Pope Francis’ Angelus address focused on the words of Jesus from Sunday’s Gospel, including the Lord’s “severe criticisms” of the scribes and Pharisees, and His directions to Christians “of all times,” including our own. Christ’s saying that “the scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses” and His command to “do [...]
Pope Francis delivered the homily at Mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square. Today’s celebration can be said to be bittersweet. It is joyful and sorrowful at the same time. We celebrate the Lord’s entrance into Jerusalem to the cries of his disciples who acclaim him as king. Yet we also solemnly proclaim the Gospel [...]
March 24, 2013, Sunday -- "Prepare well" "Prepare well – prepare spiritually above all – in your communities, so that our gathering in Rio may be a sign of faith for the whole world."--Pope Francis, Homily, Palm Sunday Mass, this morning in St. Peter's Square, to young people planning to go to World Youth Day in [...]
