want to be sick! HE is suggesting a WORSHIP of ANGELS!!! Well it wont be hard for many catholics to worship fallen angels when they arrive on the scene our "space brothers" who may be be sinless and in need of no redemption. Yah! I mean the RCC gets more and more "OBVIOUS'R" every stinking day.....sthey last thing the hold on to is abortion is wrong...but soon it woudnt suprise me if they dont see it as humane........waiting for the next headline out of Vatican

[sethola]

hahaha! this guy is prepared to worship just about anyone/anything EXCEPT Jesus!