On Sunday Pope Benedict XVI celebrated his namesake, St Benedict of Nursia, as the “great patron” of his pontificate, saying the founder of Western monasticism and renewer of Western civilization was in his person the very image of incarnate teaching, who in no way could every teach differently from how he lived.July 11th is the day on which the Church marks the great saint’s liturgical memory.The Holy Father made his remarks at the traditional Angelus prayer with the faithful gathered in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace at Castel Gandolfo, where the Pope is spending the Summer months.The Gospel reading this Sunday was the parable of the good Samaritan, and Pope Benedict remarked on the passage, saying the example of the Samaritan must inspire us to transform our thinking according to the logic of Christ, which is the logic of love: God is love, and to give Him worship means to serve one’s brethren with generous and sincere love.“The programme of the Christian,” said Pope Benedict, is “a heart that sees” where there is need of love, and acts accordingly.Pope Benedict XVI: "We must be inspired to transform our mentality according to the logic of Christ, which is the logic of love: God is love, and worship means to serve our brothers with a sincere and generous love."

On Sunday Pope Benedict XVI celebrated his namesake, St Benedict of Nursia, as the “great patron” of his pontificate, saying the founder of Western monasticism and renewer of Western...leggi tutto