{"id":1667,"date":"2007-05-27T08:15:32","date_gmt":"2007-05-27T08:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2007\/05\/pentecost.html"},"modified":"2007-05-27T08:15:32","modified_gmt":"2007-05-27T08:15:32","slug":"pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2007\/05\/pentecost.html","title":{"rendered":"Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Regina Coeli<\/a><\/p>\n

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In his address before the Regina Coeli prayer Benedict XVI gave a short catechesis on the nature of the Church, as is recited in the Credo, to the tens of thousands gathered in St Peters square. <\/p>\n

Reflecting on today’s feast of Pentecost, which commemorates the descent of the the Holy Spirit on the Virgin Mary and the Apostles gathered in the Cenacle, the pope said this event marked \u201cthe solemn birth of the Church\u201d. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn this extraordinray event \u2013 he continued \u2013 we find the essential and qualifying characteristics of the Church: the Church is one, <\/em>as was the community of Pentecost gathered in prayer and ‘agreement’: \u2018the community of believers was of one heart and mind’ <\/em>(Acts; <\/em>4,32). The Church is holy<\/em>, not because of its own merits, but because it is animated by the Holy Spirit, it keeps its gaze fixed on Christ, so as to become one with Him and his love. The Church is Catholic, <\/em>because the Gospel is destined for all peoples, thus from the very begining, the Holy Spirit makes it so it is announced in all tongues. The Church is apostolic, <\/em>because it has been built upon the cornerstone of the Apostles, and is the faithful custodian of their teachings down through the unbroken line of episcopal succession\u201d. <\/p>\n

Moreover, the \u201cCatholic\u201d characteristic of the Church, capable of reaching out to all peoples in all languages, also renders it \u201cmissionary\u201d. \u201cThe Church \u2013 continued the pontiff \u2013 is in its very nature a missionary Church, <\/em>and since the day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit has ceaselessly propelled it and continues to guide it along the world’s paths, to the very edges of the earth and the end of all time\u201d. <\/p>\n

The pope then added a further, \u201cessential point\u201d: the Church is also \u201cRoman\u201d, not in the context of geographical limitations, but as an expression of its catholic and missionary nature : \u201cIn the Acts of the Apostles<\/em> <\/em>– explained the pope – \u2026 the passage of the Gospel from the Jews to the pagans, from Jerusalem to Rome is described. Rome represents the pagan world, thus all of the nations of people who are beyond the circle of God’s ancient people. In fact, the Acts <\/em>conclude with the arrival of the Gospel in Rome. Thus we can say that Rome is synonymous of Catholicism and Mission, it expresses faithfulness to the origins, to the Church of all times, to a Church which speaks all languages and to all cultures\u201d. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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