VATICAN CITY, NOV 24, 2002 (VIS) - At noon today Pope John Paul appeared at the window of his study overlooking St. Peter's Square for his traditional Sunday address and to pray the Angelus with the pilgrims gathered in the square.
The Pope noted that "today we celebrate the solemnity of Christ the King," and said the fact that this feast occurs on the last Sunday of the liturgical year "shows that Jesus Christ is the Lord of time and in Him is fulfilled the entire plan of creation and redemption." He added that Jesus of Nazareth, in fulfilling this mission, "does not come to reign as the king of this world but to establish, so to speak, the divine power of Love in the heart of man, of history and of the cosmos."
"Vatican Council II," stated the Holy Father, "proclaimed in a strong and clear way to the contemporary world the lordship of Christ, and its message was taken up again in the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000. Humanity in the third millennium also needs to discover that Christ is its Savior. It is this announcement that Christians must bring with renewed courage to the world of today."
After praying the Angelus, John Paul II remarked that "today, the diocese of Rome celebrates Seminary Day. While I assure seminarians and those who help form them of my constant prayer, I thank the parish communities, families and individual faithful who generously support the diocesan seminary. Let us pray that numerous and holy vocations to the priesthood will not be lacking in Rome."
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