Celebrations at which Benedict will be presiding in May and June: Rosary, ordinations, Pentecost in St. Peter’s Square, Vigil of Pentecost with the ecclesial communities and new movements – what a fascinating gathering that will be.

The first such gathering  – a "World Congress" – of these New Movements was convened by John Paul II on Pentecost, 1998. Was it the first and only so far? Someone enlighten me. Anyway, here’s the text of John Paul’s mesage to that gathering.