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Pope Francis at audience: our faith an anchor in heaven
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis held his weekly General Audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, during which he continued his catechetical reflections on the theme of Christian hope, focusing specifically on the final words of comfort and consolation the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew records Our Lord speaking to the  disciples immediately before ascending into heaven and taking His place at the right hand of the Father. “‘I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world. (Mt 28:20)’” began Pope Francis in his main catechesis, quoting the very last words of Matthew’s Gospel. “These last words of the Gospel of Matthew,” he went on to say, “recall the prophetic proclamation we find at its beginning: ...

9 Easter quotes from Pope Benedict XVI on his 90th birthday
Ever since his birth and Baptism, Pope Benedict has been tied to the mystery of Easter. Pope Benedict XVI was born 90 years ago on April 16, 1927, which happened to also be Holy Saturday. On that same day, Pope Benedict’s parents brought him to the church to be baptized at the Easter Vigil ceremonies, a providential occurrence as he was born at 8:30 in the morning and at the time the anticipated liturgy was also celebrated in the morning. As a result, his first full day of life, both on earth and in the Church, was Easter. It is a special connection that has lasted his whole life and has resulted in many profound reflections on the “feast of all feasts” ...

Lent is a key time to open ourselves to the light of Christ and let go of all the “false lights” that lead us away
Pope Francis said Lent is a key time to open ourselves to the light of Christ and let go of all the “false lights” that lead us away from him, taking us instead down a path of darkness marked by our own selfishness. “If now I were to ask you, do you believe that Jesus is the Son of God? Do you believe that he can change your heart? Do you think you can see reality as he sees it, not as we do? Do you believe that he is light, that he gives us the true light?” the Pope asked March 26, telling pilgrims to respond in silence. The walk in the light of Christ means to convert, he ...

The Holy Eucharist in the Life of Bl. Teresa of Calcutta
Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta writes: “These desires to satiate the longings of Our Lord for souls of the poor — for pure victims of his love — goes on increasing with every Mass and Holy Communion” (MFG, p. 19). For this reason back in 1946-47 when she was writing the very first Constitutions for the future Congregation of the Missionaries of Charity which she was asked by Jesus, her Crucified Spouse, to found, she writes: ‘The Sisters should use every means to learn and increase that tender love for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament” (R. 34; MFG, p. 31). Bl. Teresa not only renewed daily her “call within a call” to give wholehearted free service to the poorest of ...

What is the Purpose of Lent?
Every year it is the same thing: Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of a new season in the Catholic Church. The Calendar of Catholic events doesn’t change. We are different persons, though. The Lenten season changes everything and strengthens the appeal of the Church in our present moment. It’s because we are different individuals that we can experience a different Lent in our lives. In a few words, Lent is a time of renewal for the whole Church, for each community, and each Christian. Above all, it is a “time of grace” (2 Cor 6:2). The first week of this renewal season begins with Jesus going into the desert for forty days. In a similar way, we are also called ...

Pope Francis: When we want to give up, God helps us persevere
On Wednesday Pope Francis said each person must strive to imitate the perseverance and consolation of God, which not only gives us the strength to keep going, but also to help others who are in difficulty. “Perseverance we can also define as patience; it’s the ability to support, to remain faithful, even when the weight seems to become too big, unsustainable, and we are tempted to negatively judge and abandon everything and everyone,” the Pope said March 22. Consolation, on the other hand, “is the grace of knowing how to welcome and show in every situation, even those largely marked by delusion and suffering, the presence and compassionate action of God.” He noted how these two attitudes are highlighted by ...

How God wants guide the young people for the next WYD in Panama in 2019?
Message of the Holy Father Francis for the XXXII World Youth Day (Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017) Dear Young Friends, Here we are, on the road again, following our great meeting in Kraków, where we celebrated the Thirty-first World Youth Day and the Jubilee for Young People as part of the Holy Year of Mercy. We took as our guides Saint John Paul II and Saint Faustina Kowalska, the apostles of divine mercy, in order to offer a concrete response to the challenges of our time. We had a powerful experience of fraternity and joy, and we gave the world a sign of hope. Our different flags and languages were not a reason for rivalry and division, but an opportunity ...

The Holy Father Francis’ video message for the 32nd World Youth Day (Palm Sunday, 9 April 2017)
Today, 21 March 2017, the Holy Father’s Message to young people in preparation for the 32nd World Youth Day 2017 was published. The Day will be celebrated at diocesan level on 9 April 2017, Palm Sunday, on the theme: “The Mighty One has done great things for me” (Luke 1:49). This year, to encourage wider dissemination of the Message, Pope Francis wished to present it to young people throughout the world with a video in which he indicates certain themes from the document and invites them to undertake the path of spiritual preparation leading to the next international celebration of World Youth Day, scheduled to take place in Panama from 22 to 27 January 2019. The following is the full ...

Do you know The Way of Peace?
Let’s say you want to explore the world and see with your own eyes some of the most beautiful landmarks you have only heard about it on tv. You know there is much more than what you see on your daily basis: new places, new cultures, new food and costumes. You may even find a variety of vegetation, animals and other wonders of nature that will amaze you for days. So you may ask yourself, “how should I begin?” A good and experienced traveller will tell you that planning your journey is one of the most important things to do before you start. It will save you time, keep you focused on your goal, save you money and will prepare ...

Pope: ‘a culture of mercy renews hearts and opens up to a new reality’
Pope says it is faith that allows us to perceive the reality of the person, his or her incomparable dignity which is not limited to material goods, to social, economic and political problems, but as a person created in the image and likeness of God, a brother, a sister, a neighbor for whom we are responsible. This is why, Pope Francis continues, human promotion, the authentic liberation of man, does not exist without the proclamation of the Gospel “for the most sublime aspect of human dignity lies in this vocation of man to communicate with God”. Pope Francis recalls that in the Bull of Indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy he expressed the hope that “the year to come ...
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