by SrDeniseSickinger | Apr 12, 2021 | Accompaniment, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, Merciful Compassion, Merciful like the Father, Messages of the Holy Father, Pope Francis
Pope: “Having received mercy, let us now become merciful” On the feast of Divine Mercy on Sunday, Pope Francis urges Christians to open themselves to Christ’s mercy, which He grants through peace, forgiveness, and His wounds. In turn, they are asked to share this mercy with others. By Robin Gomes “Let us be renewed by the peace, forgiveness, and wounds of the merciful Jesus. Let us ask for the grace to become witnesses of mercy. Only in this way will our faith be alive and our lives unified. Only in this way will we proclaim the Gospel of God, which is the Gospel of mercy.” This is the exhortation that Pope Francis offered in his homily at Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday, which is celebrated on the second Sunday of Easter. “For if love is only about us, faith becomes arid, barren and sentimental. Without others, faith becomes disembodied. Without works of mercy, it dies,” the Pope said. He celebrated the Mass at the 16th century Church of Santo Spirito in Sassia, close to the Vatican, which St. Pope John Paul II in 1994 designated as the official Divine Mercy church in Rome. Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the Church of...
by SrMaryTerzo | Apr 6, 2021 | Pope Francis
FRIENDS and SERVANTS of the WORD April 6, 2021 EASTER TUESDAY WORD of the DAY Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb and saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet where the Body of Jesus had been. And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken my Lord, and I don’t know where they laid him.” When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” She thought it was the gardener and said to him, “Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,” which means Teacher. Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Mar 27, 2021 | Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, Holy Week, Pope Francis, video
Seven Days with Pope Francis At the start of the last week of Lent, Pope Francis asked all Christians to witness to the cross of Christ, the mystery we will contemplate during Holy Week. By Felipe Herrera-Espaliat The Angelus on Sunday and the General Audience both took place in the library of the Apostolic Palace due to anti-Covid precautionary measures. These same measures will characterise the Holy Week/Easter liturgies in which a small number of the faithful will be present. The Pope assures us that as we continue to face a time of trial, Mary Most Holy is close to us with her maternal tenderness. Source: Seven Days with Pope Francis – Vatican...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Mar 27, 2021 | Films, Pope Francis
The film “Francesco” on Discovery+ “Francesco”, the documentary film directed by Evgeny Afineevsky dedicated to Pope Francis, is to be streamed globally from Sunday, 28 March. Speaking about his experience with the film, Afineevsky says: “What I admire most about the Pope is the way he brings people together” VATICAN NEWS Premiered at the Rome Film Festival, the film “Francesco”, by Oscar-nominated director Evgeny Afineevsky, will begin streaming globally on Sunday 28 March on Discovery+ channel, following an opening in virtual cinemas. “It is an honor to host the global premiere of Francesco on Discovery+, spotlighting an intimate look at one of the world’s most beloved and influential leaders, Pope Francis”, said Lisa Holme, Group SVP of Content and Commercial Strategy for Discovery, Inc. Relating his film on Pope Francis to his previous films, and in particular the one on Syria, the Afineevsky told Vatican News: “In my two previous films, I realized that humanity was in a crisis and I saw how movies and my visual storytelling could help bring attention to the important world issues of today’s world and create a call for action. I could see how my films were able to bring innocent and important voices of people from...
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