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Homily given at solemn vespers at San Gregorio by Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul IIThe Holy Father's homily Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, 1. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing" (Eph 1:3). It is in this same spirit of profound thanksgiving that we are gathered for this evening prayer. For me this is a particularly happy moment, also because we are meeting in the very place from which Pope Gregory the Great sent the monk Augustine and his companions to Britain. Many centuries separate us from that event, centuries during which the Gospel seed sown in your land…1996-12-05Texttext/htmlhttps://iarccum.org/doc/1123ARCIC-II 377/96https://iarccum.org/doc/1123enARCIC-II : Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission II : Miscellaneous documentsCatholic documents : Addresses, greetings, & homiliesVisits between Canterbury and Rome : Addresses, greetings, & homilieshttps://iarccum.org/doc/1119https://iarccum.org/doc/1120https://iarccum.org/doc/1121https://iarccum.org/doc/1124https://iarccum.org/doc/1122https://iarccum.org/doc/24