Our Mother Mary is full of beauty because she is full of grace.
Interpretation
Mary's beauty comes from her grace, which reflects her divine and loving nature.
In this quote, Pope Francis highlights the spiritual beauty of Mother Mary, emphasizing that her grace is the source of her beauty. This grace is not merely an aesthetic quality but represents her deep connection with the divine, her purity, and her loving nature, making her a model for all who seek to embody these qualities in their own lives.
In practice
In a sermon about kindness and compassion, one might quote Pope Francis to inspire the congregation on the value of grace in their lives.
We are a church of sinners but we must not be afraid of holiness. Do not be afraid to aim for holiness and turn yourselves over to the love of God. Holiness does not mean performing extraordinary things but carrying out daily things in an extraordinary way that is with love, joy and faith.
I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable.
No one must say that they cannot be close to the poor because their own lifestyle demands more attention to other areas. This is an excuse commonly heard in academic, business or professional, and even ecclesial circles. While it is quite true that the essential vocation and mission of the lay faithful is to strive that earthly realities and all human activity may be transformed by the Gospel, none of us can think we are exempt from concern for the poor and for social justice
We face so many challenges in life: poverty, distress, humiliation, the struggle for justice, persecutions, the difficulty of daily conversion, the effort to remain faithful to our call to holiness, and many others. But if we open the door to Jesus and allow him to be part of our lives, if we share our joys and sorrows with him, then we will experience the peace and joy that only God, who is infinite love, can give.
More and more people work on Sundays as a consequence of the competitiveness imposed by a consumer society.
This Christmas may we be consistent in living the Gospel, welcoming Jesus into the centre of our lives.
I am not talking about what every one of us means by love. Little namby-pamby love is lovely. Man rails in love with woman, and woman goes to die for man. The chances are that in five minutes John kicks Jane, and Jane kicks John. This is a materialism and no love at all. If John could really love Jane, he would be perfect that moment.
My wife is as handsome as when she was a girl, and I...fell in love with her; and what is more, I have never fallen out.
One word from you shall silence me forever.
Not everyone is your brother or sister in the faith, but everyone is your neighbor, and you must love your neighbor.
If you love a flower, donβt pick it up. Because if you pick it up it dies and it ceases to be what you love. So if you love a flower, let it be. Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.
It is when we come to the Lord in our nothingness, our powerlessness and our helplessness that He then enables us to love in a way which, without Him, would be absolutely impossible.
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