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nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:36:05 -0400

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Nearly 3,000 priests, deacons and members of religious orders — including cardinals and archbishops from the top ranks of the Roman Catholic church — assembled to celebrate Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral with Pope Benedict XVI. (Photo: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)

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nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:27:47 -0400

[I actually attend this church in Washington, DC and I am on the list serve . Email I received and sharing here. Sorry for the formatting but that is how they sent it.]

Pope Benedict Comes Tomorrow

As you know, a visit from the Holy Father is a tremendous privilege and blessing. Even here at the Basilica, which stands as the largest church in North America, a Papal Visit occurs only once in several decades – the last visit to the Shrine being in 1979.

The priests, staff, and I are looking forward to tomorrow’s visit by the Holy Father.

Pope Benedict XVI will be arriving at the Shrine tomorrow evening. He will tour the Great Upper Church and then celebrate Evening Prayer with the Bishops of the United States in the Crypt Church. The visit will be broadcast on EWTN, please check your local listings for times.

If you were able to submit your prayer intentions by last Friday, April 11, they will be remembered during tomorrow’s Evening Prayer service.

If you have not yet made a special offering in honor of the Pope's visit, but would still like to, you may do so here.

Please accept my sincere thanks for both your generosity to the National Shrine and for submitting your prayer intentions to be included in this historic event.

This visit is truly an honor and blessing for the entire Shrine family. Please remember the National Shrine in your prayers throughout today and tomorrow as we look forward to welcoming the Holy Father.

Sincerely Yours in Christ,

Reverend Monsignor Walter R. Rossi
Rector

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