(25 Aug 09 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI ‘s general prayer intention this September is:
“That the word of God may be better known, welcomed and lived as the source of freedom
and joy”.
“The Church does not live on herself but on the Gospel, and in the
Gospel always and ever anew finds the directions for her journey. This is a point
that every Christian must understand and apply to himself or herself: only those who
first listen to the Word can become preachers of it”. Benedict XVI To the
participants in the International Congress organized to commemorate the
40th Anniversary of the dogmatic constitution on divine revelation "Dei
Verbum"
“My dear young friends, I urge you to become familiar with the
Bible, and to have it at hand so that it can be your compass pointing out the road
to follow. By reading it, you will learn to know Christ. Note what Saint Jerome said
in this regard: "Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ" (PL 24,17; cf.
Dei Verbum, 25).” Benedict XVI To the Youth of the World on the occasion
of the 21st World Youth Day
Pope Benedict XVI’s Mission intention for the
month of September is: “That Christians in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, who often meet
with great difficulties, may not be discouraged from announcing the Gospel to their
brothers, trusting in the strength of the Holy Spirit”.
“Dear Brothers,
you are exercising your ministry at the service of the Church in conditions that are
often difficult and in extremely varied situations. In your service to the People
of God, you may rest assured of my brotherly support and that of the universal Church! Indeed,
"if we must say that a Bishop is never alone, inasmuch as he is always united to the
Father through the Son in the Holy Spirit, we must also add that he is also never
alone because he is always and continuously united with his brothers in the episcopate
and with the one whom the Lord has chosen as the Successor of Peter" (Pastores Gregis,
n. 8). The deep communion with one another that you demonstrate and your collaboration,
when possible, expressed in various ways, are a precious help in your pastoral task
for the good of the people entrusted to your care”.
Benedict XVI Address
to the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia on their
"Ad limina visit" 6 September 2007