Media > Benedict XVI: The source of joy is the goodness of God

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Description: The source of joy is the goodness of God. Benedict XVI recalled this at the end of the General Audience catechesis on Wednesday, September 2nd, which was held in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall before approximately 8 thousand people.Resuming his series of catecheses on the great writers of the mediaeval Church, Benedict XVI spoke of St. Odo, who lived form 880 to 942, eventually becoming the second abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny.The Pope explained that the saint was a true spiritual guide, both for the monks and for the faithful of his time. Faced with the 'immensity of vices' spread throughout society, the remedy he proposed, the Holy Father said, was that of a radical change of lifestyle fou ... Less

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