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Why Did Pope Francis Go to St Mary Major?

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The first thing this morning Pope Francis went secretly to pray at the basilica church of St Mary Major in Rome. It is a custom for a new pope to go to this great church to pray, but for Pope Francis it was the first thing on his agenda. While he was there he made it a point to pray at the tomb of Pope St Pius V. Is this significant? Does it matter? If it is significant what does it signify?
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First of all, it is significant. Popes are aware of the historic nature of their office. They know that the papacy is one. All the popes exercise the same ministry and they all complement one another–even the wicked ones in their way fulfilled the divine providence. Furthermore, the Popes know their actions and words are significant. This is why they carefully choose their papal name. Benedict XVI chose his name for sound and significant reasons. Francis chose his name for sound and significant reasons. During his papacy, Benedict paid two very significant visits to the tomb of Pope St. Celestine V – the pope who decided that a pope could abdicate, and the only one who did abdicate for the good of the church. Benedict then follows his example and abdicates for the good of the church.
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The very first thing Francis does is go to St Mary Major to pray at the tomb of Pius V. So who was Pope St Pius V? He was a reforming pope who reigned from 1566- 1572. He cleaned up the curia, excommunicated heretical bishops, cleaned up the immorality in the church and swept the church clean– paving the way for the great surge in the church we call the Counter Reformation. He also excommunicated the tyrant Elizabeth I of England and formed the Holy League–a confederation of Catholic armies which eventually defeated the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Lepanto. Pius V also instituted the Feast of Our Lady of Victories (not the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary).
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St Francis lived during a time of corruption, wealth and power in the church. He heard Christ say to him, “re-build my church.” Will Pope Francis also hear the call from Christ to “re-build my church” and not only be a new Francis but a new Pius V? I think we will see some high drama in the months to come. Certainly if his reputation in his native Argentina is anything to go by, we may well see a Pope who is uncompromising in his proclamation of the fullness of the Catholic faith. He stood up against an aggressive secular authority when they tried to impose same sex marriage and abortion. He also stood up to his clergy and led by example with an austere life committed fully to the gospel. He also stood up against the clergy who wanted to get involved in politics. He has said ambition and power seeking are a sin.
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Will Pope Francis be the “new broom” the Vatican needs right now? What will happen when he cleans up the Vatican, and then turns his broom to secular society? Like Pius V, does he perceive the Muslims as a threat to be dealt with rather than a friend to be reconciled? If he attacks the secular dogmas of free sex, abortion, homosexuality and feminism what will be the outcome? Will he be the person to lead us, like Pius V in a crusade against immorality and corruption both in the church and without? If he makes enemies will he last long? Does he have the strength to do this job? Is this precisely why the Cardinals elected him–to clean up the mess we are in once and for all?
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This may be an even more exciting election than any of us predicted last night.
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Interesting, and compelling, commentary.
 
einna said:
Sorry but it is hard to believe that all of those cardinals, some desperately wanting to be the next pope, were all inspired by the Holy Spirit over those few day.

Funny thing is that Pope Francis, as a Jesuit, could not have started out with a desire to one day be pope because Jesuits are not allowed to accept such high honors. That is one of the biggest reason I think The Holy Spirit had such a strong influence this time.

The head of the Jesuit in the US, Fr. James Martin S.J. said in an article that Pope Francis was relieved of his vow of poverty when the Pope asked him to be the cardinal of Argentina. Service to God is seen as more important than the vow of poverty; “For the Great Glory of God”.
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While I am a big fan of Fr. James Martin, he is NOT the head of the Jesuits in the U.S. He might be one of the most widely visible, but each province has its own superior, and Fr. Martin is not a superior of any of them.
 
Frank_Drebin said:
The Holy Spirit descended on the apostles after weeks of fear and gave them the ability to speak with courage in tongues to the masses. I am pretty sure the Holy Spirit can do whatever the Holy Spirit wants to do.
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Well thankfully this time He wanted a Pope that came from the Society of Jesus!!!
 
Lucky7 said:
This is the Pope I prayed for. Oh, the joy that fills my heart from knowing he first visited Pius V’s tomb to pray. Oh, the hope that your post gave me!! I will definitely be sending this one to my husband!
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I am personally reserving judgement. I am hopeful that our new Pope will be good for the Church, but I cannot do other than speculate at the moment. At this point, I am still very attached to Benedict XVI and not happy that he is no longer our Pope. I am hopeful that, in time, I will come to love and trust Pope Francis the way I do Pope Benedict, but I cannot guarantee it.
 
jwinch2 said:
I am personally reserving judgement. I am hopeful that our new Pope will be good for the Church, but I cannot do other than speculate at the moment.
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I am as well. I went to a website that I know my husband frequents and,sure enough, the “protestant minister blessing” was mentioned as well as the fact that Pope Francis had previously celebrated Hanukkah with Argentinian Jews. I’m surprised they didn’t find the contraception quote yet.

I will be PMing you shortly as I do want to mention something outside of the forum.
 
_Abyssinia said:
This link works

washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/13/harper-cnns-coverage-pope-francis-laden-egregious-
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Thanks!

I had wondered about the people they interviewed there. It seemed more than coincident that those being interviewed sought changes that I don’t believe ever will, or should, come to pass. I watched it from the station and CNN was the clearest channel. Once the networks kicked in, I flipped back and forth from NBC and CNN, as well as followed as much as I could on my laptop.
 
“When we don’t walk, we are stuck. When we don’t build on the rock, what happens? It’s what happens to children when they build a sand castle and it all then falls down,” the new pontiff said.
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“When we walk without the cross, when we build without the cross and when we confess without the cross, we are not disciples of Christ. We are mundane,” he said. "We are all but disciples of our Lord.
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“I would like for all of us, after these days of grace, that we find courage to walk in the presence of God … and to build the church with the blood of Christ,” he continued. “Only this way will the church move forward.”
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Mrs_Sally said:
From the Holy Father’s homily at Mass this morning. :gopray2:
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Never the Cross without Jesus, never Jesus without the Cross. St. Louis De Montfort, Love of Eternal Wisdom
 
PJD1987 said:
I’m paraphrasing here, but I just watched the Holy Fathers first Mass and in his homily he said: the Church is a Church of movement, but not all movement is good, sometimes it takes you backwards.

This type of language makes me uneasy.
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I think you should read the translation here. What he said - my paraphrase - is that errors and mis-steps can send us backward, but our goal is to continue moving forward towards Christ.
 
Frank_Drebin said:
The Holy Spirit descended on the apostles after weeks of fear and gave them the ability to speak with courage in tongues to the masses. I am pretty sure the Holy Spirit can do whatever the Holy Spirit wants to do.
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Of course He can, although what He does do, and what He can do are often two different things. If all the Cardinals were properly disposed to seek His guidance in electing a new Pope, I am certain He would not disappoint. I am also certain that He can use Divine revelation and inspiration, and maybe a little godly fear, to affect those not properly disposed.
 
I think that it is extremely sad that this thread keeps getting voted down.
 
I will withhold judgment forever, as I trust in the Holy Spirit. Judgement is not mine to give.
 
pnewton said:
I will withhold judgment forever, as I trust in the Holy Spirit. Judgement is not mine to give.
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Judgement of hearts or the state of someone’s soul is definitely up to God. However, as you are no doubt aware, we can certainly judge actions.

There is a difference.
 
For anyone interested, the Pope’s family comes from near Asti in Piemonte (I would cite the link, but it is in Italian)🙂
 
It was reported on the Catholic Channel (Sirius/XM) yesterday that the newly elected Pope and the Cardinals were all eating together, when the Holy Father rose up and addressed his colleagues with the following humorous statement regarding his election:" God will punish you for what you have done!" :extrahappy:
 
JamesCaruso said:
It was reported on the Catholic Channel (Sirius/XM) yesterday that the newly elected Pope and the Cardinals were all eating together, when the Holy Father rose up and addressed his colleagues with the following humorous statement regarding his election:" God will punish you for what you have done!" :extrahappy:
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I feel like this has been/will be the go-to quote for every man elected Pope since JPI
 
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