CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Midnight Mass Homily 2004 – Saint Pope John Paul II” – VaticanVa

Saint Pope John Paul II file photo, adapted from image at archives.gov

“… In the Son of the Virgin, ‘wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger’ (Lk 2:12), we acknowledge and adore ‘the Bread which came down from heaven’ (Jn 6:41, 51), the Redeemer who came among us in order to bring life to the world. [] Bethlehem! The city where Jesus was born in fulfilment of the Scriptures, in

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Homily of His Holiness Benedict XVI, Holy Mass for Religious on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, World Day Of Consecrated Life 2.2.06”

View of St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican from River

“… Today’s Feast of Jesus’ Presentation at the temple 40 days after his birth places before our eyes a special moment in the life of the Holy Family: Mary and Joseph, in accordance with Mosaic law, took the tiny Jesus to the temple of Jerusalem to offer him to the Lord (cf. Lk 2: 22). Simeon and Anna, inspired by

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