Henri Nouwen
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Thought about Gratitude
January 17, 2015 by
Thursday January 15 Pope Francis arrives in the Philippines
January 15, 2015 by
Pope Francis arrives in the Philippinesby Cindy Wooden |
MANILA, Philippines — Although it was not called a welcoming ceremony, Pope Francis was greeted by government and church officials and an exuberant crowd Jan. 15 at Manila’s Villamor Air Base.The pope arrived 13 minutes earlier than scheduled at the base near Manila’s international airport following a six-hour flight from Colombo, Sri Lanka, over Vietnam and the South China Sea.
The pope’s evening arrival after such a long flight led trip organizers to schedule the formal welcoming ceremony for the next morning.
The speeches normally part of the formal ceremony were missing, as was the pope’s zucchetto. Almost as soon as he stepped out of the doors of the plane, a gust of wind blew his white skullcap away. He did get it back, eventually.
President Benigno Aquino III was on hand, as were young people from 19 different schools who choreographed a greeting with dancing and tumbling; they also used blue, red, white and yellow umbrellas to re-create the Philippine flag.
A young boy wearing the traditional barong shirt and a young girl wearing the traditional terno dress with its butterfly sleeves gave the pope flowers and a hug after he descended the stairs from the Sri Lankan Airlines plane.
After a five-minute meeting with President Aquino in the airport VIP lounge, Pope Francis traveled by popemobile the 6 miles from the air base to the Vatican nunciature where he was to stay Jan. 15-19.
Hundreds of thousands of people lined the route, often waiting hours for their quick glimpse of Pope Francis. While darkness fell over the city, the interior of the popemobile was lighted so people could see the pope standing and waving to them. The trip to the nunciature took just under 40 minutes.
Wednesday January 13 Thought for Today
January 14, 2015 by
Daily Dig for January 14Karl Joseph Friedrich
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January 12, 2015 Sister Lydia receives the Poor Clare Habit
January 12, 2015 by
Sister Lydia received the Poor Clare habit today after one year as a Postulant. Sister Miriam and all the Sisters voted on Sister Lydia to receive the habit and Sister Miriam, the Abbess, gave her the habit today in the name of our patroness, Saint Clare. The Tradition goes on for as Saint Clare says in chapter II of her rule,” If any one, moved by Divine inspiration, should come to us wishing to embrace the life, the Abbess is bound to ask the consent of all the Sisters, and the person having despised the world with all its pomps and pleasures, and following in the footsteps of Christ and His most Holy Mother, chooses to live in Highest Poverty and in enclosure in order that she may be free to minster to God, – let her live this life together in community with all the Sisters.
Monday January 12 Thought for the day
January 12, 2015 by
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Sunday January 11 Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan
January 11, 2015 by
FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD – Sunday after 6 January |
Jakarta, 11 January 2015
A Christian Pilgrim
Daily Dig for January 10
January 10, 2015 by
Daily Dig for January 10Hermas
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Thursday January 8
January 8, 2015 by
Jakarta, 8 January 2015
A Christian Pilgrim
Daily Prayer for January 8Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt
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