Pope Benedict XVI signed a decree on Friday attributing a miracle to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God, Pope John Paul II, clearing the way for his beatification, which is to take place this coming May 1st.
Here is full next of the decree
Jesus said,
“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”
Through wars, leaders, science, and history His words are the Light that remains and continues to grow. He is the Light shining in our darkness and the darkness cannot overcome Him.
Love is always patient and kind; love is never jealous; love is not boastful or conceited, it is never rude and never seeks its own advantage, it does not take offense or store up grievances. Love does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but finds its joy in the truth. It is always ready to make allowances, to trust, to hope and to endure whatever comes. Love never comes to an end.
1 Corinthians 1: 4-8
And then it is Winter…
You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years.
It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. And yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all…
And I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams… But, here it is..the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise.
How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my babies go? And where did my youth go?
I remember well… seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like…
But, here it is…wife retired and she’s really getting gray…she moves slower and I see an older woman now. She’s in better shape than me… but, I see the great change… Not the one I married who was young and vibrant… but, like me, her age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we’d be.
Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore…it’s mandatory! Cause if I don’t on my own free will…I just fall asleep where I sit!
And so, now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things.
But, at least I know, that though the winter has come, and I’m not sure how long it will last…This I know, that when it’s over…its over…Yes , I have regrets .There are things I wish I hadn’t done and things I should have done. But indeed, there are many things I’m happy to have done. It’s all in a lifetime.
So, if you’re not in your winter yet…let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life please do it quickly!
Life goes by quickly So, do what you can today, because you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not!
You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life…so, live for good today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember…
“Life is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who came after. Make it a fantastic one.”
LIVE IT WELL!!
~author unknown
They are opportunities for us to discover God’s plan for our life.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
~ Helen Keller
The world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it. ~ Helen Keller
Perhaps God brings us to the end of our resources so we can discover the vastness of His. ~ Neil Anderson
And our Lord said, “In this world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world.”
Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.
Pope John XXIII
“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.”
“”I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
Quote by Pope Benedict XVI from his new book “Light of the World.”
More: “The Church becomes visible for people in many ways, in charitable activity or in missionary projects, but the place where the Church is experienced most of all as Church is in the liturgy. And that is also as it should be. At the end of the day, the point of the Church is to turn us toward God and to enable God to enter into the world.”
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Lights My Way is inspired by Pope Benedict’s prayer.
Pope Benedict’s general prayer intention for January 2011 is: “That young people may learn to use modern means of social communication for their personal growth and to better prepare themselves to serve society”.