Dear friends, Let me share with you some quotable quotes from POPE FRANCIS, whom I admire very much! I am so inspired by his wisdom and knowledge in proclaiming the Gospel. I hope you too. Pope Francis is CHRIST-CENTERED! I got these quotes from Columbia Staff. 1. Addressing the College of Cardinals two days after his election, Pope Francis said wisdom is like a good wine that improves with age. 2. Later, to youth gathered in St Peters Square for Palm Sunday, he said, With Christ, the heart never grows old! 3. On Following Christ, he said: Ours is not a joy born of having many possessions, but from having encountered a Person, Jesus, in our midst; it is born from knowing that with him we are never alone, even at difficult moments, even when our lifes journey comes up against problems and obstacles that seem insurmountable, and there are so many of them! And in this moment the enemy, the devil, comes, often disguised as an angel, and slyly speaks his word to us. Do not listen to him! LET US FOLLOW JESUS! – Homily, March 24 CHRIST OPENED THE PATH TO US. He is like a roped guide climbing a mountain who, on reaching the summit, pulls us up to him and leads us to God. If we entrust our life to him, if we let ourselves be guided by him, we are certain to be in safe hands, in the hands of our Savior, of our advocate. – Audience, April 17 4. On The Christian Life, he said: Being Christian is not just obeying orders but it means being in Christ, thinking like him, acting like him, loving like him; it means letting him take possession of our life and change it, transform it, and free it from the darkness of evil and sin. ... Let us show the joy of being children of God, the freedom that living in Christ gives us which is true freedom, the freedom that saves us from the slavery of evil, of sin and of death! – Audience, April 10 5. On Grace And Forgiveness, he said: Sometimes it may seem as though God does not react to evil, as if he is silent. And yet God has spoken. He has replied, and his answer is the cross of Christ: a word that is love, mercy, forgiveness. – Address, Good Friday, March 29 This is the invitation which I address to everyone: Let us accept the grace of Christs resurrection! Let us be renewed by Gods mercy; let us be loved by Jesus; let us enable the power of his love to transform our lives, too; and let us become agents of this mercy, channels through which God can water the earth, protect all creation and make justice and peace flourish. – Urbi et Orbi Message, Easter (Emphasis mine.) I hope and pray all the Catholics will find renewal by his words.
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