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Pope Benedict XVI
Collection of works, documents by and about Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger)
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Pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic Blessing
"Urbi et Orbi" April 19, 2005
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
After the great Pope John Paul II, the Cardinals have elected me, a simple and humble laborer in the vineyard of the Lord.
The fact that the Lord knows how to work and to act even with inadequate instruments comforts me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers.
Let us move forward in the joy of the Risen Lord,
confident of His unfailing help. The Lord will help us and Mary, His Most Holy Mother, will be on our side. Thank you.
A Prayer for our Sovereign Pontiff
Pope Benedict XVI
May the Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies. Amen. (Enchiridion of Indulgences, n. 39)
We are deeply grateful to the cardinals for selecting as our universal shepherd Pope Benedict XVI, who is well known not only to Catholics but to the whole world as a man of deep faith matched by a profound intellect.
His knowledge of the spiritual confusion and malaise of the world today, and his long experience as a priest, teacher, and, for more than twenty years, close adviser to his predecessor and friend, Pope John Paul II, uniquely equips Pope Benedict to meet the serious challenges to the Catholic Church and the Christian faith in our time with wisdom, insight, courage, strength and grace.
We join millions of Catholics in praying for our new Holy Father, that the Holy Spirit will guide and comfort him as he assumes the often profoundly difficult tasks that lie before him.
And may St. Benedict and all the saints, and especially Mary, Mother of our Lord, assist him with their prayers.
Helen Hull Hitchcock, for Adoremus - Society for the Renewal of the Sacred Liturgy; and Women for Faith & Family.
excerpt from the Adoremus Mission Statement:
...The purpose of such a renewal cannot be stated more eloquently than this statement by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger:
Christian Liturgy is cosmic Liturgy, as Saint Paul tells us in the Letter to the Philippians. It must never renounce this dignity, however attractive it may seem to work with small groups and construct homemade liturgies. What is exciting about Christian Liturgy is that it lifts us up out of our narrow sphere and lets us share in the Truth. The aim of all liturgical renewal must be to bring to light this liberating greatness. -- Feast of Faith
| Pope Benedict XVI, Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus, Providing For Personal Ordinariates For Anglicans Entering Into Full Communion With The Catholic Church, November 4, 2009 | Anglicans Entering Full Communion |
| Ecclesiae Unitatem, Apostolic Letter - “Motu Proprio”, Pope Benedict XVI , July 8, 2009 [see August 2009 issue of AB] | SSPX |
| Caritas In Veritate, Encyclical Letter, of The Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI to the Bishops, Priests And Deacons, Men And Women Religious, the Lay Faithful and All People Of Good Will, On Integral Human Development, In Charity And Truth, June 29, 2009 | Human Development |
| Letter of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, Proclaiming a Year for Priests, on the 150th Anniversary of the "Dies Natalis", of the Cure of Ars, June 16, 2009 | Year for Priest |
| Pope Benedict Addresses the Pontifical Biblical Commission - Inspiration and Truth of Scripture -- Pope Benedict XVI addressed the members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission on April 23, 2009 at the end of their plenary assembly. Cardinal William Levada, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, is president of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, which meets annually after Easter. | Scripture |
| Address of His Holiness Benedict XVI to the Members of the Congregation for the Clergy on the Occasion of their Plenary Assembly, March 16, 2009 | Year of Priest |
| Letter of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to the Bishops of the Catholic Church Concerning the Remission of the Excommunication of the Four Bishops Consecrated by Archbishop Lefebvre, March 10, 2009 | Bishops Consecrated by Lefebvre |
| Pope Benedict XVI Addresses Synod -- On Biblical Exegesis and Theology, October 2008 | Bible |
| The Human Family, A Community of Peace -- Message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for the Celebration of the World Day of Peace, January 1, 2008 | Peace, Family |
| Encyclical Letter, SPE SALVI of the Supreme Pontiff, Benedict XVI to the Bishops, Priests and Deacons, Men and Women Religious and all the Lay Faithful, ON CHRISTIAN HOPE, November 30, 2007 | Hope |
| VISIT TO THE PONTIFICAL INSTITUTE FOR SACRED MUSIC, ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI , Via di Torre Rossa, Rome, Saturday, October 13, 2007 | Sacred Music |
| LITTERAE APOSTOLICAE , MOTU PROPRIO DATAE SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM July 7, 2007 - (links to the USCCB site, BCL Newsletter) Link to unofficial English translation of Summorum Pontificum by the Vatican Information Service on USCCB web site: http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/VISEnglishSummPont.pdf |
Mass |
| SACRAMENTUM CARITATIS, BENEDICT XVI, February 22, 2007 |
Eucharist |
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Homily of his Holiness Benedict XVI, Holy Mass and Eucharistic Procession on the Solemnity of the Sacred Body and Blood of Christ, Thursday, June 15, 2006 |
Homily, Corpus Christi |
| Deus Caritas Est, Encyclical, December 25, 2005 | 1st Encyclical, Love |
| Opening Mass of the 11th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Homily of His Holiness, Benedict XVI. Vatican Basilica, Sunday, October 2, 2005 |
Homily Synod of Bishops, Year of the Eucharist |
| Excerpt from Pope Benedict XVI - Angelus Message 10/2/05 ..."The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary, the unique contemplative prayer through which, guided by the Lord's Heavenly Mother, we fix our gaze on the face of the Redeemer in order to be conformed to his joyful, light-filled, sorrowful and glorious mysteries. This ancient prayer is having a providential revival, thanks also to the example and teaching of the beloved Pope John Paul II. I invite you to reread his Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae and to put into practice its directions on the personal, family and community levels. We entrust the work of the Synod to Mary: may she lead the entire Church to an ever clearer knowledge of the proper mission of service to the Redeemer truly present in the Sacrament of the Eucharist. " |
Angelus Message - Year of the Eucharist |
| For the Approval and Publication of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church -- Motu Proprio of the Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI, June 28 2005 [links to the Vatican Website] | Catechism of the Catholic Church |
| Angelus Message June 12, 2005 - The Year of the Eucharist Continues | Angelus Message Year of the Eucharist |
| Pastoral Visit of His Holiness Benedict XVI to Bari for the Closing of the 24th Italian National Eucharistic Congress, Homily of His Holiness Benedict XVI, Esplanade of Marisabella -- Sunday, May 29, 2005 | Homily, Eucharistic Congress |
| Pope Benedict XVI - First Message to the College of Cardinals - April 20, 2005 -- A Pope of Christ, Communion, Collegiality | Pope's first Message to Cardinals |
| Homily of Pope Benedict XVI at the Mass of Inauguration of his Petrine Ministry April 24, 2005 |
Inauguration Homily |
| Cardinal Ratzinger's Homily in Mass Before Conclave -- Jesus Christ: "The Measure of True Humanism" -- April 18, 2005 | Conclave |
| Funeral Mass of the Roman Pontiff John Paul II Homily of His Eminence Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger St Peter's Square -- Friday, April 8, 2005 |
Funeral John Paul II |
| Way of the Cross at the Colosseum, Good Friday, March 24, 2005, Mediations and Prayers by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger -- Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff | Stations of the cross |
| Introduction of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger to the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, March 20, 2005 [Links to the Vatican Website] | Catechism of the Catholic Church |
| The Organic Development of the Liturgy Reviewed by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger [AB Vol. X No. 8, November 2004] |
Book review - Liturgy |
| Cardinal Ratzinger The Living Liturgy: A Gift from Heaven Reviewed by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger [AB Vol. X No. 4 - June 2004] |
Book excerpt - Liturgy |
| Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: Considerations Regarding Proposals to give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons -- June 3, 2003 |
Document - Homosexuality |
| Doctrinal Note on some questions regarding the participation of Catholics in political life -- Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith -- November 24, 2002 | Document - Political Responsibility |
| The Theology of Kneeling From Cardinal Ratzinger's The Spirit of the Liturgy [AB Vol. VIII, No. 8: November 2002] |
Book excerpt - Liturgy |
| Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Presentation of the Apostolic Letter in the Form of Motu Proprio Misericordia Dei (The Mercy of God), Intervention by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect [AB Vol. VIII, No. 5: July-August 2002] |
Document - Sacrament of Penance |
| Art, Image and Artists Sacred art, inspired by faith, both reflects and informs the culture Part II -- by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger [AB Vol. VIII, No. 1: March 2002] |
Book excerpt - Art |
| Art and Liturgy - The Question of Images -- Part I -- by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger [AB Vol. VII, No. 10: February 2002] | Book Excerpt - Art |
| Music and Liturgy: How does music express the Word of God, the Vision of God? -- by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger [AB Vol. VII, No. 8: November 2001] | Book Excerpt - Music |
| Dominus Iesus --- On the Unicity and Salvific Universality of Jesus Christ and the Church - August 6, 2000 | Document - Truths of the Faith |
| Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger - The Spirit of the Liturgy The Altar and the Direction of Liturgical Prayer [AB Vol. VI, No. 3: May 2000] |
Book excerpt - Liturgy |
| Final Declaration of the Interdicasterial Meeting with a Representation of the Australian Bishops and the Roman Curia -- [AB Vol. III, No. 9 - February 1999] | Document excerpt - Liturgy |
| Cardinal Ratzinger on Ad Tuendam Fidem Doctrinal Commentary on the Concluding Formula of the Professio fidei [AB Vol. IV, No. 6 - October 1998] |
Document - Profession of Faith |
| Ten Years of the Motu Proprio "Ecclesia Dei", A lecture given by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger. to an Ecclesia Dei Conference (reportedly attended by 3000) held on October 24, 1998 at the Ergife Palace Hotel, Rome (Translated from the original French text by Father Ignatius Harrison, Brompton Oratory, London) | Ecclesia Dei |
| "In the Presence of the Angels I Will Sing Your Praise" The Regensburg Tradition and the Reform of the Liturgy -- by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger [AB Vol. 2, Nos. 6-8: Oct.-Dec. 1996] |
Essay, sermon - Liturgy |
| Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith -- Norms for Use of Low-gluten Bread and Mustum -- August 22. 1994 | Document - Liturgy, Communion Bread |
| Pope Benedict XVI and the Liturgical Reform -- by Helen Hull Hitchcock | Liturgical reform |
| Benedict, the Bear, and the Shell: Explanation of the Pope's Name and Symbolism in the Papal Coat of Arms by Helen Hull Hitchcock |
Pope's Name & Symbols |
| Turning Towards the Lord -- Orientation in Liturgical Prayer -- by U.M. Lang [AB Vol. XI, No. 2: April 2005] | Liturgy |
| Loss of Faith the Besetting Problem of the Church -- [AB Vol. X, No. 1: March 2004] | Faith - Relativism |
| Holy Father Approves Synthesis of Catechism; Cardinal Ratzinger to head Working Commission [AB Vol. IX, No. 2: April 2003] |
Faith - Catechism |
| Cardinal Ratzinter: An Intimate God -- [AB Vol. IX, No. 2: April 2003] | Eucharist |
| Worthy is the Lamb -- by Susan Benofy [AB Vol. VIII, No. 9: December 2002 - January 2003] | Liturgy - Translation |
| Breaking out of the self-enclosed circle -- by Father James V. Schall, SJ [AB Vol. VII, No. 8: November 2001] | Book review- The Spirit of the Liturgy |
| Holy See issues Notification on women as ordained deacons [AB Vol. VII, No. 7: October 2001] | Women, deacons, ordination |
| Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger -- 50th anniversary as a priest -- [AB Vol. VII, No. 5: July-August 2001] | News Story |
| The Scandal of the Liturgy "Incarnation" does not mean doing as we please with the Church's worship - Book Review by Father Paul Scalia: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, The Spirit of the Liturgy (English edition, trans. John Saward) San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2000. 232 pages. $19.95.[AB Vol. VI, No. 9: December 2000 - January 2001] | Book Review - Liturgy |
| Dominus Iesus clarifies perennial doctrine on universal truth of the Catholic Church -- by James Hitchcock [AB Vol. VI, No. 6-7: September / October 2000] | Truths of the Faith |
| Pope warns against "biased interpretations" of Vatican II -- by Helen Hull Hitchcock [AB Vol. VI, No. 4: June/July 2000] | Communio |
| Cardinal Ratzinger Stresses Mystery of Church in New Book [AB Vol. V, No. 8: November 1999] | Nature of the Church |
| Cardinal Ratzinger: Culture and Truth: Reflections on Fides et Ratio [AB Vol. V, No. 2 - April 1999] | Truth, Culture |
| From "Tantum Ergo" to "They Will Know We Are Christians by Our Love" What Happened? -- by the Reverend Robert C. Pasley [AB Vol. V, No. 2: April 1999] | Liturgy, Music |
| Vatican and Australian Bishops Issue Joint Declaration on Key Faith Issues [AB Vol. IV, No. 9: February 1999] | Faith, Liturgy |
| ICEL Psalter Lacks Savor Holy See's 1996 Order to Revoke Imprimatur Revealed in August -- By Helen Hull Hitchcock [AB Vol. IV, No. 5: September 1998] |
ICEL, Translations |
| The Vatican Instruction on Non-Ordained -- Distinction of Roles of Priests and Laity Reaffirmed, Dissent Persists -- by Helen Hull Hitchcock [AB Vol. IV, No. 2: April 1998] | Priest, Laity |
| A New Song For the Lord, Review by Kenneth Whitehead [AB Vol. IV, No. 1: February/March 1998] | Book Review, Liturgy |
| Where's the High Ground? -- Father Richard John Neuhaus [AB Vol. IV, No. 1: February/March 1998] | Liturgy |
| Cardinals meet Vatican Officials on Mass Texts: Can Rome Resist Pressure for Language Changes? -- By Helen Hull Hitchcock [AB Vol. II, No. 9: February 1997] |
Liturgy, Translations |
| Feminism and the Language Wars of Religion --by Helen Hull Hitchcock - (Reprinted from Dossier - 1995) | Feminism, Translations |
| Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger -- Man for the Job by James Hitchcock -- June 2, 2005 |
Commentary- Benedict XVI |
| James Hitchcock Column: Pope Benedict XVI -- April 20, 2005 | Commentary - Election of the Pope |
| On June 11, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI issued a “motu proprio", DE ALIQUIBUS MUTATIONIBUS IN NORMIS DE ELECTIONE ROMANI PONTIFICIS, which revised the norms for electing a new pope, restoring the tradition that a 2/3 majority of electors is always required to elect a pope. | Norms for electing a pope. |
| Stations of the Cross - 2006 | Way of the Cross |
| http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/index.htm | Index page for complete list of Pope Benedict's writings, etc as Pope. |
| Audience with Diplomatic Corp | |
| SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD AND 39th WORLD DAY OF PEACE, HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI, Sunday, 1 January 2006 |
Homily. Jan 1, 2006 |
| MIDNIGHT MASS: SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD, HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI, Saturday, 24 December 2005 |
Homily, Dec 24, 2005 |
| Benedict XVI, April 19, 2005 | Vatican Website Page, email address, news, addresses, etc |
| Pope Benedict XVI -- Joseph Ratzinger | Important dates |
| ..."English translation by the Vatican Information Service of Pope Benedict XVI's first message after his election, delivered in Latin at the end of an April 20 Mass with the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel." VATICAN CITY (CNS) April 20, 2005 |
1st message as pope |
| Pope Benedict's XVI's 1st Public Greeting "A Simple, Humble Worker in the Lord's Vineyard" VATICAN CITY, APRIL 19, 2005 (Zenit.org) |
1st public greeting |
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