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POPE-AUDIENCE Jan-5-2005 (390 words) xxxi
Pope, Vatican audience observe silent prayer for tsunami victims
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As the countries of the European Union marked an official day of mourning for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunamis, Pope John Paul II once again asked people to join him in prayer for the dead and those left "in great difficulty."
Ending the pope's Jan. 5 audience precisely at noon, papal aides announced that the pope and the Vatican were joining people throughout Europe in observing three minutes of silence and prayer for the tsunami victims.
The pope remained on the stage of the audience hall, the lights were dimmed, and the pilgrims, Vatican officials and security guards stood with their heads bowed.
After the three minutes of silence, an official led the recitation of the Lord's Prayer, the Hail Mary and a prayer for the dead.
During his audience talk, the pope prayed that Mary would watch over the world and protect it during the New Year, "marked as it is by a deep concern for the sufferings which the people of Southeast Asia are presently undergoing."
He repeated a Marian antiphon sung by cantors at the beginning of the audience: "Loving Mother of the Redeemer, Queen of Peace, assist your people, defend them from all danger, be with the church on her journey to our heavenly home."
The audience had its lighter moments, as well. In addition to greeting more than a hundred visitors individually and kissing dozens of babies and children, the pope revealed his loyalty to the soccer team in the Polish city where he was archbishop.
At the audience, the pope told Polish-speakers that the Krakow Sports Club was celebrating its 100th anniversary.
"I have been tied to them for years," he said, wishing the team "much success on the sports field and in its educational activity."
Members of the team also had a private afternoon audience with the pope Jan. 4.
At the private gathering, the pope told club members, "I know that in the course of this century there were years of splendor, but difficult times were not lacking.
"I am pleased to hear that the past couple years have brought new successes," he said. "I hope that there are even more."
The pope encouraged team members to be examples of how sports can form character and teach "the nobility of competition and solidarity."
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