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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 100
DATE 23-05-2012
Summary:
- EACH HUMAN BEING IS A MIRACLE OF GOD
- MAY THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT SUPPORT THE FAITH OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY
___________________________________________________________
EACH HUMAN BEING IS A MIRACLE OF GOD
Vatican City, 23 May 2012 (VIS) - "God is our Father because He is our
Creator. Each one of us, each man and each woman, is a miracle of God, desired
by Him and known personally by Him. ... For Him we are not anonymous and
impersonal, we have a name.
The Holy Spirit, which speaks within us and says 'Abba! Father!', leads us to
this truth, communicating it to the most intimate depths of our being and
filling our prayer with serenity and joy". These words were pronounced this
morning by the Holy
Father to more than 20,000 faithful filling St. Peter's Square for his weekly
general audience.
The Holy Father focused his catechesis on two passages from the Letters of St.
Paul, wherein the Apostle speaks of the power of the Holy Spirit which enables
us to call God "Abba", our Father. The Pope explained that "that great master
of prayer which
is the Holy Spirit teaches us to address God with the affectionate terms of
children, calling Him 'Abba, Father'. This is what Jesus did, even at the most
dramatic moment of His earthly life. He never lost faith in the Father and
always invoked Him with
the intimacy of a beloved Son".
The Holy Spirit, gift of the risen Christ, "places us in a filial relationship
with God, a relationship of profound trust, like that of children; a filial
relationship analogous to that of Jesus though different in origin and
importance. Jesus is the
eternal Son of God Who became flesh, while we become God's children in time
through faith in the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation".
The Holy Father went on: "Perhaps mankind today does not perceive the beauty,
greatness and profound consultation contained in the word 'Father' with which
we can address God in prayer, because often the paternal figure is not
sufficiently present or
positive in daily life". Yet, the Pope explained, "the love of Jesus, the
only-begotten Son Who even gave Himself on the cross, reveals the true nature
of the Father: He is Love".
In his Letter to the Galatians, St. Paul tells us that the the Spirit cries
out within us saying 'Abba! Father!', while in his Letter to the Romans he
writes that we ourselves make this cry in the Spirit. The Apostle, Benedict
XVI explained, "wants us
to understand that Christian prayer is never unidirectional, from us to God.
... Rather, it is an expression of a reciprocal relationship in which it is
always God Who acts first. It is the Spirit which cries within us, and we too
can cry out because
the impulse comes from the Holy Spirit. ... This presence opens our prayers
and our lives to the horizons of the Trinity and the Church".
"When we address the Father in our hearts, in silence and meditation, we are
never alone. ... We are within the great prayer of the Church, we are part of
a great symphony which the Christian community in all places and times raises
to God. ... Prayer
guided by the Spirit causes us to cry out 'Abba! Father!' with Christ and in
Christ. It makes us part of the great mosaic of the family of God, in which
everyone has an important place and role, profoundly united to all things".
The Pope concluded his catechesis by exhorting the faithful: "When we pray,
let us learn to appreciate the beauty of being friends, or rather children, of
God, invoking Him with the confidence and trust of a child addressing his
parents who love him.
Let us open our prayers to the action of the Holy Spirit, that it may cry out
within us: 'Abba! Father!'".
___________________________________________________________
MAY THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT SUPPORT THE FAITH OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY
Vatican City, 23 May 2012 (VIS) - Following his catechesis in this morning's
general audience, Benedict XVI pronounced greetings in various languages to
the more than 20,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square. Speaking Polish,
he recalled that next
Sunday marks the Solemnity of Pentecost. "Together with Mary and the Apostles,
let us persevere in prayer", he said. "With Christ, let us ask our Father God
for His Spirit to permeate our thoughts and actions, that we may become
increasingly worthy of
the dignity of children of God".
In other languages the Holy Father said "Let us pray to God to send the Holy
Spirit with abundance of gifts that we may become courageous witnesses of
Christ. ... May the gift of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost always
support and nourish the
life of faith of the Christian community. Dear young people, place the search
for God above all other things. ... Dear sick people, may the Spirit be a help
and comfort in your moment of greatest need".
___________________________________________________________
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VISnews120523
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 100DATE 23-05-2012
Summary: - EACH HUMAN BEING IS A MIRACLE OF
GOD - MAY THE GIFT OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT SUPPORT THE FAITH OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ___________________________________________________________
EACH HUMAN BEING IS A MIRACLE OF GOD
Vatican City, 23 May 2012 (VIS) - "God is our Father because He is our
Creator. Each one of us, each man and each woman, is a miracle of God, desired
by Him and known personally by Him. ... For Him we are not anonymous and
impersonal, we have a name.
The Holy Spirit, which speaks within us and says 'Abba! Father!', leads us to
this truth, communicating it to the most intimate depths of our being and
filling our prayer with serenity and joy". These words were pronounced this
morning by the Holy
Father to more than 20,000 faithful filling St. Peter's Square for his weekly
general audience.
The Holy Father focused his catechesis on two passages from the Letters of
St. Paul, wherein the Apostle speaks of the power of the Holy Spirit which
enables us to call God "Abba", our Father. The Pope explained that "that great
master of prayer
which is the Holy Spirit teaches us to address God with the affectionate terms
of children, calling Him 'Abba, Father'. This is what Jesus did, even at the
most dramatic moment of His earthly life. He never lost faith in the Father
and always invoked
Him with the intimacy of a beloved Son".
The Holy Spirit, gift of the risen Christ, "places us in a filial
relationship with God, a relationship of profound trust, like that of
children; a filial relationship analogous to that of Jesus though different in
origin and importance. Jesus is the
eternal Son of God Who became flesh, while we become God's children in time
through faith in the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation".
The Holy Father went on: "Perhaps mankind today does not perceive the
beauty, greatness and profound consultation contained in the word 'Father'
with which we can address God in prayer, because often the paternal figure is
not sufficiently present or
positive in daily life". Yet, the Pope explained, "the love of Jesus, the
only-begotten Son Who even gave Himself on the cross, reveals the true nature
of the Father: He is Love".
In his Letter to the Galatians, St. Paul tells us that the the Spirit cries
out within us saying 'Abba! Father!', while in his Letter to the Romans he
writes that we ourselves make this cry in the Spirit. The Apostle, Benedict
XVI explained, "wants
us to understand that Christian prayer is never unidirectional, from us to
God. ... Rather, it is an expression of a reciprocal relationship in which it
is always God Who acts first. It is the Spirit which cries within us, and we
too can cry out because
the impulse comes from the Holy Spirit. ... This presence opens our prayers
and our lives to the horizons of the Trinity and the Church".
"When we address the Father in our hearts, in silence and meditation, we
are never alone. ... We are within the great prayer of the Church, we are part
of a great symphony which the Christian community in all places and times
raises to God. ...
Prayer guided by the Spirit causes us to cry out 'Abba! Father!' with Christ
and in Christ. It makes us part of the great mosaic of the family of God, in
which everyone has an important place and role, profoundly united to all
things".
The Pope concluded his catechesis by exhorting the faithful: "When we pray,
let us learn to appreciate the beauty of being friends, or rather children, of
God, invoking Him with the confidence and trust of a child addressing his
parents who love him.
Let us open our prayers to the action of the Holy Spirit, that it may cry out
within us: 'Abba! Father!'".
MAY THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT SUPPORT THE FAITH OF THE CHRISTIAN
COMMUNITY
Vatican City, 23 May 2012 (VIS) - Following his catechesis in this
morning's general audience, Benedict XVI pronounced greetings in various
languages to the more than 20,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square.
Speaking Polish, he recalled that
next Sunday marks the Solemnity of Pentecost. "Together with Mary and the
Apostles, let us persevere in prayer", he said. "With Christ, let us ask our
Father God for His Spirit to permeate our thoughts and actions, that we may
become increasingly worthy
of the dignity of children of God".
In other languages the Holy Father said "Let us pray to God to send the
Holy Spirit with abundance of gifts that we may become courageous witnesses of
Christ. ... May the gift of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost always
support and nourish the
life of faith of the Christian community. Dear young people, place the search
for God above all other things. ... Dear sick people, may the Spirit be a help
and comfort in your moment of greatest need".
Per ulteriori informazioni e per la ricerca di documenti consultare il
sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va Il servizio del
VIS viene inviato soltanto agli indirizzi di posta elettronica che ne
hanno
fatto richiesta. Se per qualunque motivo non si desidera continuare a
riceverlo, si prega di visitare nostra pagina dinizio: http://212.77.1.245/news_services/press/vi
/italinde.php
Copyright (VIS): Le notizie contenute nei servizi del Vatican
Information Service possono essere riprodotte parzialmente o totalmente
citando la fonte: V.I.S. - Vatican Information Service.
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