tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367977262024-03-14T02:17:54.477+00:00Lover of FutilityA blog which aims to suggest to its readers that the externals of religion, while important, are not the be all and end all. As Psalm 4 tells us 'O men, how long will your hearts be hardened, will you love what is futile and seek what is false?'
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His Holiness, Pope Francis (pictured above in one of the residence's chapels), today announced that he is to remain in residence in the Domus Sanctae Marthae (below). In doing so he will become the first Pontiff since Pope St Pius X (1903-1914) not to reside in the Apostolic Palace.<br />
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The liturgical booklet for today's Mass of Inauguration for His Holiness, Pope Francis, can be accessed <a href="http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/libretti/2013/20130319_inizio-ministero-petrino.pdf"><strong><span style="color: red;">HERE</span></strong></a>.</div>
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Pope Francis greets Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.Lover of Futilityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10877073439147939412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36797726.post-86618216254436731322013-03-17T19:40:00.003+00:002013-03-17T19:40:26.725+00:00First Sunday Angelus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Pope Francis greeting the (more than likely outgoing) Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, SDB.</div>
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Tradition has it that Pope St Pius V, a Dominican, started the tradition of the Holy Father wearing white. Pius retained his white Dominican habit following his election as Supreme Pontiff.</div>
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Pope Francis leaving the Sistine Chapel to impart his first <em>Urbi et Orbi</em>.Lover of Futilityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10877073439147939412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36797726.post-74672756186053142152013-03-13T20:00:00.000+00:002013-03-13T21:07:43.807+00:00Habemus Papam!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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His Holiness Pope Francis.Lover of Futilityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10877073439147939412noreply@blogger.com0