Pope Benedict Reflects on Saints Anne and Joachim

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St. Lawrence of Brindisi said, “The Angels in Heaven were created, to be servants of Christ; man was formed from the earth, in order to be the image of Christ.” And it is our duty to become like Christ so that others will indeed see His image in us, as the saints we celebrated this...

Pope Benedict Reflects on Saints Anne and Joachim

On this day in 2009, at the end of his Angelus message, Pope Benedict had these brief words to say on Saints Joachim and Anne: A second point for reflection comes from today’s liturgical commemoration of Saints Joachim and Anne, parents of Our Lady, and therefore, grandparents of Jesus. This occasion makes us think of the subject of education which has an important place in the pastoral work of the Church. In particular, it invites us to pray fo…