
Pope Francis Wants Catholics to Rediscover This Book of the Bible
On Wednesday, he focused on the relationship between Ruth, a Moabite woman, and Naomi, her elderly Israelite mother-in-law.
On Wednesday, he focused on the relationship between Ruth, a Moabite woman, and Naomi, her elderly Israelite mother-in-law.
The Holy Father said, ‘Let us silence the weapons; let us stop sowing death and destruction.’
Pope Francis said at the end of the general audience that he wanted everyone to pray together in the pain of this war, asking the Lord for forgiveness and asking for peace.
The Holy Father said at his Wednesday general audience that, while youth is beautiful, “eternal youth is a very dangerous illusion.”
Speaking about God’s tenderness and mercy, Pope Francis said that the “things of God always reach us through the mediation of human experiences.”
Pope Francis also pointed out that Catholics can learn more about St. Joseph from his name, which is Hebrew for “may God increase, may God give growth.”
Pope Francis added that if Catholics did not have the prayer on hand, they could simply pray “Come, Holy Spirit” — as “the Madonna and the Apostles prayed during the days when Christ ascended into heaven.”
In his catechesis, Pope Francis also reflected on the meaning of St. Paul’s exhortation to “walk according to the Holy Spirit.”
Speaking to a packed hall of pilgrims, the Pope continued his cycle of catechesis on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians.
"Children do not have an automatic translator from the heart to life: the heart takes the lead.”
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