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Let us allow ourselves to be 'infected' by St. Joseph's silence! We need it greatly, in a world that is often too noisy, that does not favor meditation or listening to the voice of God.

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Pope Benedict XVI
Age: 97
Born: 1927
Born: April 16
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Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger
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