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...Dear Brother Bishops," began Pope Benedict XVI in his 55-minute wide-ranging speech and commentary Wednesday following a prayer service to American bishops at the capital's National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Of course, the Bishop of Rome is very much the first among equals in this ecclesiastical fraternity, the boss from Rome paying a visit to one of his the key affiliates. Indeed, one should look at this speech much as if Benedict were a CEO making a major address to upper management, his words as a kind of spiritual "action plan." As always, improving the organization...
...Prayer Meetings The most intense will probably be his 5:30 Wednesday prayer service at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the ecumenical prayer service on Friday at 6:00 p.m. at St. Joseph's Church in Manhattan, and at his mass at Nationals Stadium at 9:30 a.m. Thursday and Sunday Mass at 2:30 p.m. at Yankee Stadium. The motto for this entire trip is "Christ Is Our Hope," so expect that theme to be repeated at each venue...
...Latin Mass Benedict, who recently made it easier for priests to celebrate the mass in Latin (the norm prior to the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s) will be sprinkling Latin throughout his visit. But the highlight may be at his 5:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer service and meeting with the U.S. Catholic Bishops, which will have numerous Latin passages, and his Sunday 2:30 p.m. Yankee Stadium Mass, where the Creed, normally recited here in English, will be in Rome's mother tongue...
...Catholic Christians Benedict will lead an ecumenical prayer service on Friday at 6:00 p.m. at St. Joseph's Church in Manhattan. He will stress commonality in Christ...
Ground Zero At 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, the Pope will say a lovely prayer, which has already been made public, at the site of the 9/11 attack on New York City. It begins, "O God of love, compassion, and healing, look on us, people of many different faiths and traditions, who gather together at this site, the scene of incredible violence and pain." He asks that God give "eternal light and peace" to all who died there, in the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa. The prayer ends: "Comfort and console us, strengthen us in hope, and give...