and a willing spirit sustain in me.
O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Psalm 51:14, 17
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“…What sustains and illuminates me is the certainty that
the Church belongs to Christ whose care and guidance will never be lacking. I
thank you all for the love and prayer with which you have accompanied me….”
His Holiness Pope
Benedict XVI
General Audience, 13
February 2013
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, Ash Wednesday, we begin our yearly Lenten journey
of conversion in preparation for Easter. The forty days of Lent recall Israel’s
sojourn in the desert and the temptations of Jesus at the beginning of his
public ministry. The desert, as the place of silent encounter with God and
decision about the deepest meaning and direction of our lives, is also a place
of temptation. In his temptation in the desert, Jesus showed us that fidelity
to God’s will must guide our lives and thinking, especially amid today’s
secularized society…. In this Lenten season, Christ once again knocks at our
door (cf. Revelation 3:20) and invites us to open our minds and hearts to his love and
his truth. May Jesus’ example of overcoming temptation inspire us to embrace
God’s will and to see all things in the light of his saving truth.
His Holiness
Pope Benedict XVI
General
Audience, 13 February 2013
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