ZE09012013 - 2009-01-20 Permalink: http://www.zenit.org/article-24855?l=english
Benedict XVI Sends Aid to Gaza VATICAN CITY, JAN. 20, 2009 (<http://www.zenit.org>Zenit.org).- The Pontifical Council Cor Unum has sent aid on behalf of Benedict XVI to the suffering peoples of Gaza. The dicastery, which oversees the charitable works of the Holy See, announced Saturday that it sent "a personal concrete sign to aid the relief efforts of the small but fervent Catholic presence in Gaza." "In the face of the unrelenting conflict in the Gaza strip, which has provoked a major humanitarian crisis, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has affirmed several times His closeness to our brothers and sisters, who have already suffered so much," the council explained. The council said the help was directed to Father Manuel Musallam, Pastor of Holy Family Church, the Missionaries of Charity and other religious congregations, "who serve those especially vulnerable in the homeland of Jesus, now being tragically scourged by death, human pain, material damage, and tears that cry out for peace." <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Holy Postage <*}}}>< <*}}}><<http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Half the Kingdom!<*}}}>< Prayer for Unborn Life: O GOD OF LIFE AND LOVE, You have given us the gift to participate with You to bring new life into the world. But, all too often, the mother's womb, which should be a nursery of life, becomes instead a place of it's destruction. Help us to remove this evil and ensure respect for all life made in Your image and likeness, called to fulfill its promise on this earth, and destined to find a home with you for all eternity. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Our Lord, Our God, Our Savior, and Our ALL. Amen. <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Holy Postage <*}}}>< <*}}}><<http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Half the Kingdom!<*}}}>< Prayer for Unborn Life: O GOD OF LIFE AND LOVE, You have given us the gift to participate with You to bring new life into the world. But, all too often, the mother's womb, which should be a nursery of life, becomes instead a place of it's destruction. Help us to remove this evil and ensure respect for all life made in Your image and likeness, called to fulfill its promise on this earth, and destined to find a home with you for all eternity. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Our Lord, Our God, Our Savior, and Our ALL. Amen. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Please note that I do not send or open attachments sent to this list. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Catholics on Fire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Catholics-on-Fire May the blessing of Jesus and our Blessed Mother be with you -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
