At the centre is charity. beatitudini - e più in generale del Vangelo di Gesù - la loro carta di identità. It is always better to be meek, for then our deepest desires will be fulfilled. Prima di mostrare cosa fare per diventare santi, Francesco si sofferma nel primo capitolo sulla “chiamata alla santità” e rassicura: c’è una via di perfezione per ognuno e non ha senso scoraggiarsi contemplando “modelli di santità che appaiono irraggiungibili” o cercando “di imitare qualcosa che non è stato pensato” per noi (n. 11). Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. [117] In the life of God’s pilgrim people, there can be many simple gestures of pure adoration, as when “the gaze of a pilgrim rests on an image that symbolizes God’s affection and closeness. DANS LE MONDE ACTUEL. Could the Holy Spirit urge us to carry out a mission and then ask us to abandon it, or not fully engage in it, so as to preserve our inner peace? Otherwise, holiness will remain no more than an empty word. Scarica l'articolo in pdf * * * Saint John Chrysostom said that God pours into us the very source of all his gifts even before we enter into battle. [15] FRANCIS DE SALES, Treatise on the Love of God, VIII, 11. When, in God’s presence, we examine our life’s journey, no areas can be off limits. [8] In the moving ecumenical commemoration held in the Colosseum during the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, he stated that the martyrs are “a heritage which speaks more powerfully than all the causes of division”. Here, it could be of help to consider a difficulty that young people experience: that of “understanding the term discernment, which is not in their lexicon, even if the need to which it refers is felt.”[20] In the Instrumentum Laboris (IL) of the Synod of Bishops on young people, the testimony of one young man was significant. 168. Be holy by loving and caring for your husband or wife, as Christ does for the Church. Ultimately, discernment leads to the wellspring of undying life: to know the Father, the only true God, and the one whom he has sent, Jesus Christ (cf. Even though it includes reason and prudence, it goes beyond them, for it seeks a glimpse of that unique and mysterious plan that God has for each of us, which takes shape amid so many varied situations and limitations. Boldness and apostolic courage are an essential part of mission. He bids us spend our lives in his service. 165. This experience became a source of great wisdom for this humble daughter of Africa”. [10] Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium, 11. Are you a parent or grandparent? In our times too, many Christians, perhaps without realizing it, can be seduced by these deceptive ideas, which reflect an anthropocentric immanentism disguised as Catholic truth. The spectator does not fully understand these constant congratulations, but the players do. 171. You can adjust all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the left hand side. 116. In the Eucharist, the one true God receives the greatest worship the world can give him, for it is Christ himself who is offered. In this way they can embrace Saint Paul’s exhortation: “Weep with those who weep” (Rom 12:15). A Christian cannot think of his or her mission on earth without seeing it as a path of holiness, for “this is the will of God, your sanctification” (1 Thess 4:3). All of us, but especially the young, are immersed in a culture of zapping. 62. For this reason, in the Gospel of Luke we do not hear the words, “Be perfect” (Mt 5:48), but rather, “Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. [107] I think especially of the three key words “please”, “thank you” and “sorry”. They will benefit us; they will make us genuinely happy. Esse sono come la carta d'identità del cristiano [.] Let us listen once more to Jesus, with all the love and respect that the Master deserves. [90] Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia (19 March 2016), 311: AAS 108 (2016), 439. “Remove vexation from your mind” (Eccl 11:10). [78] In such a society, politics, mass communications and economic, cultural and even religious institutions become so entangled as to become an obstacle to authentic human and social development. 26. Without the wisdom of discernment, we can easily become prey to every passing trend. For each disciple, it is essential to spend time with the Master, to listen to his words, and to learn from him always. Not only from evil in general and in an abstract manner, but from the evil one, an expression that “indicates a personal being who assails us” (GE 160). This holiness to which the Lord calls you will grow through small gestures. EXHORTATION APOSTOLIQUE. And when there is this void, this unease, one must discern.”, The fourth aid offers a criterion to be used to verify the mission, focusing on the tension between the great and the small. [34] Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (24 November 2013), 94: AAS 105 (2013), 1060. We will find it hard to feel and show any real concern for those in need, unless we are able to cultivate a certain simplicity of life, resisting the feverish demands of a consumer society, which leave us impoverished and unsatisfied, anxious to have it all now. He rejoiced when his disciples made progress in preaching the Gospel and overcoming the opposition of the evil one: “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven” (Lk 10:18). See More We must not domesticate the power of the face of Christ”. 115. Certainly there can be no love without works of love, but this Beatitude reminds us that the Lord expects a commitment to our brothers and sisters that comes from the heart. During the 1975 Holy Year, Pope Paul devoted to joy his Apostolic Exhortation Gaudete in Domino (9 May 1975): AAS 67 (1975), 289-322. If you are unable to suffer and offer up a few humiliations, you are not humble and you are not on the path to holiness. 1 Jn 4:19). Dal “coraggio” di lasciarsi “trafiggere” dal dolore altrui e averne “compassione” – mentre il “mondano ignora e guarda dall’altra parte” (nn. Altri articoli in 12/18 Gaudete et exsultate. [26] Cf. cit. “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy”, 80. He depends on us to love the world and to show how much he loves it. He calls us to share in the life of those most in need, the life lived by the Apostles, and ultimately to configure ourselves to Jesus who, though rich, “made himself poor” (2 Cor 8:9). We can cooperate to make that possible, even if we may not always see the fruit of our efforts. This is incomprehensible on a purely natural level, and the world mocks any such notion. Contenuto trovato all'interno – Pagina 286... il senso gl'impediscono a conseguire il fine ultimo della beatitudine ; però il Salvator nostro diceva ai suoi discepoli : Beati eritis cum maledixerint vobis homines et persecuti vos fuerint ; e di poi seguita : Gaudete et exultate ... Gaudete et exsultate è, invece, una 'semplice' esortazione, non nata da una vera e propria necessità. For that matter, the Church has always taught that charity alone makes growth in the life of grace possible, for “if I do not have love, I am nothing” (1 Cor 13:2). A must-read on all the present issues alive in the Church. We should always remember that discernment is a grace. Alla fine, disincarnando il mistero, preferiscono "un Dio senza Cristo, un Cristo senza Chiesa, una Chiesa senza popolo" (n. 37). Ex 34:6-9; Wis 11:23-12:2; Lk 6:36). Let us ask for the apostolic courage to share the Gospel with others and to stop trying to make our Christian life a museum of memories. After the resurrection, when the disciples went forth in all directions, the Lord accompanied them (cf. [48] Cf. [82], 99. 144). En ce jour où nous célébrons la Toussaint et notre appel à la sainteté, la liturgie nous propose les Béatitudes. He wants us to be positive, grateful and uncomplicated: “In the day of prosperity, be joyful... God created human beings straightforward, but they have devised many schemes” (Eccl 7:14.29). We are never completely ourselves unless we belong to a people. “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”. In Stock. IL TESTO / IL . And if there are times in our community when we question what ought to be done, “let us pursue what makes for peace” (Rom 14:19), for unity is preferable to conflict.[74]. Naturally, this attitude of listening entails obedience to the Gospel as the ultimate standard, but also to the Magisterium that guards it, as we seek to find in the treasury of the Church whatever is most fruitful for the “today” of salvation. 67. The devil does not need to possess us. 3. Some give up fighting for real justice and opt to follow in the train of the winners. And given that you cannot love evil, it is unknowable in its essence. It was also true of the life that Jesus shared with his disciples and with ordinary people. [83], Ideologies striking at the heart of the Gospel. Les classes moyennes du Salut, Paris, 1958. 5, 1-12. Such was the case with Saints Benedict and Scholastica. That is another sacrifice that brings holiness. 1970. We can also translate it this way: “without retreating before that which is higher, bending down to gather that which appears to be small in the service of God”; or, “looking at what is far away, being concerned with that which is close.” This motto may be applied to religious discipline (cf. But if we read it keeping in mind the criterion of good spiritual combat, this helps keep it fixed in our minds. Hos 2:16); there he desires to write his law (cf. Dal “guardare e agire con misericordia”, che vuol dire aiutare gli altri” e “anche perdonare” (nn. Then my glance fell upon the poor invalid whom I was supporting. Radici, struttura e significato della Esortazione apostolica di papa Francesco," in Civ. Read the Beatitudes. [121] Cf. The New Zealand bishops rightly teach us that we are capable of loving with the Lord’s unconditional love, because the risen Lord shares his powerful life with our fragile lives: “His love set no limits and, once given, was never taken back. Chi rifugge dalle “elucubrazioni” di vecchie eresie sempre attuali e chi, oltre al resto, in un mondo “accelerato” e aggressivo “è capace di vivere con gioia e senso dell’umorismo”. Later she experiences some anxiety, but recalling the love of the Virgin Mary, she takes her rosary and prays with faith. Christ, in a word, “is our peace” (Eph 2:14); he came “to guide our feet into the way of peace” (Lk 1:79). 129. Here I would note that in the Church there legitimately coexist different ways of interpreting many aspects of doctrine and Christian life; in their variety, they “help to express more clearly the immense riches of God’s word”. Promoting the desire for holiness (cf. Gaudete et Exsultate (Rallegratevi ed esultate) Papa Francesco & Jorge Mario Bergoglio [3 years ago] Scarica e divertiti Gaudete et Exsultate (Rallegratevi ed esultate) - Papa Francesco & Jorge Mario Bergoglio eBooks (PDF, ePub, Mobi) GRATIS, A cinque anni dall'elezione, papa Francesco ci consegna la sua terza Esortazione apostolica.Un testo che non vuole essere un trattato, ma il cui «umile . Francesco mette in guardia da due "eresie contempo- [43] Letter to Brother Anthony, 2: FF 251. On that occasion, however, he used the term to show that we cannot limit God’s action by a protocol. È questa la fede dei primi cristiani. [80] In this call to recognize him in the poor and the suffering, we see revealed the very heart of Christ, his deepest feelings and choices, which every saint seeks to imitate. [119] CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF INDIA, Final Declaration of the Twenty-First Plenary Assembly, 18 February 2009, 3.2. cit., 112f. [21]Beati voi che ora avete fame, perché sarete saziati. Are you married? For the same reason, in Evangelii Gaudium I concluded by speaking of a spirituality of mission, in Laudato Si’ of an ecological spirituality, and in Amoris Laetitia of a spirituality of family life. E' questo l'obiettivo dichiarato di Papa Francesco per l'Esortazione apostolica "Gaudete et exsultate", resa nota oggi. “The right words, spoken at the right time, daily protect and nurture love”: Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia (19 March 2016), 133: AAS 108 (2016), 363. 2013 III 449-477. All of us have been looked upon with divine compassion. Discover top Church scholars interpreting the history, politics, culture, science and art in the light of the Christian faith. Contenuto trovato all'interno – Pagina 135Anche la recitazione della quinta beatitudine evangelica relativa alla misericordia presenta in questo canto ... e sintetizzi la conclusione complessiva delle beatitudini : Gaudete et exultate , quoniam merces vestra copiosa est in ... Nonetheless, impossible as it may seem, Jesus proposes a different way of doing things: the way of meekness. 131. 151. 139. 2 Tim 2:22), for “the harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace” (Jas 3:18). Let yourself be renewed by the Spirit, so that this can happen, lest you fail in your precious mission. Each saint is a mission, planned by the Father to reflect and embody, at a specific moment in history, a certain aspect of the Gospel. Yet this should not lead us to an oversimplification that would conclude that all the cases related in the Gospel had to do with psychological disorders and hence that the devil does not exist or is not at work. This is a powerful summons to all of us. Contenuto trovato all'interno – Pagina 430III , 133 e i Vocab : - Beati misericordes !: è la quinta beatitudine evangelica : Beati i misericordiosi ; perchè ... conclusione di tutte le beatitudini : Gaudete et exultate , quoniam merces vestra copiosa est in coelis > ; Matt . 5 Cf. Hungering and thirsting for righteousness: that is holiness. [53] Saint Basil the Great remarked that the faithful glory in God alone, for “they realize that they lack true justice and are justified only through faith in Christ”. Luke then adds something not to be overlooked: “The measure you give will be the measure you get back” (6:38). “Everybody was kind to me; it was as though everyone loved me... Not only did I feel [happiness and consolation] in my own soul, but the whole outside world also seemed to me full of charm and delight”.[115]. beatitudini - e più in generale del Vangelo di Gesù - la loro carta di identità. We are frequently tempted to think that holiness is only for those who can withdraw from ordinary affairs to spend much time in prayer. Fiorito, Buscar y hallar la voluntad de Dios, Buenos Aires, Paulinas, 2000, 282f). This is not the joy held out by today’s individualistic and consumerist culture. We can navigate simultaneously on two or more screens and interact at the same time with two or three virtual scenarios. 65. The Bible also uses this word to describe the freedom of a life open to God and to others (cf. Do you work for a living? That is what it is to be a Christian! 170. 114. While it is true that the word “justice” can be a synonym for faithfulness to God’s will in every aspect of our life, if we give the word too general a meaning, we forget that it is shown especially in justice towards those who are most vulnerable: “Seek justice, correct oppression; defend the fatherless, plead for the widow” (Is 1:17). When the Apostles were tempted to let themselves be crippled by danger and threats, they joined in prayer to implore parrhesía: “And now, Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness” (Acts 4:29). Holiness does not make you less human, since it is an encounter between your weakness and the power of God’s grace. “Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger” (Eph 4:26). 89. And it is vainglory because we prefer to be generals of defeated armies over being simple soldiers in a huge battalion that, despite being decimated, continues to fight. Paola Vacchina Siate santi… (Lv 19,2) Maria Grazia Fasoli Ordinarietà e paradossalità. The Book of Acts states repeatedly that they enjoyed favour “with all the people” (2:47; cf. Do not be afraid to set your sights higher, to allow yourself to be loved and liberated by God. The Second Vatican Council stated this clearly: “Strengthened by so many and such great means of salvation, all the faithful, whatever their condition or state, are called by the Lord – each in his or her own way – to that perfect holiness by which the Father himself is perfect”. This item: Rejoice and Be Glad (Guadete et Exsultate) by Pope Francis Paperback $9.70. [34], 36. Sic enim persecuti sunt prophetas, qui fuerunt ante vos. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Meekness is yet another expression of the interior poverty of those who put their trust in God alone. 2. Percorso di lettura del libro: AUTORI E PERSONAGGI, Opere dei Papi, Francesco - Papa Bergoglio. Instead, it is a grace to be sought in prayer: “Lord, when humiliations come, help me to know that I am following in your footsteps”. Jesus warned us against this self-deception that easily leads to corruption. This shows an exemplary imitation of Christ, one worthy of the admiration of the faithful. Try to practise this all the more with those who least attract you. [3].Cf. Each of us can say: “Surrounded, led and guided by the friends of God… I do not have to carry alone what, in truth, I could never carry alone. The holiness that God bestows on his Church comes through the humiliation of his Son. Bergoglio said: “Among us Jesuits, although it can appear paradoxical, the most common vainglory is a defeatist attitude. Jesus says that they will be satisfied, for sooner or later justice will come. JOSEPH MALEGUE, Pierres noires. 17, 105-106. It becomes a lamp for our steps and a light for our path (cf. Mt 5:3-12). Mt 11:25). [98] Cf. [83] SOCIAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION OF THE CANADIAN CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, Open Letter to the Members of Parliament, The Common Good or Exclusion: A Choice for Canadians (1 February 2001), 9. The fourth aid proposes a criterion to verify our mission. J. M. Bergoglio, Nel cuore di ogni padre. It is a means of spiritual combat for helping us to follow the Lord more faithfully. [2].The official English translation uses the word “criterion” rather than “protocol.”. They absolutize their own theories and force others to submit to their way of thinking. Christian triumph is always a cross, but a cross that is a victorious standard. At times, life presents great challenges. Here, it could be of help to consider a difficulty that young people experience: that of “understanding the term discernment, which is not in their lexicon, even if the need to which it refers is felt.”, In the pre-Synod encounter, responding to a question about those things that disturb and make one feel a void, the pope affirmed: “We all have need of discernment. [11] Cf. Here is an example: a woman goes shopping, she meets a neighbour and they begin to speak, and the gossip starts. The Gospel invites us to peer into the depths of our heart, to see where we find our security in life. [22] “Christ enables us to live in him all that he himself lived, and he lives it in us”.[23]. Rather, God draws us to himself, taking into account the complex fabric of interpersonal relationships present in a human community. We can only practise them if the Holy Spirit fills us with his power and frees us from our weakness, our selfishness, our complacency and our pride. “Test everything; hold fast to what is good” (1 Thess 5:21). The saints are not odd and aloof, unbearable because of their vanity, negativity and bitterness. . Thus, perhaps without even realizing it, this ideology feeds on itself and becomes even more myopic. “We rejoice when we are weak and you are strong” (2 Cor 13:9). Unless we wish to sink into an obscure mediocrity, let us not long for an easy life, for “whoever would save his life will lose it” (Mt 16:25). Lk 10:30-37). I will not pause to explain the means of sanctification already known to us: the various methods of prayer, the inestimable sacraments of the Eucharist and Reconciliation, the offering of personal sacrifices, different forms of devotion, spiritual direction, and many others as well. Nor does history vanish. The other harmful ideological error is found in those who find suspect the social engagement of others, seeing it as superficial, worldly, secular, materialist, communist or populist. Quest'anno il primo Incontro di formazione Provinciale OCDS è coinciso con la vista canonica del Vicario Generale dell'Ordine Padre Agusti' Borrell . 42. The destructive power of the evil one works in the first place against the proclamation of the Gospel and, therefore, directs itself in a particular way against our way of thinking, seeking – with its tricks, its lies and its fallacies – to keep us from reasoning well, to keep us from discerning. A similar approach is found in the Old Testament: “You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you yourselves were strangers in the land of Egypt” (Ex 22:21). You too need to see the entirety of your life as a mission. Sergio Centofanti - Città del Vaticano. Underneath our orthodoxy, our attitudes might not correspond to our talk about the need for grace, and in specific situations we can end up putting little trust in it. 81-82), al “mantenere un cuore pulito da tutto ciò che sporca l’amore” verso Dio e il prossimo (n. 86). 12. Diciamo NO ad una vita sbiadita, vissuta da repressi. Francesco: non c'è santità senza preghiera.
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