Leo XIII

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Blogged by James Preece on 12th December 2007

Leona is nine months old today. We can't bleieve how the time has flown by and I will defnitely be showing you pictures of how she has grown later. In the meantime, as you may be aware, Leona is named for Leo XIII and I wanted to share some Leo XIII fun.

Firstly, did you know that Leo XIII was the pope who had the first electric lights installed in St. Peter's Cathedral? He was also the first pope to be caught on video! Here he is (they hadn't invented sound yet)...

While they hadn't invented sound with video yet, they had invented sound. Leo XIII is also the first pope to have been recorded and you can hear him chanting away here...

Fantastic stuff. Finally, you may recall my unhappiness with the Catholic Youth Service's choice of quote for this years Youth Sunday. They chose a quote from Ghandi who also once famously when asked if he was a Hindu he replied "Yes I am. I am also a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist and a Jew.". Leo XIII has something to say about that...

To hold, therefore, that there is no difference in matters of religion between forms that are unlike each other, and even contrary to each other, most clearly leads in the end to the rejection of all religion in both theory and practice. And this is the same thing as atheism, however it may differ from it in name. Men who really believe in the existence of God must, in order to be consistent with themselves and to avoid absurd conclusions, understand that differing modes of divine worship involving dissimilarity and conflict even on most important points cannot all be equally probable, equally good, and equally acceptable to God.

Roar!

Thanks to Intentional Disciples for finding the videos.

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O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our most gentle Queen and Mother, look down in mercy upon England thy "Dowry" and upon us all who greatly hope and trust in thee.

By thee it was that Jesus our Saviour and our hope was given unto the world; and He has given thee to us that we might hope still more.

Plead for us thy children, whom thou didst receive and accept at the foot of the cross.

O sorrowful Mother! intercede for our separated brethren, that with us in the one true fold they may be united to the supreme Shepherd, the Vicar of thy Son.

Pray for us all, dear Mother, that by faith fruitful in good works we may all deserve to see and praise God, together with thee, in our heavenly home.

Amen.

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O God, our heavenly Father, protect and bless us. Deepen and strengthen our love for each other day by day.

Grant that by thy mercy, neither of us may ever say one unkind word to the other. Forgive and correct our faults, and make us constantly to forgive one another should one of us unconsciously hurt the other.

Make us and keep us sound and well in body, alert in mind, tender in heart, and devout in spirit. O Lord, grant us each to rise to the other's best. Then, we pray thee, add to our common life such virtues as only thou canst give.

And so, O Father, consecrate our life and love completely to thy worship, and to the service of all about us, especially those whom thou hast appointed us to serve, that we may always stand before thee in happiness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.