Cardinal O'Malley has asked Catholic institutions throughout the Archdiocese to mark the historic moment of the pope leaving at around 2 p.m. Thursday.
[UPDATED Thursday, Feb. 28, 12:01 p.m.] Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston, is asking Catholic churches and institutions in and around the city to mark the historic exit of Pope Benedict XVI by ringing the bells this afternoon. The pope will officially leave his office at 2 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, Feb. 28. In honor of Pope Benedict's ministry, churches throughout the Archdiocese will ring their bells for eight minutes beginning at 1:52 p.m. and ending at 2 p.m.—eight minutes to mark the eight years of service by Pope Benedict XVI. St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Parish and Saint Francis de Sales Parish in Charlestown will be among those ringing the bells this afternoon. In addition, St. Mary's will host a special …
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Father James Ronan of St. Mary - St. Catherine of Siena spoke to Patch Monday about Pope Benedict XVI's decision to leave his post on Feb. 28.
Like many, Charlestown pastor Father James Ronan was surprised by the announcement Monday that Pope Benedict XVI would be resigning on Feb. 28—the first pope to do so in nearly 600 years. But Ronan also said he respects the pope’s decision and believes it comes from a place of great intelligence, compassion and faith. “He feels no compunction to have to fit himself into any goal or any expectation. He is free, and this freedom comes from, I believe, an internal freedom from his own relationship with God and his own spirituality,” said Ronan, the pastor at St. Mary - St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Charlestown. Ronan added: “As a priest, I think it’s wonderful. I am very pleased that he has that kind of courage to trust in God, to trust in…
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