Pope Francis: synthesis of general audience catechesis
(Vatican Radio) The witness
of God’s merciful love which the Church, as mother, is called to give was at
the center of Pope Francis’ Wednesday general audience address.
The catechesis 10 Aug
audience, which was held this week in the Vatican’s Paul VI hall, is the latest
in a series of addresses connected to the Jubilee Year of Mercy.
Below, please find the
official English-language summary of the Pope’s catechesis, which was delivered
in Italian:
Dear Brothers and Sisters: In
our continuing catechesis for this Holy Year of Mercy, we now consider the
miracle of Jesus’ raising of the son of the widow of Nain. Jesus, moved by
compassion for the grief of a mother, directly confronts the reality of death
and restores life to her young son. This encounter before the town gates can
inspire our own encounter with the Lord’s life-giving mercy as we pass through
the Holy Door on our Jubilee pilgrimage. We approach that Door bringing with us
our entire past, its joys and sorrows, trusting that Jesus will grant us a new beginning
and revive our hope in his promises. The new life given to the son of the widow
of Nain reminds us that we too have been raised from the dead and given new
life in Christ through the grace of baptism. The Church has become our mother
and we are called to be witnesses of God’s merciful love before the world.
During this Jubilee Year, may we turn once more to Jesus, for he is the Door
leading to salvation and new life. May the divine mercy which we have received
pass from our hearts to our hands, and find expression in our practice of the
corporal and spiritual works of mercy.
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