Regina Caeli: With Mercy violence and rancor have no
sense
(Vatican Radio) In his Angelus address in a sunny St Peter’s
Square, Pope France recalled the Church tradition of calling the first Sunday
after Easter “in albis”, an expression he said, meant to recall the rite of
those who had received baptism in white on the Easter Vigil. The Pope went on
to say that in the Jubilee of Year of 2000, St. John Paul II established
that this particular Sunday was to be dedicated to Divine Mercy.
In the last months, the Holy Father said, “we have concluded
the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy and this Sunday invites us to resume the
grace that comes from the mercy of God.”
Drawing inspiration from the Gospel reading of the
day, the Holy Father reminded those present of Jesus’ words,
"receive the Holy Spirit. Those to whom you will forgive sins will be
forgiven ".
Here is the sense of the mercy, the forgiving of sins, noted
Pope Francis, “that occurs on the day of the resurrection of Jesus.”
The Risen Jesus, he continued has sent to his Church,
as a first task, his own mission to bring to everyone the concrete announcement
of forgiveness.
This visible sign of his mercy brings with him the peace of
heart and the joy of a renewed encounter with the Lord.
Mercy said the Pope, makes us realize that violence, rancor,
and revenge have no sense.
Mercy also opens the door of the heart and allows us to
express our closeness, above all to those who are alone and marginalized.
Mercy, in short, said Pope Francis is everyone committed to
being instruments of justice, reconciliation and peace. Let us never forget
that mercy, he concluded, is the keystone in the life of faith, and the
concrete form in which we give visibility to the resurrection of Jesus.
Following the recitation of the Regina Caeli, the Holy
Father remembered the Beatification in Oviedo, Spain on Saturday of Father Luis
Antonio Rosa Ormières an educator who lived in the nineteenth century, and
founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Guardian Angel.
The Pope also greeted Polish pilgrims on the Feast of Divine
Mercy and thanked Caritas Poland for their support of so many families in
Syria.
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