There's also one for "Courage". An excellent address that also serves as an apt Rosary meditation: Pope Francis: ‘Humility is the Only Way That Leads us to God’ General Audience Catechesis: The birth of Jesus ... “Let’s think: the Creator of the universe… He was not given a place to be born!” the Pope said. “Humility leads us also to the essentials of life, to its truest meaning, to the most trustworthy reason for why life is truly worth living. “Humility alone opens us up to the experience of truth, of authentic joy, of knowing what matters. Without humility we are ‘cut off’, we are cut off from understanding God and from understanding ourselves. Humility is needed to understand ourselves, all the more so to understand God.” Following is the Holy Father’s full commentary, provided by the Vatican: More at: Pope Francis: 'Humility is the Only Way That Leads us to God' – Exaudi Exaudi, a bit of a new website for me.
A beautiful quote from Pope Francis: “Humility alone opens us up to the experience of truth, of authentic joy, of knowing what matters. Without humility we are ‘cut off’, we are cut off from understanding God and from understanding ourselves. Humility is needed to understand ourselves, all the more so to understand God.” And I daresay to begin to grasp the Humility of God, visit frequently Our Lord in the Tabernacle. He through whom every created thing came to be, awaits a visit. If you have just one available minute stop at the Church you are driving by and adore Him Who holds everything in existence and Who will give us Grace for our day! Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the Precious Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, present in all Tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the many outrages, sacrileges, and indifferences by which He is offended. By the eternal Merits of His Most Sacred Heart, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and in union with St. Joseph, I beg of Thee the conversion of poor sinners!
God bless Pope Francis, if only he could practice what he preaches. Or am I being a mean cradle Catholic? Yes! peeved about the TLM.
Very good words, which further proves our Holy Pope Francis is the vicar we need right now. He does practice what he preaches, in our country he humbled the socialists who have stopped attacking the Catholic Church because of him, and he's also responsible for adding one of the greatests priests into the group of missionaries of mercy. On the other hand his detractors are constantly mocking him, defaming him, lying, displaying arrogance, ignorance, pride, and showing a total lack of respect and humility. Let's all humble ourselves and pray for the intentions of this Holy Pontiff.
Humility is fine in leadership. But real leaders do not leave their followers confused with contradictory messages. Good leaders have a clarity of message that is easily understood. When Christ spoke the truth he was nailed to a cross.
As you know the mind of our humble Holy Father, perhaps you can lift my spirits a bit, and tell me why the Cardinals who asked for clarity in the Dubia were snubbed by our beloved Pope Francis. 2 of them have died waiting, and 2 remain ignored but still alive, no doubt being humbled as well as publicly humiliated, yet keeping silent as lambs. Lambs ready for the slaughter. Viva Christo Rey, and fear not I do not hate or disrespect our Holy Father. I love him and do sincerely pray for him; for he carries a heavy burden before God where one day he will have to answer for his part in the destruction of Holy Faith. Of course I don't think he is personally responsible, but every soul disheartened and distressed by his actions now carry a burden not intended for the foot soldiers of Jesus Christ, when we are sent into confusion and discouragement about who we are supposed to obey. God and His Ten Commandments ? The WHO, Bill Gates and George Soros ? I don't believe humble means door mat. Maybe I am mistaken. We must Keep Watch and Pray.
Of course the socialist have stopped attacking the Catholic Church under his watch. He has turned the Mystical Body of Christ into a Marxist organisation. He has not done this entirely himself, he has just attempted to complete the job in preparation for a good sixty years or more from what we hear. We are best not to get into debate about all this. We are only able to Keep Watch and Pray dear God will send Holy Father assistance from Heaven to deal with those who have infiltrated Holy Mother Church and put the Holy Father in this dreadful predicament. God help him, God help all of us.
Interesting how the forum suddenly seems to have been flooded with enthusiastic fans of the current pope. James 4:4 ESV / You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
Oh! How utterly prophetic. May You most Holy God and Father forgive me for any hand, act or part I have played in causing You to be so angry with us. For the sake of the sorrowful Passion of Your dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Merciful Jesus cover the whole world with Your most precious Blood, that You may purify, cleanse, heal and restore us That we may be more pleasing in the Sight of dear God the most High. Glory and praise and thanks be always and ever proclaimed in Your favour Oh God, our God and in Truth our beloved Heavenly Father. Amen
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