Below you have the ZENIT translation of the address Pope Francis gave February 24, 2019, before praying the midday Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter’s Square. +++ Before the Angelus: Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! This Sunday’s Gospel (Cf. Luke 6:27-38) relates to a key and characterizing point of the Christian life: love…
Category: Love of Neighbour
DAILY FORMS OF FORGIVENESS
DAILY FORMS OF FORGIVENESS Family unity is more than merely living together, just as peace is more than merely the absence of war. In a home or a business, although no major conflicts may be present, subtle walls can sometimes be raised behind which people try to protect themselves from others. These walls can even…
31st Sunday of Ordinary Time (B): THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT.
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DO IT FOR JESUS!
THE LOVE FOR OUR NEIGHBOR WHICH GOD ASKS OF US MUST BE DONE OUT OF LOVE FOR JESUS. Christianity cannot be reduced to a kind of agency for “doing good”. It is not a mere philanthropy, though noble in itself. It is much more than that. Service of our neighbour acquires supernatural value when it…
NOV. 3: SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES. ST. JOHN XXIII’S SERMON DURING HIS CANONIZATION.
NOV. 3 ST. MARTIN DE PORRES. ST. JOHN XXIII’S SERMON DURING HIS CANONIZATION. Born in Lima, Peru, St. Martin (1579-1639), a Dominican lay brother, was noted for his work on behalf of the poor, establishing an orphanage and a children’s hospital. He maintained an austere lifestyle, which included fasting and abstaining from meat. Among the…
30th Sunday O.T. (A). THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT OF ALL.
30th Sunday O.T. (A). THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT OF ALL: LOVE GOD WITH YOUR ALL. OUTLINE Love what God commands. The love which God asks from us: total and authentic. “Almighty ever-living God, increase our faith, hope and charity, and make us love what you command, so that we may merit what you promise.” Opening…
LORD, I DO NOT WANT TO CRUCIFY YOU AGAIN.
LORD, I DO NOT WANT TO CRUCIFY YOU AGAIN. “From the Cross hangs Our Lord ‘s -now lifeless – body. The people, seeing what had been done, went home beating their breasts (Luke 23:48). Now that you have repented, promise Jesus that, with his help, you will not crucify him again. Say it with faith….
HOLINESS IS MADE UP OF LITTLE THINGS DONE WITH GREAT LOVE FOR GOD AND FOR OTHERS.
HOLINESS IS MADE UP OF LITTLE THINGS DONE WITH GREAT LOVE FOR GOD AND FOR OTHERS. Many people have the wrong notion that holiness consists in carrying out extraordinary things in this life. Quite the contrary: Our Lord wants us to know that He seeks our love in the little things of each day. We…
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