Pope Francis is at it again trying to recreate what has been fulfilled.
Numbers 21:5-9 KJV
And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. [6] And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. [7] Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord , and against thee; pray unto the Lord , that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. [8] And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. [9] And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
--------------
Pilgrims bitten by snakes at Paraguay papal Mass
At least 14 people bitten during Mass conducted by Pope Francis, who has wrapped up his South American tour.
13 Jul 2015 03:38 GMT |
Poverty & Development,
Latin America,
Paraguay,
Pope Francis
-
- 2628
-
- 328
-
-
-
At least 14 people have been bitten by snakes and had to be attended by medics during a Mass conducted by Pope Francis in the Paraguayan city of Asuncion, Al Jazeera has learnt.
The snakebites occurred despite authorities fumigating the muddy grounds of an air force base to protect more than one million pilgrims who attended Sunday's Mass.
Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman, reporting from the venue, said while no one died, the incidents highlighted the difficulties many of the pilgrims had to go through to attend the service.
"They came from all over Paraguay and tens of thousands from neighbouring Argentina, the pope's home country, too," she said.
"They were also at risk of getting dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases, which are especially common during the rainy season."
Our correspondent said many people had spent the previous night at the venue to try to secure a good position to see Francis, who is from Argentina and the first Latin American to head the Roman Catholic Church.
"The pope's personal appeal, especially here in his home continent, is undeniable," our correspondent said.
"With every leg of his trip, Pope Francis added a new layer to his social gospel, to his defence of the poor, criticism of political intolerance and of a world economic order that he says creates widespread inequality .
"Here in Paraguay, where at least a million people turned out for his final Mass, the recurring theme was corruption, which he called the gangrene of society."
Francis also asked for the forgiveness of his church "from those who don't think the way we do".
Pope Francis has received a staff made from the same wood Moses staff was thought to be made of (Book of Adam and Eve?, Book of Enoch?)
------------------
The Latest: Pope's rustic staff is replica of previous 1
.
Associated Press By The Associated Press Jul 6, 2015 11:49 PM
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Here are the latest developments from Pope Francis' trip to South America:
Get Your Grill On
Target Sponsor
___
10 p.m.
Pope Francis is using a rustic pastoral staff during this eight-day visit to South America.
The papal spokesman says the staff is a replica of a wooden staff that was made for Francis by prisoners at an Italian detention facility but then was lost or damaged.
During Francis' trip to the Holy Land last year, he received a replica made from olive wood and he used it Monday at an open-air Mass in Guayaquil, Ecuador, that drew hundreds of thousands of faithful.
The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, says it will likely become the pope's "travel staff" for use on foreign trips.
Talk about faith and perseverance. This verse in particular though says it all ,everything starts with Him if your spirit aint right nothing else will be (Physical, Mental). There has to be a relationship
On these favorites