Pope Francis: God Is Present ‘in Everyday Things’
Francis spoke about the season of Advent from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square.
Francis spoke about the season of Advent from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square.
After the Angelus, the Holy Father clicked on a tablet and became the first person to register for World Youth Day 2023.
‘We notice that the Holy Spirit speaks, but not of himself: He announces Jesus and reveals the Father,’ the Holy Father told pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square June 12.
‘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.
‘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.
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.’
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 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.”
“Mary’s secret is humility,” Pope Francis said, noting that the poet Dante called the Virgin Mary “humbler and loftier than any creature.”
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