cmotherofpirl Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Pope John Paul II has called on all Christians to be ready to bear witness to the truth of Christ, even "at the cost of suffering and great sacrifice". Speaking at the midday Angelus on Sunday, the Holy Father recalled the martyrdom of St John the Baptist (pictured), whom Jesus had called "the greatest among those born of women". He said John the Baptist gave "the supreme witness of blood, sacrificing his existence for truth and justice; he was in fact decapitated based on the orders of Herod." Referring to the encyclical Veritatis splendor, the Pope said martyrdom, like that of St John the Baptist, is "an eminent sign of the holiness of the Church," which "represents the summit of the testimony to moral truth." Although relatively few are called to this supreme sacrifice, it is "testimony that all Christians must be ready to give every day, even at the cost of suffering and grave sacrifice." Acknowleding the daily challenges of living the faith in today's world, the Pope said, "it sometimes requires a herioc commitment to not give up, even in daily life, to the difficulties that push us to compromise and to live the Gospel 'sine glossa' (without footnotes.)" SOURCE Pope says Christians must bear witness even to the cost of suffering (Catholic News Agency 30/8/04) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleflower+JMJ Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 BUMP!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Right on! And there is red and white martyrdom as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Yeah martyrdom and sacrifice are both in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeTeamFamily Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 I would be proud to shed my blood for CHrist in Red Martyrdom, as much as I would be proud to suffer mentally from others in white... wait... I forget what white martyrdom was... oh what is the name of the Native American that I can never remember how to spell! That's the martyrdom she recieved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Kateri ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 YES! I couldn't think of her name, I was thinking of her Surname! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader_4 Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 we have an aboriginal parish in our city named after Blessed Kateri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorphRC Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 hmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 [quote name='FutureNunJMJ' date='Sep 2 2004, 11:22 PM'] YES! I couldn't think of her name, I was thinking of her Surname! [/quote] She's an awesome Saint Patron to the youth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 She is so cool! She is a martyr too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader_4 Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 I think that often the Pope speaks propheticly...look at the Humane Vitae i would be curious to look more into this it seems as if the tone of JP II has been changing as of late that Christianity is going to approach a dark period soon...what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 dark period? hasn't it already happened? not really, but it seems to be starting to approach... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritual_Arsonist Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 [quote name='Crusader_4' date='Sep 3 2004, 01:09 AM'] I think that often the Pope speaks propheticly...look at the Humane Vitae i would be curious to look more into this it seems as if the tone of JP II has been changing as of late that Christianity is going to approach a dark period soon...what do you think? [/quote] The Pope always knows best. JP2 kicks major buttocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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