Vatican City, May 4, 2009 / 08:37 am
On the fourth Sunday of Easter, Pope Benedict celebrated Mass at the Vatican Basilica and conferred priestly ordination on 19 deacons for the Diocese of Rome. In his homily, the Holy Father cautioned of a “worldly” mentality and emphasized the importance of prayer and imitating Christ.
Speaking to the congregation yesterday, on a day known as “Good Shepherd Sunday, Benedict XVI explained how Jesus’ disciples experienced the same “joy as Jesus” in knowing God the Father, but they also shared in Christ’s pain in seeing that the love of God is not returned by the world.