Maryjos suggested a while ago that it might be a nice idea to open a thread for birthday greetings. However, since there are likely to be other types of events we would want to acknowledge as well, such as various anniversaries and hopefully the initiation into the church soon of a few of our members, I am labelling this thread, "Celebrations". Now that the thread exists, everybody has to let us know when their birthday arrives. You don't have to tell how old you are if that is something you would rather hide, but you do need to let us know when the birthday is here. Same thing for other great occasions so we can acknowledge them properly.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JIL

I know your birthday was a couple of days ago and I already wished you well but congratulations again. One can never celebrate a birthday too much. Well, actually I guess you can go overboard celebrating but not congratulating so happy birthday plus a couple days extra!

...PAPA'S SECOND NAME-DAY TODAY! Dear St. Benedict of Norcia, Patron of Europe, pray for this Benedict who faces a challenge to civilization as grave as you did in your time, if not more so.

The church was dark as we processed in, the only light coming from the Easter candle and our candles. Thus began my homecoming. I took the name Marie for Confirmation. I was chosen to bring the gifts to the front of the church. As I knelt after my First Communion I heard a particular song in my head and heart. The song was "Arrival" by the 1970's group ABBA; it's instrumental with only background voices. It reminds me of the ships that brought immigrants to America... the first sight of land... people gathering on the deck to view the 1 thing that they longed to see - the Statue of Liberty... Like these immigrants the last year has been 1 of a journey... a journey of faith... of wanting to see the Lord in a new - different light. Not that I wasn't a Christian before... but I had never seen him in THE FULL LIGHT before. I don't look at this as the end of a trip but only the beginning of a great journey!

It's Easter Day and Joseph Ratzinger was born 79 years ago today, an Easter child then as now. Ad multos annos!!!

Nan I am so pleased to read of your homecoming - praise the Lord!!

Happy Easter to all of you - FROHE OSTERN wünsche ich euch allen!

Buona Pasqua!

and.......

Happy Birthday, Papa, wishing you all the best for the coming years.

Beatrice has put together this beautiful 'card' to commemorate Papa's first Holy Week as Pope,
and I thought it was most appropriate for an Easter greeting.
'Luce sul nostro cammino" - Light along our way



A HAPPY AND BLESSED EASTER TO ALL

We look forward to Year-2 of the Benedictine Papacy and all the Christian joy our beloved Holy Father will continue to bring to the world.
And to us, most especially - his loving and devoted Benaddicts.

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A beautiful collage from Beatrice. Thank you!!
Nan, I ’m so glad you’ve found your way ”home”. Congratulations!!
Happy Birthday, dear Papa!! We love you!!
And finally, happy Easter to all!!

HOORAY!!!! Our forum is fixed. Satan has been repelled again at Easter!!!
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Happy Easter to everyone!

A very special day today to celebrate - "Un Anno d'Amore" as they write on the Italian Forum, and it is true. What a wonderful year that we could spend together with Papa. And I remember that I was so nervous on that 19th April 2005 because I didn't know whether I really wanted "my Cardinal" to become Pope. But now I know that it had to be him and Papa is getting younger every day.

This thread hasn't been used since April 19th... and what a day THAT was!!! But in the true sense of the thread I would like to announce that I will be celebrating my birthday tomorrow June 1st.

NanMN

so, let me be the first one here to wish you a



Have a good day tomorrow!

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Happy Birthday for June 1st, Nan!
You're the tops - a great friend! How lucky Simone was to bump into you in Rome! I love the happy photos of the two of you!
Love ya!
Mary x
KEEP DRINKING FANTA!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NAN!!

Happy birthday, Nan!!! May your next year bring you many new joys and blessings. What a shame we can't all really share a big cake together!! June is such a great month to have a birthday too.

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Dearest Nan,

All the best birthday wishes I send to thee.
They come from the heart, they come from me.

Happy birthday to you Nan. May all your wishes come true

Dear Nan

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

May your all dreams come true

Sorry, Nan, if it's just from all of us, but if our Beloved Benedict knew it was your birthday, he would say as well:
MANY HAPPY RETURNS of the day!!!
Sybella

PS: Now, I guess, is the moment when we should start singing 'For she's a jolly good fellow...'

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NAN

I hope you have a joyous day and year. Can we sing Happy Birthday and cut Music's cake now? It looks terrific.

Dear Nan - I wish you a most blessed birthday, your first as a Catholic. May the Holy Spirit be with you always to guide and comfort you with divine grace.

Thank you all for the warm birthday greeting... the flowers and that cake... I mean, it's gotta be good if there is chocolate involved!!! thanks again

[singing] Happy Birthday to u,Happy Birthday to u ,Happy Birthday dear Nan ,Happy Birthday to U !!!!!!!!!! [end of song]
I pray to God on this day that u will make all your whishes come true and that u will have a very long,healthy and happy life !!!

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but if our Beloved Benedict knew it was your birthday, he would say as well:
MANY HAPPY RETURNS of the day!!!

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..and he would give you a piece of his PAPST BENEDIKT XVI TORTE! That cake looks SO yummy, I wish we could see what's inside. But you can be sure that it's like Papa - very, very sweet.

Papa would say: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Nan!
I say : Gratulerer med dagen, Nan!

Lucky to have a friend like U!

A blessed Pentecost Sunday to each and every one of you!

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Sybella,

I thought I noticed earlier that you wrote that you had been confirmed this weekend. I wanted to congratulate you on that. As the bishop told us when I was confirmed, now you are a soldier of Christ and must cherish, protect, and defend the faith in a mature way, no longer as a child. I don't suppose they say that any more but it is a big deal and worth celebrating. Congratulations!!

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