Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Easter in Rome: The Secret Homilies of the Successor of Peter


Sandro Magister speaks of the sermons thaqt draw thousands to hear the Holy Father, he says, "They’re secret, except for those who were able to listen to them in person, while Benedict XVI was pronouncing them. In the "urbi et orbi" message, too, the pope presented much more than a list of countries at war.

The reason for starting this blog was because I wanted my parishioners and others to know what this exceptional man was saying. I haven't had time to download or link most of the Easter sermons but... Here are the complete texts

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Why would a Pope preach a secret homily? (Cf. John 18:20).

The Lord’s descent into the underworld

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