Pope Benedict welcomes Marian group from Regensburg
Pope Benedict XVI welcomed members of the Sodality of Our Lady, from Regensburg, in
this Marian month of May. In his address the Holy Father reminisced about his childhood
studies at the seminary of Traunstein St Michael in Germany where, at the age of 14,
he was admitted to this association. The Pope spoke about his own devotion to the
Blessed Mother and how the Sodality’s program stressing sanctification and special
devotion is still very relevant today. The Holy Father went on to say that Marian
devotion has paid a key role in church life for centuries because she shows us her
Son, Jesus Christ. In his concluding comments Pope Benedict expressed the hope that
this association's fervent devotion to Our Lady would strengthen and encourage a personal
involvement in building the Kingdom of God. Listen: