Pope Angelus: The novelty of Christianity is God's
mercy
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis during his Angelus address on
Sunday told pilgrims in St Peter’s Square that the great novelty of
Christianity is a God who, though disappointed by our sins, is merciful.
“God continues to put in place the "new wine" of
his vineyard, that is, mercy. There is only one impediment to the tenacious and
tender will of God: our arrogance and our presumption, which sometimes can
becomes violence.”
Those were Pope Francis’ words to pilgrims in St Peter’s
Square during his Angelus address, as he reflected on this Sunday’s
liturgy, the parable of the vine-growers.
The Pope recounted the story of the vine growers who are put
in charge of the vineyard by their Master, but abuse their position to the
point of killing the owner’s son.
The Holy Father described this Gospel passage as a love
story which had both positive and negative moments.
A God who does not avenge
Pope Francis said that in order to understand how God the
Father responds to those opposed to his love, the Gospel passage proposes the
question, "when will the master of the vineyard arrive and what will he do
to those growers?" This question, the Pope noted, “stresses that the
disappointment of God for the wicked behaviour of men is not the last word.
Here is the great novelty of Christianity: a God who, though
disappointed by our mistakes and our sins, does not fail in his word, does not
stop and above all it does not avenge”.
The Holy Father went on to say that, faced with these
attitudes and where no fruit is produced, the Word of God warns that, "the
kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will bear
fruit".
The urgency of responding with good fruits to the call of
the Lord, who calls us to become his vineyard, explained Pope Francis, “helps
us to understand what is new and original in Christianity. It is an invitation
to enter this love story, becoming a lively and open vine, rich in fruit and
hope for everyone.”
At the end of the Angelus, the Pope recalled the
Beatification on Saturday in Milan of Father Arsenio da Trigolo, a priest of
the Capuchin Friars Minor saying, “we praise the Lord for this humble disciple,
who even in adversity and trials never lost hope.”
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