Pope Francis holds General Audience: English Summary
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis continued his catecheses
on Christian hope during his Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter's Square,
reflecting on how the Holy Spirit makes us abound in hope as St. Paul writes in
Romans 15,13-14.
Please find below the official English-language
synthesis of the Pope's catechesis:
Dear Brothers and Sisters: As we prepare to celebrate
the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, our catechesis on Christian
hope now turns to the Spirit and his saving work. Saint Paul concludes
his Letter to the Romans by praying that “the God of hope” will make us “abound
in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Rom 15:13). As a gift of
the Spirit, hope is both an anchor (cf. Heb 6:18-19) giving us security amid
the storms of life, and a “sail” driving us forward towards the safe harbour of
eternal life. The Spirit bears witness within our hearts to the consoling
truth of God’s promises and the inheritance that awaits us as his beloved sons
and daughters (cf. Rom 8:16). Filled with this hope, we can become, in
the words of Cardinal Newman, “consolers in the image of the Paraclete…
advocates, helpers and bringers of comfort” to others. The Spirit, who
brings hope to all creation (cf. Rom 8:20-22), also inspires in us love and
respect for this world in which we live. May this Pentecost find us, like
Mary and the Apostles, gathered in prayer, and may the gift of the Holy Spirit
make us “abound in hope”.
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