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14 December 1742 9. Quemadmodum Preces: Clarification that the Prayers for Sovereigns in the Mass are instituted by the Church and cannot be decreed by Sovereigns or the State. [8] 23 March 1743 10. Inter Omnigenas: On Christian Life in Ottoman Serbia [9] 2 February 1744 11. Cum Semper Oblatas: On the offering of Masses [10] 19 August 1744 12 ...
He was canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726. In 1926, he was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XI, and is also known as the "mystical doctor". (Full article...) Prayer: Saint John of the Cross, in the darkness of your worst moments, when you were alone and persecuted, you found God. Help me to have faith that God is there ...
25 January 1675, Rome by Pope Clement X: Canonized: 27 December 1726, Rome by Pope Benedict XIII: Major shrine: Tomb of Saint John of the Cross, Segovia, Spain: Feast: 14 December: Attributes: Carmelite habit, cross, crucifix, book, quill: Patronage: Spanish poets, [5] mystics and contemplatives [6] Influences
On 15 December 1744, Benedict XIV blessed the baroque chapel (Chapel of St. John the Baptist) in Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi in Rome, which featured mosaics on the sides, floor, and wall behind the altar made of semi-precious stones. The chapel, which had been commissioned by King John V of Portugal in 1740, was designed by Nicola Salvi and ...
Updated July 14, 2016 at 8:48 PM Even salvation! Pope Benedict has announced that his faithful can once again pay the Catholic Church to ease their way through Purgatory and into the Gates of Heaven.
The encyclical contains almost 16,000 words in 42 paragraphs. The first half is said to have been written by Benedict in German, his mother tongue, in the summer of 2005; the second half is derived from uncompleted writings left by John Paul II. [2] The document was signed by Pope Benedict on Christmas Day, 25 December 2005. [3]
Pope Benedict XVI – in a General Audience. A particularly solemn form of imparting the apostolic blessing is as an Urbi et Orbi blessing. The pope gives his blessing in many ways. He may use, with or without the introductory liturgical greeting, Dominus vobiscum, the formula of pontifical blessing that any other bishop may use.
It is a meditation on the figure of Joseph that Benedict delivered on Dec. 22, 2013, just a few months after he became the first pope in 600 years to resign. Benedict died on Dec. 31, 2022, at the ...