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LISBON —In his most direct condemnation of the sexual abuse crisis that has swept the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI Tuesday said that the “sins inside the church” posed the greatest threat to the church, adding that “forgiveness does not substitute justice.”

“Attacks on the pope and the church come not only from outside the church, but the suffering of the church comes from inside the church, from sin that exists inside the church,” Benedict told reporters aboard his plane en route to Portugal, speaking about the abuse crisis.
“This we have always known, but today we see it in a really terrifying way, that the greatest persecution of the church does not come from the enemies outside but is born from the sin in the church,” he added. “The church has a profound need to relearn penance, to accept purification, to learn on the one hand forgiveness but also the necessity of justice. And forgiveness does not substitute justice.”

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Thank you to all those who took part in our first website Novena for the Church, Pope and Priests. As it was such a great success, it has been decided that the Novena will stay on the site so that pilgrims can say this Novena at anytime. God Bless

We therefore propose a nine day Novena for the holy Father's intentions through the Intercession of our Lady Queen of Peace, and will start it on 15th August 2010. The Feast of the Assumption.

The Novena will be based on the prayers at the end of Mass in Medjugorje, that is The Apostles Creed followed by the 7 Our Fathers, 7 Hail Mary's and 7 Glory Be's. Our Lady Queen of Heaven pray for us, Our Lady Queen of peace pray for us.

The Novena

DAY 1:(Our Lady's own words). 15th August
"What I started at Fatima will be finished in Medjugorje. My Immaculate Heart will triumph"
We pray for the Intentions of Our Holy Mother and for Her protection of Pope Benedict and the entire Church

The Apostiles Creed
7 Our Fathers,
7 Hail Mary's,
7 Glory Be's.
Our Lady Queen of Heaven pray for us, Our Lady Queen of peace pray for us.


DAY 2) 16th August
"PRAY PRAY, PRAY! Do not be discouraged! Be in Peace because God gives you the grace to defeat satan."
We pray for the intentions of Our Holy Mother and for Her protection of Pope Benedict and the entire Church

The Apostiles Creed
7 Our Fathers,
7 Hail Mary's,
7 Glory Be's.
Our Lady Queen of Heaven pray for us, Our Lady Queen of peace pray for us.


DAY 3) . 17th August
"I ask you to pray in a special way for the Holy Father and for the Priests"
We pray for the intention of Our Holy Mother and for Her protection of Pope Benedict and the entire Church

The Apostiles Creed
7 Our Fathers,
7 Hail Mary's,
7 Glory Be's.
Our Lady Queen of Heaven pray for us, Our Lady Queen of peace pray for us.


DAY 4) 18th August
"My Beloved Son - I beseech You to be willing to forgive the world its great sin, through which it offends You"
We pray for the intentions of Our Holy Mother and for Her protection of Pope Benedict and the entire Church.

The Apostiles Creed
7 Our Fathers,
7 Hail Mary's,
7 Glory Be's.
Our Lady Queen of Heaven pray for us, Our Lady Queen of peace pray for us.


DAY 5) 19th August
"THERE ARE MANY SOULS IN PURGATORY. THERE ARE ALSO PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN CONSECRATED TO GOD - SOME PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS. FOR THEIR INTENTIONS - AT LEAST THE LORD'S PRAYER, THE HAIL MARY AND THE GLORY BE SEVEN TIMES EACH AND THE CREED. RECOMMEND IT TO YOU"
We pray for the intentions of Our Holy Mother and for Her protection of Pope Benedict and the entire Church

The Apostiles Creed
7 Our Fathers,
7 Hail Mary's,
7 Glory Be's.
Our Lady Queen of Heaven pray for us, Our Lady Queen of peace pray for us.


DAY 6) 20th August
"Yearn also in the name of those who have not come to know the perfection of the good. You will be more pleasing to God"
We pray for the intentions of our Holy Mother and for Her protection of Pope Benedict and the entire Church.

The Apostiles Creed
7 Our Fathers,
7 Hail Mary's,
7 Glory Be's.
Our Lady Queen of Heaven pray for us, Our Lady Queen of peace pray for us.


DAY 7) 21st August
PRAY ALL THREE MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY DAILY FOR NON-BELIEVERS AND ATTEND MASS SPECIALLY FOR THEM ONCE A MONTH. God knows what their own needs are which they must bring to HIM"
We pray for the intentions of Our Holy Mother and for Her protection of Pope Benedict and the entire Church.

The Apostiles Creed
7 Our Fathers,
7 Hail Mary's,
7 Glory Be's.
Our Lady Queen of Heaven pray for us, Our Lady Queen of peace pray for us.


DAY 8) 22nd August
"In My Messages, I recommend to everyone and to the Holy Father in particular, to spread the Message which I have received from My Son at Medjugorje. I wish to entrust to the Pope the word with which I came here: 'MIR' (Peace) which he must spread everywhere."
We pray for the intentions of our holy Mother and for Her protection of Pope Benedict and the entire Church.

The Apostiles Creed
7 Our Fathers,
7 Hail Mary's,
7 Glory Be's.
Our Lady Queen of Heaven pray for us, Our Lady Queen of peace pray for us.


DAY 9) 23rd August
"Help my Son with your prayers in order that you might be able to spread Peace and Love to others because that is now most necessary for you in this time of intense battle with satan".
We pray for the intentions of our holy Mother and for Her protection of Pope Benedict and the entire Church.

The Apostiles Creed
7 Our Fathers,
7 Hail Mary's,
7 Glory Be's.
Our Lady Queen of Heaven pray for us, Our Lady Queen of peace pray for us.

Thank you to Moira Cross who inspired this and who formulated this Novena.