Christ has conquered sin and destroyed death, yet the power of His Resurrection is still being brought to fulfilment in our earthly history. Like a small seed of light, that fulfilment has been entrusted to us, to protect it and make it grow. #Easter
Jesus’ passion becomes compassion whenever we hold out our hand to those who feel they cannot go on, when we lift up those who have fallen, when we embrace those who are discouraged. #PalmSunday
When Jesus gazes within us and loves us, what does He see despite our distractions and sins? Jesus sees our fragility, as well as our desire to be loved just as we are. #Catechesis https://t.co/cwmFumHqVH
The #GospelOfTheDay (John 8:1-11) presents us with the episode of the woman caught in adultery. While the scribes and Pharisees want to stone her, Jesus restores the woman's lost beauty, and writes a new story for her.
Jesus’ gaze is not one of reproach, but of mercy. It is that mercy we sometimes struggle to accept, especially when God forgives those who, in our opinion, do not deserve it. #Catechesis
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In the #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 15,1-3.11-32), Jesus shows us the heart of God, who is always merciful toward all. He heals our wounds so that we can love one another as brothers and sisters.
Even if our past seems burdensome, complicated, and perhaps even ruined, we can always give it to God and set out anew on our journey. God is merciful, and He always waits for us!
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The #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 13:1-9) speaks of God's patience, which encourages us to make our lives a time of conversion. The Lord is a patient farmer, carefully tilling the soil of our lives and confidently awaiting our return to Him.
In the face of temptation, we sometimes fall; we are all sinners. Our defeat, however, is not definitive, because after every fall, God lifts us up by His infinite love and forgiveness. #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 4:1-13)
In the #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 6:39-45), Jesus asks us to train our eyes to observe the world well and to judge our neighbour with charity. Only with this caring gaze that does not condemn can fraternal correction become a virtue.
For this coming #Lent, enriched by the grace of the Jubilee Year, I want to offer several reflections on what it means to "journey together in hope" and discover the summons to conversion that God's mercy addresses to each one of us. @vaticanIHD https://t.co/zTXxeNSMmG
In the #GospelOfTheDay, Jesus proclaims blessed those who are poor, afflicted, meek and persecuted. It is a change of mentality, a revolution of perspective. Artists are called to take part in this revolution. The world needs prophetic artists.
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We celebrate the #WorldDayOfTheSick during the #Jubilee2025, in which the Church invites us to be “pilgrims of hope." We are accompanied by the Word of God: “Hope does not disappoint” (Rom 5:5). Hope strengthens us in tribulation. https://t.co/UkAC3Ab5J3
Let us ask the Lord to make our hearts humble and receptive to hear His Word and the cry of our brothers and sisters. May we recognise His presence in the weaknesses and wounds of our world. #GeneralAudience
We were not born to kill but to foster the growth of all peoples. Please ask for peace in your daily prayers. Let us #PrayTogether for #Peace and do penance on behalf of peace.
Dear brothers and sisters who are ill or who care for the suffering, you play a very important part in this #Jubilee2025. Your journey together is a sign for everyone, a hymn to human dignity, a song of hope. The whole Church thanks you for this! @vaticanIHD
With His merciful love, Jesus allows us to recognize every opportunity to encounter the Lord, even in illness, no matter how painful and difficult it may be to understand.