Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World
Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World
BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Papal Summer Residence, Castel Gandolfo Wednesday, 18 August 2010 Saint Pius the Tenth Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today I would like to reflect on my Predecessor, St Pius X whose liturgical Memorial we shall be celebrating next Saturday and to underline certain features that may be useful to both Pastors and[…]
On August 21st, the Church joyfully celebrates the liturgical memorial of the great Pope St Pius X. Last year I had the grace of personally visiting the place where he was born and raised up, Riese, Treviso, in Italy. Pius X is universally known for strongly opposing Modernist understandings of the Catholic doctrine as well[…]
Holy Communion is the shortest and safest way to Heaven. There are others: innocence, but that is for little children; penance, but we are afraid of it; generous endurance of trials of life, but when they come we weep…The surest, easiest, shortest way is the Eucharist. (Pope Saint Pius X, 1903)
