Pope Francis: General Audience English Summary
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday
continued his catechesis on Christian hope and invited all
Christians to welcome so many of our brothers and sisters forced to leave their
homes in search of a better life.
Launching Caritas Internationalis’ “Share
the Journey” campaign, the Pope pointed out that no one deserves to be
robbed of hope by a soulless and materialist society.
He was speaking to crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for
the weekly General Audience.
Please find below the official translation of the Pope’s
Catechesis:
Dear Brothers and Sisters: In our continuing
catechesis on Christian hope, I would now like to reflect on the importance of
combatting all that threatens our hope. As the ancient story of Pandora’s
box teaches us, hope remains as the treasure enabling mankind to face with
trust in God’s providence every evil let loose in this world. In our own
day, hope motivates so many of our brothers and sisters forced to leave their
homes in search of a better life, but also those who welcome them, “sharing the
journey” with them and trusting in a better tomorrow. Hope is especially
the virtue of the poor. As the mystery of Christmas teaches us, God came
into this world among the poor, to bring the good news of our salvation.
Hope is also the virtue of the young, who deserve not to be robbed of it by an
often soulless and materialist society. Hope’s greatest enemy is
spiritual emptiness, the “noon-day devil” that tempts us to stop fighting and
to yield to discouragement. Let us ask the Lord for the grace to hope
more firmly in his promises, confident that his victory over the world will
fill our hearts with joy as we face the future and all that it has in store for
us.
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