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First Mass of Pauline Year to be ecumenical; Pope to give palliums to 43 archbishops
Vatican City, June 24 (CNA).-The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff announced that on June 29, the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate the Eucharist at 9:30 a.m. in the Vatican Basilica. The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I is also scheduled to participate in the ceremony.
Bartholomew I and the Holy Father will deliver the homily, recite the profession of faith and impart the final blessing. The Pontiff will concelebrate with the new Catholic metropolitan archbishops, upon whom he will impose the pallium.
Among the 43 archbishops receiving palliums are: Most Rev. Frederick Edwin O'Brien, archbishop of Baltimore; Most Rev. Thomas John Rhodes, archbishop of Mobile; Most Rev. John Clayton Nienstedt, archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis; Most Rev. Anthony Mancini, archbishop of Halifax, Canada; Most Rev. William Martin Currie, archbishop of Saint John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
Receiving the pallium is a 1,700 year old tradition reserved for the Pope and archbishops. When the archbishop receives the strip of cloth made of lamb's wool, it signifies the archbishop's role as shepherd over his respective archdiocese.
Hours earlier, the Pope will have inaugurated the Pauline Year by celebrating Vespers at the Roman basilica of St. Paul's Outside-the- Walls.
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I am sure that there are those who will be outraged, those who will chose to be scandalized, those who will judge, those who will be fighting mad in their passions, their pride, their distrust, their paranoia, their fears, and their lack of forgiveness, but as for me, I say that it is very good to see brothers dwelling in harmony.  May the Holy Spirit continue to soften the hearts of our spiritual leaders towards reconciliation. Christ is peace, Christ is love, Christ is forgiveness, and it is good to see our Lord in the faces and hearts of those who profess Him and teach Him. Amen. Alice
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Agreed. This is wonderful news! Is EWTN covering it?
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From EWTN website: VESPERS FOR THE START OF THE PAULINE YEAR
LIVE 90 mins
From the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Wall, Pope Benedict XVI leads Vespers at the beginning of the Pauline Year.
Sat 6/28/08 12:00 PM ET & 9 AM PT
Sat 6/28/08 4:30 PM ET & 1:30 PM PT
HOLY MASS AND IMPOSITION OF THE PALLIUM
LIVE 2 1/2 hrs.
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the Solemn Mass and imposition of the pallium on Metropolitan Archbishops, live from Rome.
Sun 6/29/08 3:30 AM ET & 12:30 AM PT
Sun 6/29/08 9:00 PM ET & 6 PM PT
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Does participation mean concelebrating at the altar? Or perhaps it is the case that the patriarch will be present and deliver a homily but not participate in the Eucharistic prayers?
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He is not concelebrating. Yet this is a positive move.
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Most likely it will be like when the pope visited the patriarch 2 years ago.
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Does participation mean concelebrating at the altar? Most likely it will be like when the pope visited the patriarch 2 years ago. Joe: Sean's got it right. The last time that His All-Holiness participated in a Papal Liturgy, he attended in mantiya and had an honored seat in the sanctuary. One time that the EP participated, I remember reading that he left when the Liturgy of the Eucharist began and came back sometime during the meditation period after Communion. Let's watch and see what happens. It seems to me that having him preach is a milestone. In Christ, BOB
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Does participation mean concelebrating at the altar? Or perhaps it is the case that the patriarch will be present and deliver a homily but not participate in the Eucharistic prayers?
Joe It's not that important for now. Either way, come judgement day, the Ecumenical Patriarch and the Roman Pope can honestly tell G-d that they "tried". I.F.
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What is the significance of receiving the Pallium?
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We will soon wittness a Great Historical happening!!! That is if the Holy Sea truely respects its' misselets Guidelines for receiving Holy Communion!!!!!!!!!!!!
Will The Pope offer the Cup of Bread and Wine to The Patriarch??? Will the Patriarch walkaway during Holy communion? Will the Patriarch grind his teeth and push the server hand away? Or will he suggest in the preceeding months after that the Latin rite get its act together by setting up Eastern rite Guidelines for Communion!!
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I seriously doubt that there will be intercommunion. The article implies that there will not be since it mentions the patriarch's role as preaching a sermon, reciting the Creed, and giving a final blessing.
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I hate to be such a party pooper about all of this, but if the Orthodox and Rome have different understandings of "one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church," then how can the Pope and Patriarch recite this part of the Creed together? Either they will be reciting the same words but meaning two different things or, if they mean the same thing, then the Patriarch of Constantinople will be tacitly accepting papal supremacy. This is a problem with official joint-prayer I think. We do not share the same understanding of what the Creed actually means. This is also why I couldn't personally recite the Creed in a Protestant or Anglican Church. I would have to remain silent because what I believe the Creed says and what Protestants believe the Creed says are two different things; at least with regard to the doctrine of the Church. It is the same problem in Roman Catholic Churches I think.
Also, if the Patriarch of Constantinople can play an official role in a Roman Catholic Mass, then can't other Orthodox priests and laity read prayers, preach sermons, and bestow blessings in non-Orthodox services? My understanding is that we cannot even be godparents of NonOrthodox. I have to say that while I am neither scandalized nor shocked (nor outraged), I do think that his holiness Bartholomew's actions here will be imprudent and mistaken. I must say that I mean no disrespect to anyone. I'm just concerned that boundaries between Orthodox and non-Orthodox be properly respected.
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