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"God guides our lives with love and always does, and even amid the problems and sufferings, this certainty nourishes hope and courage," said the Pope to Angelus on the third Sunday of the year. Advent, Sunday of joy.
Raimundo de Lima – Vatican City
"Consciousness that in difficulties, we can always address the Lord and that he never refutes our invocations, is a great cause of joy," said the Pope Francis in the prayer of the Angelus at noon on the third Sunday of Advent (12/16)
In fact, the Holy Father stressed that the liturgy invites us to joy on this Sunday , pointing out the words with which the prophet Zephaniah addresses the small part of the people of Israel: "Rejoice, daughter of Zion, shout for joy, Israel, rejoice and rejoice in all things. your heart, daughter of Jerusalem! "(3:14).
"The inhabitants of the holy city are called to rejoice because the Lord has revoked their condemnation," said the pontiff, adding: "To shout with joy, to exult, to rejoice: such is the invitation of this Sunday". – to attend the Sunday liturgy – that God forgave, did not want to punish, therefore, there is no more reason for sadness and unease for the people, but everything leads to a joyful gratitude towards God, who always wants to save and save those he loves.
Sunday Gaudete Sunday of Joy
The love of the Lord for his people is incessant, comparable to the tenderness of the father for the children, the husband for his wife, as says Zephaniah: "Rejoice "Go to your house, he will renew you for his love, he will rejoice for you with a shout of joy" (v. 17). "It is, it is said, a Sunday of joy.
This prophetic call is particularly appropriate as we prepare for Christmas, said the pope, "because it applies to Jesus, to the Immanuel, to God." – for us: his presence is a source of joy. "
" The words of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin are like an echo of the words of the prophet. What does the Archangel Gabriel say? "Rejoice, full of grace, the Lord is with you" (Lk 1,28). That is to say, rejoice, said Notre Dame. In a lost village of Galilee, in the heart of a young woman unknown to the world, God is arousing the spark of happiness in the whole world. "
And today, the same announcement is addressed to the Church called to welcome the Gospel become flesh, a concrete life and said to the Church:" Rejoice! , small Christian community, poor and humble, but beautiful in my eyes because I want my kingdom, you are hungry and thirsty for justice, you prostrate with patience with texture of peace, I did not follow the powerful ones of the moment, but you will remain faithful to the poor side.
In the presence of the Lord, our heart in joy
"If we walk like this, in the presence of the Lord, our heart will always be in our hearts joy The joy of a high level, when there is plenty, the humble joy of each day, it is peace. "
Francis reminded us that even in the liturgy of this Sunday, Saint Paul exhorts us not to be anxious. without hope, but to present our requests to God in all circumstances. , our needs, our worries, "with prayers and supplications."
"No worry, no fear will ever be able to take away the serenity that does not come from human things, human consolations: not the serenity that comes from God, the knowledge that God guides our lives with love and the fact always in the midst of problems and sufferings, this certainty nourishes hope and courage. "
The Advent, Time of Conversion
But to welcome the invitation of the Lord to joy, the Holy Father continued, we must be people willing to question . What does it mean? "Just like those who, after hearing the preaching of John the Baptist, ask him," You preach like this. And what should we do? What should I do? (Lk 3:10) & # 39; This question is the first step towards the conversion that we are invited to undertake at the moment of Advent. "
In his message of welcome to the various groups of faithful and pilgrims present, the Pontiff recalled that last week it was approved in Marrakech.Morocco, the Global Compact for a safe, orderly and regular migration, which is intended as a frame of reference for the international community.
I therefore hope that the international community, "through this instrument, will be able to act with responsibility, solidarity and compbadion for those who, for various reasons, have left their country, and I entrust this intention to your prayers, "said the Pope
Blessing of the Bambinelli, images of the Child Jesus (19659007), directed by Francisco especially to children of Rome, present on St. Peter's Square for the blessing of "Bambinelli", images of the Child Jesus to place in the crib.
The Pope blessed the images of the child Jesus in pointing out that the Holy Spirit will place in their hearts the humility, the tenderness and the goodness of Jesus. "It's the real Christmas! It's so for you and your family."
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