Downloadable publication of
Pope’s prayers and homilies now available
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| Image of Saint Michael the Archangel who protests the Church against evil |
The Dicastery for Communication of the Holy See is making
available a downloadable book entitled “Strong in the Face of Tribulation”,
containing prayers, supplications and the Pope’s homilies as “a sure support in
time of trial”.
By Eugenio Bonanata and Fr. Benedict Mayaki, SJ
“A little help offered to all, so as to know how to discern
and experience God’s closeness and tenderness in pain, in suffering, in
solitude and in fear,” writes Andrea Tornielli, the editorial director of
Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, presenting Strong in the Face of
Tribulation: The Church in Communion – a Sure Support in Time of
Trial.
Edited by the Holy See’s Dicastery for Communication, the
digital publication, contains a collection of prayers, intercessions and
homilies to help sustain the Church’s sense of communion amid the coronavirus
pandemic.
Strong
in the Face of Tribulation is available for download free of
charge on the website of the Vatican's publishing house, Libreria Editrice
Vaticana, in PDF format. It is currently available in English, Italian, Spanish
and French.
Contents
The cover of the book carries an image of the Archangel
Michael who “protects the Church against evil and supports us in this difficult
trial, so that this evil may not prejudice our trust in the Father and the
solidarity among us,” writes Tornielli. Rather, these trying times should
become an “opportunity to look at what is truly essential for our lives and to
share the love received from God among all,” especially with those who are most
in need.
Prayers from the Church’s tradition
Strong in the Face of Tribulation contains three
sections. In the first, prayers, rituals and supplications for difficult times
inspired by Christian tradition can be found. It includes, blessings for the
sick, prayers for liberation from evil, and other texts that originate from
various ecclesial contexts and historical eras.
Pastoral indications
The second section is dedicated to the indications given by
the Church on how people can continue to live out a sacramental life even
though coronavirus precautionary measures do not permit their physical
participation in them. It focuses on elements that foster spiritual communion
with the Church, and how to obtain forgiveness from sin despite the
impossibility of receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Pope’s words
The final part is a collection of Pope Francis’s words to
the ecclesial community in these times of trial. It contains all of his
homilies from Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, and the texts of the Sunday Angelus
discourses, beginning from 9 March.
The digital copy of the book will be updated several times a
week in the light of new developments and the “rediscovery” of other treasures
of the Church’s tradition. It can therefore be downloaded several times to keep
abreast of new additions.
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