Ave Maria! Many thanks to the UK's Catholic Herald for providing in its "Morning Catholic must-reads: 08/11/10" the following links: "Benedict XVI made a memorable visit to Spain at the weekend. Here are the full texts: welcoming ceremony, visit to Santiago de Compostela cathedral, Mass in the Plaza del Obradoiro, Mass at Sagrada Familia, Angelus address, visit to special education school of Nen Déu and the farewell ceremony."As with everything our Holy Father says and writes, all of the above are well worth reading and pondering. I include below just one excerpt from his homily at the Mass at Sagrada Familia that I will be feeding upon today.
"Indeed, beauty is one of mankind's greatest needs; it is the root from which the branches of our peace and the fruits of our hope come forth. Beauty also reveals God because, like him, a work of beauty is pure gratuity; it calls us to freedom and draws us away from selfishness."
Beautiful Savior, thank You for making "all things bright and beautiful"! Thank You for gifting so many men and women throughout the ages with the vision of beauty and for enabling them to create beauty for our pleasure and freedom but, even more, for Your honor and glory. O Lord of Loveliness, may we always find Your peace and our sure hope in gazing upon Your beauty! Amen.
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