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Encyclicals & Exhortations of Benedict XVI
La Palabra del Señor
Pope Benedict XVI reflects on how God meets us in his Word. Drawing upon text from the Old and New Testaments, the Holy Father shows that God wants all his children to know him by hearing and reading his Word.
147 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI
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Joseph Ratzinger
, a noted conservative theologian before his election in 2005, Benedict XVI strove against the influence of secularism during his papacy to defend traditional Catholic teachings but since medieval times first resigned in 2013.
After Joseph Ratzinger served a long career as an academic and a professor at the University of Regensburg, Pope Paul VI appointed him as archbishop of Munich and Freising and cardinal in 1977. In 1981, he settled in Rome as prefect of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith, one most important office of the Roman curia. He also served as dean of the college of cardinals.
Benedict XVI reigned 265th in virtue of his office of bishop of Rome, the sovereign of the state of Vatican City and the head of the Church. A conclave named him on 19 April 2005; he celebrated his inaugural Mass on 24 April 2005 and took possession of his Lateran cathedral basilica of Saint John on 7 May 2005.
Benedict XVI succeeded Saint John Paul II, predecessor and his prolific writings on doctrine and values. Benedict XVI advocated a return to fundamental Christian values to counter the increase of many developed countries. Relativism denied objective truth and moral truths in particular; he viewed this central problem of the 21st century. With the importance of the Church, he understood redemptive love of God. He reaffirmed the "importance of prayer in the face of the activism" "of many Christians engaged in charitable work." Benedict also revived a number and elevated the Tridentine Mass to a more prominent position.
Benedict founded and patronized of the Ratzinger foundation, a charitable organization, which from the sale of books and essays makes money to fund scholarships and bursaries for students across the world.
Due to advanced age on 11 February 2013, Benedict announced in a speech in Latin and cited a "lack of strength of mind and body" before the cardinals. He effectively left on 28 February 2013.As emeritus, Benedict retained the style of His Holiness, and the title and continued to dress in the color of white. He moved into the newly renovated monastery of Mater Ecclesiae for his retirement. Pope Francis succeeded him on 13 March 2013.
(more info on Ratzinger Foundation: https://www.ewtn.com/library/Theology...)
After Joseph Ratzinger served a long career as an academic and a professor at the University of Regensburg, Pope Paul VI appointed him as archbishop of Munich and Freising and cardinal in 1977. In 1981, he settled in Rome as prefect of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith, one most important office of the Roman curia. He also served as dean of the college of cardinals.
Benedict XVI reigned 265th in virtue of his office of bishop of Rome, the sovereign of the state of Vatican City and the head of the Church. A conclave named him on 19 April 2005; he celebrated his inaugural Mass on 24 April 2005 and took possession of his Lateran cathedral basilica of Saint John on 7 May 2005.
Benedict XVI succeeded Saint John Paul II, predecessor and his prolific writings on doctrine and values. Benedict XVI advocated a return to fundamental Christian values to counter the increase of many developed countries. Relativism denied objective truth and moral truths in particular; he viewed this central problem of the 21st century. With the importance of the Church, he understood redemptive love of God. He reaffirmed the "importance of prayer in the face of the activism" "of many Christians engaged in charitable work." Benedict also revived a number and elevated the Tridentine Mass to a more prominent position.
Benedict founded and patronized of the Ratzinger foundation, a charitable organization, which from the sale of books and essays makes money to fund scholarships and bursaries for students across the world.
Due to advanced age on 11 February 2013, Benedict announced in a speech in Latin and cited a "lack of strength of mind and body" before the cardinals. He effectively left on 28 February 2013.As emeritus, Benedict retained the style of His Holiness, and the title and continued to dress in the color of white. He moved into the newly renovated monastery of Mater Ecclesiae for his retirement. Pope Francis succeeded him on 13 March 2013.
(more info on Ratzinger Foundation: https://www.ewtn.com/library/Theology...)
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April 30, 2013
Catholic teaching on Holy Scripture, applied to as many subjects and topics as the bishops were able to find during the 2010 synod on the Bible. Recommended to Christians of every stripe, and the last few pages to all men and women of good-will, who wish to further human progress. This was one of the last acts of the great Pope, Benedict XVI, before his abdication earlier this year. His voice is very clear in the entire document and its message is covenant, love and peace.
May 14, 2021
Nessa exortação o papa Bento XVI aborda temas como a ciência da interpretação bíblia, a relação entre pesquisa histórica e uma hermenêutica da fé e diversos outros temas que foram discutidos no sínodo de 2008 sobre como as Escrituras são recebidas como a palavra divinamente inspirada por Deus no coração da vida da igreja. Bento XVI aborda os temas de forma resumida e com uma linguagem filosófica, mas de fácil compreensão. Não é atoa que ele é chamado de Mozart da teologia.
June 29, 2026
The Encyclical by the late Pope Benedict XVI explains the importance and significance of the Word of God in our daily lives. Taking inspiration from the document of the Second Vatican Council, Dei Verbum, the Encyclical chalks out how the Word of God is intrinsically connected to His Divine Revelation and then goes on further to show how this Divine Revelation affects our lives daily through the Word of God.
November 18, 2020
I got so much out of this document! I read it alongside "Discovering Verbum Domini" by CTS Publishers. There are such depths to this document and it's given me a greater appreciation of Scripture. Fantastic to have studied this during the Year of the Word.
March 21, 2022
The importance of sacred scripture in our lives. We should study it more often and more carefully. We should live it through our behavior with others, including those not of our faith.
October 17, 2023
4.3 for Papal Documents. Exhaustive but long. Fleshes out “Dei Verbum” for the present-day Church. Emphasizes centrality of Scripture for a communal relationship with Jesus through his Church.
March 17, 2026
3.5
mam już problem z przypomnieniem sobie, o czym właśnie czytałam, chociaż w sumie to wszystko i tak składa się na to, że warto czytać Słowo Boże
mam już problem z przypomnieniem sobie, o czym właśnie czytałam, chociaż w sumie to wszystko i tak składa się na to, że warto czytać Słowo Boże
April 12, 2011
One of the most enduring modern myths about the Catholic Church is that the Church forbids its members to read the Bible. This has never been true, but even many Catholics believe it. This work is the perfect antidote. It's absolutely brimming with Scripture quotes, and citations of papal documents and Council pronouncements, encouraging Catholics to enter more deeply into the Word of God.
The first section, Verbum Dei, presents a correct understanding of the Word of God. The common tendency to equate the Bible with the Word of God is an error; the Bible itself makes it clear that the Word first IS God, God who is incarnate in the person of Jesus. The written word is an outpouring from the divine Word.
In the second section, Verbum in Ecclesia, Benedict shows how the Bible is meant to be experienced in the context of the liturgy, and, even in private study, considered in union with the teaching of the Church.
The third section, Verbum Mundo, outlines how experiencing the Scripture and truly contemplating it must inevitably lead to change in our lives and in the greater society.
This is a very skeletal review, because to do the book justice, I would have to string quote after quote from it together. It's a vital and captivating book. I thought at first that it would be a rapid read, but there were so many passages that made me pause and fall into thought it was almost like a crash course in lectio divina.
The first section, Verbum Dei, presents a correct understanding of the Word of God. The common tendency to equate the Bible with the Word of God is an error; the Bible itself makes it clear that the Word first IS God, God who is incarnate in the person of Jesus. The written word is an outpouring from the divine Word.
In the second section, Verbum in Ecclesia, Benedict shows how the Bible is meant to be experienced in the context of the liturgy, and, even in private study, considered in union with the teaching of the Church.
The third section, Verbum Mundo, outlines how experiencing the Scripture and truly contemplating it must inevitably lead to change in our lives and in the greater society.
This is a very skeletal review, because to do the book justice, I would have to string quote after quote from it together. It's a vital and captivating book. I thought at first that it would be a rapid read, but there were so many passages that made me pause and fall into thought it was almost like a crash course in lectio divina.
February 6, 2023
At once both scholarly and pastoral, Pope Benedict provides some foundational teaching for the Church in the 21st century.
January 10, 2016
I finally read the Post-Synodal "Verbum Domini" (2010), as an overview of the theology of the Word of the Lord, the "logos" that is presented in John's Prologue, but also is the basis for the entire kerygmatic mission of the Church. What is the Word of God? This document, like all church documents of its kind, ranges widely in order to be as comprehensive as possible. It also contains basic concepts that are like lodestones for understanding, such as: 1) "the Christian message does not consist in an idea but in a fact: God has revealed himself." and 2) "the proclamation of the word has as its content the Kingdom of God, which, in the memorable phrase of Origen, is the very person of Jesus (Autobasileia)."Verbal Domini also calls for further study on the different meanings of the phrase "word of the Lord".
January 6, 2022
Segunda exhortación apostólica del Papa Benedicto XVI, sobre la Palabra del Señor.
Esta exhortación surge, como es habitual, después del Sínodo de los obispos que se celebró en el Vaticano del 5 al 26 de octubre de 2008.
Por tanto, esta exhortación recoge las reflexiones de este sínodo sobre la Palabra de Dios, su importancia para la vida y misión de todo cristiano y de la Iglesia, así como propuestas para llevarla al mundo.
Todo ello con un lenguaje bello y asequible.
Esta exhortación surge, como es habitual, después del Sínodo de los obispos que se celebró en el Vaticano del 5 al 26 de octubre de 2008.
Por tanto, esta exhortación recoge las reflexiones de este sínodo sobre la Palabra de Dios, su importancia para la vida y misión de todo cristiano y de la Iglesia, así como propuestas para llevarla al mundo.
Todo ello con un lenguaje bello y asequible.
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July 27, 2011Verbum Domini (Latin for "The Word of the Lord") is a post-synodal apostolic exhortation issued by Pope Benedict XVI which deals with Catholic interpretation of Sacred Scripture. Verbum Domini is dated September 30, 2010, for the Feast of St. Jerome, the patron saint of biblical studies.
February 16, 2011
Benoit XVI is always clear ...
September 1, 2012
A must read for us Catholics...
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