Wednesday, 14 July 2021

There is no holiness without sacrifice

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The process of conversion always entails the cross. There is no holiness without sacrifice and without a spiritual battle. #HolyWeek — Pope ...

Christ’s Cross is like a beacon that indicates the port to ships that are still afloat on stormy seas

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Christ’s Cross is like a beacon that indicates the port to ships that are still afloat on stormy seas. It is the sign of the hope that does ...

Along the daily way of the cross, we meet the faces of so many brothers and sisters in difficulty

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Along the daily way of the cross, we meet the faces of so many brothers and sisters in difficulty: let us not pass by, let us allow our hear...

Jesus was lifted up on the cross to descend into our suffering, to plumb the depths of our human experience, to draw near to us and not abandon us in our suffering and our death

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Jesus was lifted up on the cross to descend into our suffering, to plumb the depths of our human experience, to draw near to us and not aban...

The suffering Christ is present in the person of the poor, the excluded, the sick, the hungry, those who bear the mystery of the cross with Him

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During these days, the Church enters into the great meditation of the Lord's Passion. The suffering Christ is present in the person of t...

He achieves glory through humiliation

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What is most amazing about the Lord and his Passover? It is the fact that he achieves glory through humiliation. He triumphs by accepting su...

God is at our side in every affliction, in every fear

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God is at our side in every affliction, in every fear; no evil, no sin will ever have the final word. God triumphs, but the palm of victory ...

We are called to recognize that other living beings have a value of their own in God’s eyes

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We are called to recognize that other living beings have a value of their own in God’s eyes: by their mere existence they bless him and give...

We have realized we are on the same boat

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“Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?” (Mk 4:35-41). We have realized we are on the same boat, all of us fragile and disoriented, but at t...
Monday, 12 July 2021

Fasting helps us love God and our neighbour, because love focuses our attention on others and considers them as one with ourselves

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Those who fast make themselves poor with the poor and "accumulate" the treasure of a love received and shared. Understood and prac...

The Christian is the person who says “yes” to life

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I would like once more to invite everyone to witness to the “Gospel of Life”, to promote and defend life in all its dimensions and at every ...

Dante, prophet of hope

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At this particular moment in history, characterized by many shadows, the figure of Dante, prophet of hope, can help us to advance with seren...

The road that we must travel in order to reach him

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Mary is not only the bridge joining us to God; she is more. She is the road that God travelled to reach us, and the road that we must travel...

Generously welcomed

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#Praytogether for the victims and those reported missing because of the terrible fire that broke out in a #Rohingya refugee camp in Bangla...

For the victims

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I learned with sorrow the news of the recent terrorist attacks in #Niger , which caused the deaths of 137 people. Let us #PrayTogether for ...

I am near the people and the families

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I am near the people and the families affected by the major floods that have caused serious damage in New South Wales in Australia, especial...

Increased solidarity toward those who suffer

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Today is World #Tuberculosis Day. May this annual event foster a renewed interest in the treatment of this disease and increased solidarity...
Sunday, 11 July 2021

May we not let this time of grace pass in vain

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May we not let this time of grace pass in vain, in the foolish illusion that we can control the times and means of our conversion to the Lor...

In this life, we will always have things to do and excuses to offer, but right now is the time to return to God

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How many times have we told the Lord: “Lord, I will come to you later... I can’t come today. Tomorrow I will begin to pray and do something ...

It is a universal symbol and is the source of life and health

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For us believers, “sister water” is not merchandise: it is a universal symbol and is the source of life and health. Many brothers and sister...