“YOU ARE A BELOVED SON OF GOD…NOTHING IN LIFE CAN EXTINGUISH HIS LOVE FOR YOU.” POPE FRANCIS GENERAL AUDIENCE (Feb. 20, 2019) Catechesis of the Holy Father Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! Today’s audience takes place in two places. First I met with the faithful of Benevento, who were in Saint Peter’s, and now with…
Category: Divine Filiation
WE ARE HEIRS OF GOD, CO-HEIRS WITH CHRIST (Rm 8:17). A Sermon of St. Ambrose.
WE ARE HEIRS OF GOD, CO-HEIRS WITH CHRIST. A Sermon of St. Ambrose. The person who puts to death by the Spirit the deeds of our sinful nature will live, says the Apostle. This is not surprising since one who has the Spirit of God becomes a child of God. So true is it that…
CALL GOD ‘FATHER’ BECAUSE TRULY HE IS!
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POPE FRANCIS: DO WE REALLY CONSIDER GOD AS OUR FATHER?
POPE FRANCIS: WHEN WE PRAY THE “OUR FATHER”, LET’S REALLY BELIEVE THAT GOD IS OUR FATHER! “How often do we pray the “Our Father” without really thinking of God as our Father?”: asks Pope Francis. If only we could really assimilate the profundity and greatness of our condition as children of God, with a…
POPE FRANCIS: “OUR SURNAME IS GOD.”
CONSIDER THIS ALWAYS: GOD IS YOUR LOVING FATHER. YOU ARE HIS CHILD. The frequent consideration of our divine filiation should have real and constant influence in all the activities of our daily life. This objective reality of ours will keep us optimistic, serene and confident that God is always in charge and wants the best…
SPIRITUAL CHILDHOOD: RECEIVE THE KINGDOM OF GOD LIKE A CHILD.
RECEIVE THE KINGDOM OF GOD LIKE A CHILD. “And they were bringing children to him, that he might touch them; and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it he was indignant, and said to them, Let the children come to me, do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God….
DIVINE FILIATION: WE ARE CHILDREN OF GOD.
DIVINE FILIATION: WE ARE CHILDREN OF GOD. Through Baptism it we are born to a life of grace. We are “given power to become children of God … born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God (Jn 1:13).” We are children of God,…
SEEK GOD IN THE DEPTHS OF YOUR SOUL IN GRACE.
SEEK GOD IN THE DEPTHS OF YOUR SOUL IN GRACE. “Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst (1 Cor 3:16)?” “The Blessed Trinity has fallen in love with man (St. Josemaria),” and our thanksgiving should be continuous, for we are united to Christ, we share…
POPE FRANCIS: WE HAVE A LOVING FATHER WHO NEVER FORGETS US. LET US TRUST HIM.
POPE FRANCIS: WE HAVE A LOVING FATHER WHO NEVER FORGETS US. LET US TRUST HIM. Dear brethren in Christ, below is a ZENIT translation of the address Pope Francis gave today, Feb. 26, 2017, before and after praying the midday Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter’s Square. Happy reading and meditation! +++POPE’S ADDRESS…
CHRISTMAS NOVENA 8. Dec. 24: Awake, mankind! For your sake God has become man (St. Augustine) AV summary (1:15s) & text.
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POPE FRANCIS: BECOME LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN TO RECEIVE GOD’S CONSOLATION. Audiovisual summary and text.
POPE FRANCIS: BECOME LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN TO RECEIVE GOD’S CONSOLATION. Audiovisual summary and text. Dear brethren in Christ, I encourage you to read and meditate Pope Francis’ beautiful homily on spiritual childhood and God’s consolation. In it, he reminded that God comforts us as a mother comforts his children in our heart, when we…
POPE FRANCIS: WHAT IS OUR SPIRITUAL IDENTITY? WE ARE ALL GOD’S BELOVED CHILDREN!
POPE FRANCIS: WHAT IS OUR SPIRITUAL IDENTITY? WE ARE ALL GOD’S BELOVED CHILDREN! Dear brethren in Christ, we read in yesterday’s Gospel how God the Father revealed that Jesus is His Beloved Son and we must listen to Him. In today’s Sunday Mass, we pray to “Almighty ever-living God, whom, taught by the Holy Spirit,…