Comments on: Merry Christmas

By: Jonas Hodge

Jonas Hodge — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:36:56 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean, It is so wonderful to see what the catholics are doing in Boston.This blog is a great idea to communicate different ways of expressing one’s faith. I hope that one day the catholic diocese will share their Christmas cultural expressions . We wish you a blessed New Year 2009. Chantal and Hans Regards Jonas Hodge fastmed.org

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:03:43 +0000

Cardinal Sean, I especially appreciate the narrative and stories you shared about the “Road to Bethlehem” and your Christmas card. You are a gift to the Church far beyond Boston and I, for one, am very grateful that you make the gift of your ecclesial ministry available to us at a distance via your blog. May these remaining days of Christmas be abundantly blessed and may 2009 be rich in graces!

By: fr. Paolo Padrini

fr. Paolo Padrini — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:30:19 +0000

I’d like to offer this story on my application that brings the prayer on iPhone.
I believe that prayer is Christian and Catholic from spreading. You wonder why you can publish the news and if you can spread it to your friends on the blog.

thanks

fr. Paolo Padrini

Sacred texts: Vatican embraces iTunes prayer book
5 days ago
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is endorsing new technology that brings the book of daily prayers used by priests straight onto iPhones.
The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Social Communications is embracing the iBreviary, an iTunes application created by a technologically savvy Italian priest, the Rev. Paolo Padrini, and an Italian Web designer.
The application includes the Breviary prayer book — in Italian, English, Spanish, French and Latin and, in the near future, Portuguese and German. Another section includes the prayers of the daily Mass, and a third contains various other prayers.
After a free trial period in which the iBreviary was downloaded approximately 10,000 times in Italy, an official version was released earlier this month, Padrini said.
The application costs euro0.79 ($1.10), while upgrades will be free. Padrini’s proceeds are going to charity.
Monsignor Paul Tighe, secretary of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Social Communications, praised the new application Monday, saying the Church “is learning to use the new technologies primarily as a tool or as a mean of evangelizing, as a way of being able to share its own message with the world.”
Pope Benedict XVI, a classical music lover who was reportedly given an iPod in 2006, has sought to reach out to young people through new media. During last summer’s World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia, he sent out mobile phone text messages citing scripture to thousands of registered pilgrims — signed with the tagline “BXVI.”

By: Manuel Daugherty Razetto

Manuel Daugherty Razetto — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:31:43 +0000

Merry Christmas to His Eminence Cardinal Sean.
May God give you His Blessings today and forever.

Kindest regards and wishes.

Manuel G. Daugherty Razetto

By: Chantal Overbeek

Chantal Overbeek — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:23:43 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean, It is so wonderful to see what the catholics are doing in Boston.This blog is a great idea to communicate different ways of expressing one’s faith.
I hope that one day the catholic diocese will share their Christmas cultural expressions .
We wish you a blessed New Year 2009. Chantal and Hans

By: Myriam Frias-Dox

Myriam Frias-Dox — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:09:50 +0000

Padre,
FELIZ NAVIDAD! Gracias por el gran trabajo que hace en Boston. Que Dios le bendiga siempre. Ojala que nos recuerde en sus oraciones.
Saludos desde Meerhout

By: Joe Rizzo

Joe Rizzo — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:44:12 +0000

For the past year, I have enjoyed reading the current events and postings from our dear Cardinal Sean.

Although 2008 saw so much life and vitality within the Church, it also witnessed additional downsizing in the name of Parish Re-Configuration. It is similar to losing a home or displacing a family. And to be on the receiving end of this action is far from any sort of edification.

My prayer for 2009 is to see a re-opening of some of these parishes. The oldest ethnic Church in the archdiocese, Holy Trinity, never should’ve been closed.

Our Lady will need to work overtime in seeing that this happens and to soften the hearts of those who do not realize what harm has been done.

By: sean tierney

sean tierney — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:17:39 +0000

Cardinal Sean,

I realy enjoyed the Christmass on your blog.
Thanks again for all the wonderful work u are doing for all the people .We have been so lucky that God sent u to us.

God Bless from Sean and family.

By: Víctor MB

Víctor MB — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 02:31:45 +0000

Paz y Bien!

Desde hace muchos meses tengo incluido su blog como enlace en mi sencilla página. Me gustaría con estas líneas felicitarle la Navidad del Señor y desearle que Dios siga bendiciendo su entrega como Pastor de Boston.

Desde Sevilla (España) reciba un cordial saludo.