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a couple of brother roger links

Here is the link of the message that Brother Alois shared at Brother Roger's funeral.

Often Brother Roger repeated these words: “God is united to every human being without exception.” This confidence carried and will carry the ecumenical vocation of our little community. With the whole Church we want to believe this reality and to do everything to express it with our life. Brother Roger had all human beings in his heart, from every nation, in particular young people and children. We want to continue in his steps.

He lifted up this prayer as well. It seems that the woman who murdered Brother Roger has a name.

God of goodness, we entrust to your forgiveness Luminiţa Solcan who, in an act of sickness, put an end to the life of Brother Roger. With Christ on the cross we say to you: Father, forgive her, she does not know what she did.

After Brother Alois gave his address, Cardinal Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for the Unity of Christians, spoke and celebrated the Eucharist, together with the priest brothers of Taizé. This is what gives me such hope that the ecumenical effort is far from dead, but is actually gaining steam. Reconciliation is not a dream or vain hope, but a reality. Brother Roger never relinquished his Reformed roots.

Posted by tripp at August 30, 2005 08:56 AM