Adopt a Cardinal

[Piusx]

Originally Posted by dumspirospero

I am officially praying for and choosing Cardinal Ratzinger as my "adopt a Cardinal"...he is the Cardinal I will be praying for....I hope my prayers reach The Holy Spirit.

Can you imagine what it would be Like with Ratzinger in Charge??

That man dont take spit off of anyone.
He would take names and clean house for sure.
I pitty the Priest like Martini and Mahoney if Ratzinger was elected. I would die of happiness if Ratzinger was elected and then lived long enought to fix the broken ship.

Dont miss one important point though:
Never happen.
So, dont build up expectations over this.

In this day, we will not get a good man. It will be either Terramanzi (the wolf in sheep's clothing) or Daneels (the super Liberal) or
someone like them.

The best men that I can see, and I could be way off, is

1.Ratzinger
2. Battista Re
3. Bertone
4. Arenzi

John Paul hand picked all the Cardinals with the exception of two I think, but dont think that will save us.

Pius XII did the same and we got the super Liberal John XXIII anyway.

Who was it? Ike that picked the most conservative man he could find for Supreme Court.....Earl Warren? Look what Warren did to the court!
Nixon picked the most conservative man he could find....Warren Burger. Look how liberal he turned out to be.

Best thing to do is pray to the Holy Spirit.
Pray that the Conclave allows him in the door to influence the voting!!!

PiusX

[mtr01]

Originally Posted by Steph700

Hello All,


Please keep in mind there are something like 170 cardinals and so far only about 30 or 40 of us who are praying in this chain. If you can pray for several, please say so. I figure it's better for me to take 4 guys, pray short prayers for each of them each day than to just have the 1 cardinal I love and have several cardinals not being prayed for at all by our group.

Just a logistical fyi (170 divided by 40 is just about 4 per person).

I the spirit of Steph's post, I will adopt two more Cardinals (leaving room for more people to join the prayer chain.

My new adoptees will be Theodore Cardinal McCarrick of Washington, D.C. (because he's close to home) and Zenon Cardinal Grocholewski of Poland (because I'm like 90% Polish and can pronounce his name )

If you're keeping track, that's Cardinals Keeler, McCarrick and Grocholewski for me. Updated lists to follow....

[mtr01]

List 2
López Rodriguez, Nicolás de Jesús (Dominican Republic) - Aged 68*
Ruini, Camillo (Italy) - Aged 74*
Schwery, Henri (Switzerland) - Aged 72*
Sterzinsky, Georg Maximilian (Germany) - Aged 69*
Vlk, Miloslav (Czech Republic) - Aged 72*
Shirayanagi, Peter Seiichi (Japan) - Aged 76*
Suárez Rivera, Adolfo Antonio (Mexico) - Aged 78*
Ortega y Alamino, Jaime Lucas (Cuba) - Aged 68*
Darmaatmadja, Julius Riyadi (Indonesia) - Aged 70*
Wamala, Emmanuel (Uganda) - Aged 78*
Carles Gordó, Ricardo María (Spain) - Aged 78*
Puljic, Vinco (Bosnia) - Aged 59*
Razafindratandra, Armand Gaétan (Madagascar) - Aged 79*
Sandoval Íñiguez, Juan (Mexico) - Aged 72*
De Giorgi, Salvatore (Italy) - Aged 74*
Rouco Varela, Antonio María (Spain) - Aged 68*
Pengo, Polycarp (Tanzania) - Aged 60*
Rivera Carrera, Norberto (Mexico) - Aged 62*
Jaworski, Marian (Ukraine) - Aged 78*
Pujats, Janis (Latvia) - Aged 74*
Dias, Ivan (India) - Aged 68*
Agnelo, Geraldo Majella (Brazil) - Aged 71*
Rubiano Sáenz, Pedro (Colombia) - Aged 72*

List edited to reflect Icequeen's adoption below....

[icequeen]

OK, I'm in. I have been praying for Cardinal Mahoney because I think that he needs a lot of help from the Holy Spirit to pointed in the right diredtion. I will also pray for Cardinal Schoenborn.

[mtr01]

List 4
Medina Estévez, Jorge Arturo (Chile) - Aged 78*
Castrillón Hoyos, Dario (Colombia) - Aged 75*
Stafford, James Francis (USA) - Aged 72*
Cacciavillan, Agostino (Italy) - Aged 78*
Sebastiani, Sergio (Italy) - Aged 73*
Saraiva Martins, José (Portugal) - Aged 73*
Sepe, Crescenzio (Italy) - Aged 61*
Pompedda, Mario Francesco (Italy) - Aged 75*
Kasper, Walter (Germany) - Aged 72*
Tauran, Jean-Louis (France) - Aged 62*§
Martino, Renato Raffaele (Italy) - Aged 72*§
Marchisano, Francesco (Italy) - Aged 75*§
Herranz, Julian (Spain) - Aged 75*§
Lozano Barragán, Javier (Mexico) - Aged 72*§
Hamao, Stephen Fumio (Japan) - Aged 75*§
Nicora, Attilio (Italy) - Aged 68*§

Lists 1 & 3 have not been changed

[Steph700]

updated...

List 3
Backis, Audrys Juozas (Lithuania) - Aged 68*
Errázuriz Ossa, Francisco Javier (Chile) - Aged 71*
Terrazas Sandoval, Julio (Bolivia) - Aged 69*
Agré, Bernard (Ivory Coast) - Aged 79*
Cipriani Thorne, Juan Luis (Peru) - Aged 61*
Álvarez Martínez, Francisco (Spain) - Aged 79*
Hummes, Cláudio (Brazil) - Aged 70*

Bergoglio, Jorge Mario (Argentina) - Aged 68*
Policarpo, José da Cruz (Portugal) - Aged 69*
Poletto, Severino (Italy) - Aged 72*

Lehmann, Karl (Germany) - Aged 68*
Okogie, Anthony Olubumni (Nigeria) - Aged 68*§
Panafieu, Bernard (France) - Aged 74*§
Zubeir Wako, Gabriel (Sudan) - Aged 64*§
Amigo Vallejo, Carlos (Spain) - Aged 70*§
O'Brien, Keith Michael Patrick (Scotland) - Aged 67*§
Scheid, Eusebio Oscar (Brazil) - Aged 72*§
Antonelli, Ennio (Italy) - Aged 68*§
Bertone, Tarcisio (Italy) - Aged 70*§
Toppo, Telesphore Placidus (India) - Aged 65*§
Pell, George (Australia) - Aged 63*§
Bozanic, Josip (Croatia) - Aged 56*§
Pham Minh Mán, Jean-Baptiste (Vietnam) - Aged 70*§
Quezada Toruño, Rodolfo (Guatemala) - Aged 73*§
Barbarin, Philippe (France) - Aged 54*§[/quote]

[Steph700]

List 2 updated

López Rodriguez, Nicolás de Jesús (Dominican Republic) - Aged 68*
Ruini, Camillo (Italy) - Aged 74*
Schwery, Henri (Switzerland) - Aged 72*
Sterzinsky, Georg Maximilian (Germany) - Aged 69*
Vlk, Miloslav (Czech Republic) - Aged 72*
Shirayanagi, Peter Seiichi (Japan) - Aged 76*
Suárez Rivera, Adolfo Antonio (Mexico) - Aged 78*
Ortega y Alamino, Jaime Lucas (Cuba) - Aged 68*
Darmaatmadja, Julius Riyadi (Indonesia) - Aged 70*
Wamala, Emmanuel (Uganda) - Aged 78*
Carles Gordó, Ricardo María (Spain) - Aged 78*
Puljic, Vinco (Bosnia) - Aged 59*
Razafindratandra, Armand Gaétan (Madagascar) - Aged 79*
Sandoval Íñiguez, Juan (Mexico) - Aged 72*
De Giorgi, Salvatore (Italy) - Aged 74*
Rouco Varela, Antonio María (Spain) - Aged 68*
Pengo, Polycarp (Tanzania) - Aged 60*
Rivera Carrera, Norberto (Mexico) - Aged 62*
Jaworski, Marian (Ukraine) - Aged 78*
Pujats, Janis (Latvia) - Aged 74*

Agnelo, Geraldo Majella (Brazil) - Aged 71*
Rubiano Sáenz, Pedro (Colombia) - Aged 72*

[wisdom 3:5]

List 2 updated

López Rodriguez, Nicolás de Jesús (Dominican Republic) - Aged 68*
Ruini, Camillo (Italy) - Aged 74*
Schwery, Henri (Switzerland) - Aged 72*
Sterzinsky, Georg Maximilian (Germany) - Aged 69*
Vlk, Miloslav (Czech Republic) - Aged 72*
Shirayanagi, Peter Seiichi (Japan) - Aged 76*
Suárez Rivera, Adolfo Antonio (Mexico) - Aged 78*
Ortega y Alamino, Jaime Lucas (Cuba) - Aged 68*
Darmaatmadja, Julius Riyadi (Indonesia) - Aged 70*
Wamala, Emmanuel (Uganda) - Aged 78*
Carles Gordó, Ricardo María (Spain) - Aged 78*
Puljic, Vinco (Bosnia) - Aged 59*
Razafindratandra, Armand Gaétan (Madagascar) - Aged 79*
Sandoval Íñiguez, Juan (Mexico) - Aged 72*
De Giorgi, Salvatore (Italy) - Aged 74*
Rouco Varela, Antonio María (Spain) - Aged 68*
Pengo, Polycarp (Tanzania) - Aged 60*
Rivera Carrera, Norberto (Mexico) - Aged 62*
Agnelo, Geraldo Majella (Brazil) - Aged 71*
Rubiano Sáenz, Pedro (Colombia) - Aged 72*

I will also take Marian Jaworski (Ukraine) and Janis Pujats (Latvia)

[Melissa]

A little more than 2/3 of the Cardinals still available for 'adoption'.

"To be announced" folks, expect a PM tomorrow, and I'll update the lists done by Wisdom 3:5 (and thanks! I didn't have quite the patience for the html'ing).

[Mrs P]

Please assign me more than one cardinal. It's a great idea. Thanks.

Mrs. P

[kwitz]

Originally Posted by Steph700

Folks, here is an update of who is praying for who so far. If you have chosen a duplicate cardinal, please consider choosing a few who aren't covered yet.



kwitz- Pujols
I think this is a great cause for us to be united in! God bless.

Oops, I thought I was clear in a tongue in cheek fashion that Pujols was a St. Louis BASEBALL Cardinal. I most definitely want to be assigned a Church Cardinal to pray for. Sorry for the confusion.

Kris

[Alma]

Hey guys! Haven't you've got it all wrong? If we are praying that the Cardinals open their hearts to the Spirit, shouldn't we be doing the same? Let the Spirit choose a Cardinal for us to pray for, and let's not only pray for him but also try to know more about him, look at his photo, read something and truly feel our brotherhood in Christ.
I have favorites too, but I am willing to let the Spirit lead me, are you?

Alma

ps Someone posted a beautiful prayer (novena for the election of the next Holy Father) on this same section of 'Peter's chair', you may want to use it.

[KateQ]

List 2 updated (again)

López Rodriguez, Nicolás de Jesús (Dominican Republic) - Aged 68*
Ruini, Camillo (Italy) - Aged 74*
Schwery, Henri (Switzerland) - Aged 72*

Shirayanagi, Peter Seiichi (Japan) - Aged 76*
Suárez Rivera, Adolfo Antonio (Mexico) - Aged 78*
Ortega y Alamino, Jaime Lucas (Cuba) - Aged 68*
Darmaatmadja, Julius Riyadi (Indonesia) - Aged 70*
Wamala, Emmanuel (Uganda) - Aged 78*
Carles Gordó, Ricardo María (Spain) - Aged 78*
Puljic, Vinco (Bosnia) - Aged 59*
Razafindratandra, Armand Gaétan (Madagascar) - Aged 79*
Sandoval Íñiguez, Juan (Mexico) - Aged 72*
De Giorgi, Salvatore (Italy) - Aged 74*
Rouco Varela, Antonio María (Spain) - Aged 68*
Pengo, Polycarp (Tanzania) - Aged 60*
Rivera Carrera, Norberto (Mexico) - Aged 62*
Agnelo, Geraldo Majella (Brazil) - Aged 71*
Rubiano Sáenz, Pedro (Colombia) - Aged 72*

I will add Sterzinsky (Germany) and Vlk, Miloslav (Czech Republic) to my adoption list. Kate

[harveyc]

Sorry for coming in so late; please assign me someone. I'll take anyone, but might be able to focus my efforts better if you gave me someone from Portugal (or both of them). I half-jokingly say I'd like to move from California to Portugal where abortions are illegal (for now).

[nan]

I'll pray for Keith O'Brien, the Cardinal from Scotland. He was born in Ireland on St. Patrick's Day, by the way.