
Results from Tag: 'angelus'


Pope Francis: Ask the Holy Spirit to Awaken Your Desire to Pray
‘May the Virgin May help us to keep our heart awaken to welcome this time of grace that God offers to us,’ the Holy Father prayed March 13, the ninth anniversary of his pontificate.

Pope Francis: ‘The Lord Always Surprises Us’
‘The Lord asks us for an open mind and a simple heart. May Our Lady, model of humility and willingness, show us the way to welcome Jesus,’ the Holy Father said Jan. 30.

Pope Francis Calls for Day of Prayer for Ukraine
On Word of God Sunday, the Holy Father encouraged everyone to read and reread a small passage of Scripture every day: ‘It will bring us the newness and joy of God.’

Pope Francis: ‘Jesus Is the Good Shepherd Who Comes to Seek Us’
The Holy Father told the faithful: ‘On this first Sunday of the year, I renew to you all the Lord’s blessings of peace and good. In joyful moments and in sad ones, let us entrust ourselves to him, he who is our strength and our hope.’

Pope Francis: To Seek Status Over Service is a Spiritual Illness
Pope Francis emphasized that “God is love and love is humble, it does not exalt itself, but descends like the rain that falls to the earth and brings life.”

Pope Francis on Assumption Feast: ‘Humility is the Way that Leads to Heaven’
“Mary’s secret is humility,” Pope Francis said, noting that the poet Dante called the Virgin Mary “humbler and loftier than any creature.”

Pope Francis Prays the Angelus from His Hospital Balcony
Pope Francis said that even when Catholic hospitals face economic difficulties, it is vital to remember that “the Church’s vocation is not to have money, but to serve, and service is always free.”

Pope Francis Applauds Beatification of Monks Who Died Protecting the Eucharist
‘When Jesus draws near to us, he fills us with joy,’ the Holy Father said April 18.

Pope Francis: Remember the Closeness, Compassion, and Tenderness of God
Reflecting on the Gospel reading for the day, Pope Francis suggested that the leper’s encounter with Jesus contained two “transgressions”: the man’s decision to approach Jesus and Christ’s reaching out to him.