Pope Francis' General Audience:
English summary
Pope Francis holds his weekly General Audience via live
streaming from the Vatican Library continuing his catechesis on the Beatitudes.
Dear Brothers and Sisters: In our continuing catechesis on
the Beatitudes, we now turn to the seventh Beatitude: “Blessed are the
peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God” (Mt 5:9).
One kind of peace can be seen in the biblical term Shalom, which
signifies an abundant, flourishing life. A second idea is the modern notion
of interior serenity. Yet this second type of peace is incomplete since
spiritual growth often occurs precisely when our tranquillity has somehow been
disturbed. In this Easter season we see Jesus bringing the gift of his
own peace, a fruit of his death and resurrection. The Lord bestows his
gift not as the world does – where “peace” is often purchased at the expense of
others – but by destroying hostility in his own person (cf. Eph 2:14).
A peacemaker, then, is someone who, by God’s grace, imitates Jesus in bringing
reconciliation to others by giving of themselves, always and everywhere!
Those who do so are true children of God and show us the way of true
happiness. Once again, I wish you all a happy Easter, in the peace of
Christ!
I greet the English-speaking faithful joining us through the
media. In the joy of the Risen Christ, I invoke upon you and your
families the loving mercy of God our Father. May the Lord bless you!
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