My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, each of the Roman pontiffs has its very
personal hallmark, the stamp of Pope Francis is very clear: he’s spent much of his
life as a pastor, and this (extract of his) homily, once again, reflects what
he’s seen and experienced among people in the pews[1]:
«Those who approach the Church should find the doors open and not find
people who want to control the faith.
The Gospel tells us that Jesus rebukes the disciples who seek to remove
children that people bring to the Lord to bless (…) The faith of the People of
God is a simple faith, a faith that is perhaps without much theology, but it
has an inward theology that is not wrong, because the Spirit is behind it. If
you want to know who Mary is go to the theologian and he will tell you exactly
who Mary is. But if you want to know how to love Mary go to the People of God
who teach it better. The people of God are always asking for something closer
to Jesus, they are sometimes a bit 'insistent in this. But it is the insistence
of those who believe. I remember once, coming out of the city of Salta, on the
patronal feast, there was a humble lady who asked for a priest's blessing. The priest
said, 'All right, but you were at the Mass' and explained the whole theology of
blessing in the church. You did well: 'Ah, thank you father, yes father,' said
the woman. When the priest had gone, the woman turned to another priest: 'Give
me your blessing!'. All these words did not register with her, because she had
another necessity: the need to be touched by the Lord. That is the faith that
we always look for, this is the faith that brings the Holy Spirit. We must
facilitate it, make it grow, help it grow (…) We think today of Jesus, who
always wants us all to be closer to Him, we think of the Holy People of God, a
simple people, who want to get closer to Jesus and we think of so many
Christians of goodwill who are wrong and that instead of opening a door they
close the door of goodwill... So we ask the Lord that all those who come to the
Church find the doors open, find the doors open, open to meet this love of
Jesus. We ask this grace». As you can see, many ideas to ponder, food for
the soul! ■ Fr. Agustin, pastor.jueves, 13 de junio de 2013
Food for the soul...
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, each of the Roman pontiffs has its very
personal hallmark, the stamp of Pope Francis is very clear: he’s spent much of his
life as a pastor, and this (extract of his) homily, once again, reflects what
he’s seen and experienced among people in the pews[1]:
«Those who approach the Church should find the doors open and not find
people who want to control the faith.
The Gospel tells us that Jesus rebukes the disciples who seek to remove
children that people bring to the Lord to bless (…) The faith of the People of
God is a simple faith, a faith that is perhaps without much theology, but it
has an inward theology that is not wrong, because the Spirit is behind it. If
you want to know who Mary is go to the theologian and he will tell you exactly
who Mary is. But if you want to know how to love Mary go to the People of God
who teach it better. The people of God are always asking for something closer
to Jesus, they are sometimes a bit 'insistent in this. But it is the insistence
of those who believe. I remember once, coming out of the city of Salta, on the
patronal feast, there was a humble lady who asked for a priest's blessing. The priest
said, 'All right, but you were at the Mass' and explained the whole theology of
blessing in the church. You did well: 'Ah, thank you father, yes father,' said
the woman. When the priest had gone, the woman turned to another priest: 'Give
me your blessing!'. All these words did not register with her, because she had
another necessity: the need to be touched by the Lord. That is the faith that
we always look for, this is the faith that brings the Holy Spirit. We must
facilitate it, make it grow, help it grow (…) We think today of Jesus, who
always wants us all to be closer to Him, we think of the Holy People of God, a
simple people, who want to get closer to Jesus and we think of so many
Christians of goodwill who are wrong and that instead of opening a door they
close the door of goodwill... So we ask the Lord that all those who come to the
Church find the doors open, find the doors open, open to meet this love of
Jesus. We ask this grace». As you can see, many ideas to ponder, food for
the soul! ■ Fr. Agustin, pastor.
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