Pope General Audience: English
Summary
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| Pope Francis during the weeklyGeneral Audiencein Paul VI Hall.(vatican Media) |
Pope Francis concludes his catechesis on the Ten
Commandments during the Wednesday General Audience, reflecting on the Ten
Commandments in the light of Christ. The official summary in English follows.
Dear brothers and sisters: In this, our final catechesis on
the Ten Commandments, we reflect on how, in the light of Christ, the Decalogue
should be seen not as a series of rules, but rather the guide to an authentic
human life that comes to fulfilment in the love, joy and peace born of
obedience to the Father’s will. Our Lord came not to abolish the Law but
to fulfil it. The Holy Spirit, by enabling us to live a new life in
Christ, takes away our hearts of flesh and opens them to the holy desire to
abandon sin and to be conformed to Jesus’ own heart, his love and his
desires. The Ten Commandments invite us first to enter into a faithful
and loving relationship with God our Father, to reject every false idol that
enslaves us, and to find our authentic rest in the freedom of Christ and the
Holy Spirit. They then teach us how to live redeemed lives, marked by
fidelity, integrity and honesty towards our neighbour. The commandments
show us the face of Christ and open the door to the new life of grace; by
accepting God’s offer of saving love, we find our true selves and the source of
a joy that will never end.
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