At this Sunday’s Angelus, Francis reflected on the testimony of John the Baptist regarding Jesus, after having baptized him in the Jordan River. According to the Pope, John the Baptist’s statement reveals his “spirit of service. He had been sent to prepare the way for the Messiah and he had …
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angelus Angelus Dómini nuntiávit Mariæ.Et concépit de Spiritu Sancto.Holy Mary… Ecce ancilla Domini.Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.Holy Mary… Et Verbum caro factum est.Et habitávit in nobis.Holy Mary… Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei genetrix.Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi. Oremus.Gratiam tuam, quǽsumus, Dómine,mentibus nostris infunde;ut qui, Ángelo nuntiánte, Christi Fílii tui incarnatiónem …
Read More »Pope: humility, way to encounter God and brothers
angelus Angelus Dómini nuntiávit Mariæ.Et concépit de Spiritu Sancto.Holy Mary… Ecce ancilla Domini.Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.Holy Mary… Et Verbum caro factum est.Et habitávit in nobis.Holy Mary… Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei genetrix.Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi. Oremus.Gratiam tuam, quǽsumus, Dómine,mentibus nostris infunde;ut qui, Ángelo nuntiánte, Christi Fílii tui incarnatiónem …
Read More »Pope Francis: We must have the gaze of Christ who looks for the lost, with compassion
angelus Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae.Et concépit de Spíritu Sancto.Holy Mary… Ecce ancilla Domini.Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.Holy Mary… Et Verbum caro factum est.Et habitávit in nobis.Holy Mary… Pray pro nobis, sancta Dei génetrix.Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi. Orémus.Gratiam tuam, quǽsumus, Domine,mentibus nostris infuse;ut qui, Ángelo nuntiánte, Christi Fílii tui incarnatiónem …
Read More »The Pope: we must use the goods of this world to take care of the weakest
angelus Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae.Et concépit de Spíritu Sancto.Holy Mary… Ecce ancilla Domini.Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.Holy Mary… Et Verbum caro factum est.Et habitávit in nobis.Holy Mary… Pray pro nobis, sancta Dei génetrix.Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi. Orémus.Gratiam tuam, quǽsumus, Domine,mentibus nostris infuse;ut qui, Ángelo nuntiánte, Christi Fílii tui incarnatiónem …
Read More »Pope: letting yourself be disturbed by those who have left, like God who suffers when we leave
angelus Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae.Et concépit de Spíritu Sancto.Holy Mary… Ecce ancilla Domini.Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.Holy Mary… Et Verbum caro factum est.Et habitávit in nobis.Holy Mary… Pray pro nobis, sancta Dei génetrix.Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi. Orémus.Gratiam tuam, quǽsumus, Domine,mentibus nostris infuse;ut qui, Ángelo nuntiánte, Christi Fílii tui incarnatiónem …
Read More »The Pope: Jesus’ narrow door makes us capable of welcoming true life
“The measure is Jesus and his Gospel: not what we think, but what he tells us. Therefore, it is a narrow door not because it is destined for a few, but because being of Jesus means following him, committing to life in the love, in service and in the gift …
Read More »Pope Francis: Magnificat, “the song of hope”
At this Monday’s Angelus, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which we will celebrate in Brazil next Sunday, the Pope explained the meaning of the Magnificat, the song of the Mother of Jesus that was transmitted to us by the Gospel of Luke, which narrates the …
Read More »Pope: True faith is a lit fire to keep us awake and industrious
angelus Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae.Et concépit de Spíritu Sancto.Holy Mary… Ecce ancilla Domini.Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.Holy Mary… Et Verbum caro factum est.Et habitávit in nobis.Holy Mary… Pray pro nobis, sancta Dei génetrix.Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi. Orémus.Gratiam tuam, quǽsumus, Domine,mentibus nostris infuse;ut qui, Ángelo nuntiánte, Christi Fílii tui incarnatiónem …
Read More »Remembering grandparents in a special way, was the Pope’s request to journalists
On this World Grandparents Day, the Pope asked journalists on the flight that takes him to Canada to remember their grandparents in a special way. Furthermore, he asked that the elderly men and women religious, the grandparents of the consecrated life, should not be hidden, as “they are the wisdom …
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