“In days past, the church has shown us how there can be a drama of resisting the Spirit.”
Pope Francis
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Pope Francis: ‘persecution is the church’s daily bread’
The story of the martyrdom of Stephen led the pope to remark on how persecution has been part of Christian history for 2000 years.
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Pope: Everyday saints and martyrs carry the church forward
It is “the saints of ordinary life, and the martyrs of today that carry the church forward.”
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God and money are ‘irreconcilable’ masters, Francis stresses in morning homily
“Money is the enemy of harmony; money is selfish.”
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Pope Francis: Do we say ‘yes’ to God the way Mary did?
“Mary’s ‘yes’ opens the door to Jesus’ ‘yes’: I have come to do your will, this is the ‘yes’ that Jesus carries with him throughout his life, until the cross.”
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Pope Francis: ’The Lord walks with us through the ’dark valleys’ of our lives’
“Why does a child suffer? I do not know: it is a mystery to me.”
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Pope Francis: we must recognize our sinfulness to receive God’s mercy
“We ask the Lord for the grace of fidelity. And the first step on this path towards fidelity is to admit you are a sinner.”
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Pope Francis: When God forgives, he also forgets
“When God forgives, his forgiveness is so great that it is as though God forgets.”
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Pope Francis: we are not saved by political or clerical parties
God’s salvation does not come from great things, from power or wealth, nor from clerical or political parties, but from the small and simple things of God.
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Pope Francis: To truly live our faith, we must see the poor who are near to us
“Am I a Christian in name only, on the path of lies? Or am I a Christian on the path of life, that is, of works, of actions?”