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Wednesday, 20 Nov 2024 - In the presence of Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska, Pope Francis reads a letter from a Ukrainian university student at his general audience.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bD5JH5kWDc
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2024, Lunedì 11 novembre la facciata del Palazzo Senatorio della piazza romana è stata illuminata con la scritta ispirata all’articolo 11 della Costituzione Italiana. L’iniziativa, organizzata da Emergency, si inserisce all’interno della campagna dell’associazione umanitaria in favore delle popolazioni colpite dai conflitti
Roma “R1pud1a” la guerra, Campidoglio illuminato per la pace
From the Basilica of St. Mary Major, Prayer of the Holy Rosary presided over by Pope Francis to invoke the gift of Peace for the world
ROSARY FOR PEACE, Pope Francis, October 6, 2024
2 October 2024 - During the opening Mass for the Synod, the Pope invited all members to join him in praying a rosary for peace on October 6th in Rome's St. Mary Major Basilica.
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7 Jun 2024 - La supplica del Papa nei Giardini Vaticani: finisca la guerra. Gli Stati di Palestina e Israele vivano l'uno accanto all’altro
Francesco presiede un momento di preghiera e commemorazione nel decennale della “Invocazione per la pace in Terra Santa” con i presidenti Peres e Abbas: “Sotto i nostri occhi muoiono tanti innocenti. La guerra fallimento di politica e umanità, lascia il mondo peggiore di come lo ha trovato”. Dal Pontefice nuovo appello per il cessate il fuoco a Gaza, la liberazione degli ostaggi israeliani, l’accesso agli aiuti umanitari per i palestinesi
Papa Francesco: finisca la guerra. Gli Stati di Palestina e Israele vivano l'uno accanto all’altro
On May 25, Pope Francis met with some 50,000 children, parents and educators at the Olympic Stadium in Rome to kick off the first World Children's Day. The event featured a parade of delegations and musical entertainment, creating a joyful and hopeful atmosphere.
Pope to children: Be peacemakers
“Think of children in Gaza, machine-gunned; those in Ukraine who are no longer smiling”
19 Apr 2024 - The Pope met with thousands of young people as part of an initiative of the Community of Sant'Egidio that promotes the teaching of human rights in classrooms.
3 Apr 2024 -
A look at Pope Francis' general audience April 3. Pope prays for fallen Ukrainian soldier
Pope: Pray for war-torn regions this Holy Week
24 Mar 2024 A look at Pope Francis' Palm Sunday.
March 20, 2024 Pope Francis during general audiance.
Pope entrusts war-torn regions to St. Joseph
Pope redoubles prayers for Israel, Palestine.
After praying the Angelus March 3, Pope Francis called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Pope Francis calls for humanitarian aid in Gaza following U.S. shipment of food
3 Mar 2024 - The Pope called for a ceasefire and insisted on the need for humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip, where the “little ones see their future jeopardized.”
Pope Francis marked the 2nd anniversary of the war in Ukraine Feb. 25. 2024
Il Papa: le guerre sono una sconfitta e inutili. Le popolazioni sono sfinite
18 Feb 2024 - Dopo l'Angelus, Francesco lancia i suoi appelli alla fine della violenza in Sudan, dove chiede di fermare un conflitto che “ha provocato una gravissima situazione umanitaria”, e nel Nord del Mozambico. Il pensiero all’Ucraina e alla Palestina.
GAZA: "Our presence is a mission"
Parish priest in Gaza: “If Gaza is not hell, it is because Jesus is still there in the Eucharist” 7 Feb 2024
Pope Francis said war is a "crime against humanity" Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024
6 Jan 2024 - Nel dopo Angelus del giorno dell’Epifania, Francesco parla dei 60 anni dallo storico "storico gesto di fraternità compiuto a Gerusalemme" e guarda ai conflitti che stanno insanguinando Palestina, Israele, Ucraina e altri luoghi nel mondo intero.
Il Papa: il ricordo dell’abbraccio tra Paolo VI e Atenagora spinga a lavorare per la pace
4 Jan 2024 - Nel
gennaio del 1964 Papa Montini si recò in pellegrinaggio in Terra Santa e
incontrò il patriarca ecumenico di Costantinopoli. "Ho avuto la grande
fortuna questa mattina - furono le parole del Pontefice - di abbracciare dopo
secoli, dopo secoli il patriarca ecumenico e scambiare con lui parole di pace e
di fraternità, e di desiderio di unione, concordia e onore a Cristo e all'umanità.
Speriamo che questi inizi diano buon frutto, il seme porti a maturità". Lo
spirito dell’incontro tra è stato rinnovato nel 2014 da Francesco e Bartolomeo
Paolo VI e Atenagora, 60 anni fa lo storico abbraccio a Gerusalemme
26 Dec 2023 - Il Papa: Siria, Gaza, Ucraina, un deserto di morti. Preghiamo e lottiamo per la pace
22 Dec 2023 - Padre Francesco Patton, per le festività natalizie, si rivolge ai fedeli incoraggiandoli a guardare alla luce della grotta di Betlemme in questo momento segnato da guerra e odio
Pope asks for Advent prayers for war-torn nations 11 Dec 2023
Pope renews prayers for war-torn countries
6 Dec 2023 - Pope Francis opened his weekly general audience Dec. 6 by explaining that an aide would read his prepared remarks, as he was still recovering from illness.
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Israeli hostages freed, Palestinian prisoners released | EWTN News In Depth December 1, 2023
28 Nov 2023 - The Sisters of Charity of Mother Teresa of Calcutta are one of three of the women's congregations in Gaza; they too chose to remain there despite having the option to evacuate. The sisters remained among the suffering as they always do.
The Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Latins, His Beatitude Card. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, on the occasion of his pastoral visit to Gaza had visited the home where the Sisters of Charity house disabled children and young people.
I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me to drink. I was naked and you clothed me, a stranger and you welcomed me, in prison and you visited me. Every time you have done these things to one of my least brothers you have done it to me.
On that occasion the patriarch had touched the work that these mothers carry on, silent, hidden. Loving the Lord and walking in the midst of His people, the sisters of Mother Teresa, even here in the Holy Land heal the wounded limbs of humanity, protect those most exposed and guard the body of Christ, even under the bombs.
Pope: Enough with war in the Holy Land!
13 Nov 2023 - A look at Pope Francis' appeal for peace in the Holy Land Nov. 12
7 Nov 2023 - Tuesday marks one month since the Hamas terrorist group attacked Israel, resulting in more than 1,300 deaths. Soldier, surgeon and religious sister, Sr. Deirdre Byrne was stationed with the US Army on the Sinai Peninsula and has been on several missions to Israel for the past 25 years. She retired from the US Army with the rank of colonel and is double Board certified in family medicine and general surgery. After a life of medical and military service, she was ultimately led to the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts community. Sr. Deirdre joins to share what her reaction to the news of the Israel-Hamas war in the Holy Land was. She discusses what she is hearing about the needs for medical missionary work in Israel and in Gaza. Pope Francis has called for the faithful to fast and pray for peace in the Middle East. Sr. Deirdre tells us how we can expand on the importance of joining the afflicted in prayer and fasting right now. She gives advice to young men or women who are discerning the religious life, as it is National Vocation Awareness Week.
30 Oct 2023 - Il Programma Alimentare Mondiale dell’Onu, che gestisce il magazzino preso d’assalto ieri da migliaia di palestinesi della Striscia affamati, sottolinea che solo due panifici su 24 sostenuti dall’agenzia funzionano. “E’ indispensabile una pausa umanitaria dei combattimenti – è l’appello del dirigente locale del Pam – per raggiungere le persone in difficoltà con cibo, acqua e beni di prima necessità in modo sicuro”
A Gaza scarseggiano pane e carburante. Il Pam chiede una “pausa umanitaria”
29 Oct 2023 -- Fr. Ibrahim Faltas, the Vicar of the Custody of the Holy Land in Jerusalem, whom Pope Francis cited on Sunday, thanks the Pope for calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, saying no one has heeded the needs of the people of Gaza.
27 Oct 2023 - Anziani, disabili e ammalati. Sono loro a pagare il prezzo più alto nella Striscia di Gaza. “Molte persone stanno morendo”, dice Fabrizio Cavalletti, responsabile di Caritas Italiana per il Medio Oriente, che chiede di continuare a pregare al fianco del Papa per la tregua e per l’arrivo di beni di prima necessità e medicinali.
Marija, ħares lejna! Ninsabu hawn quddiemek. Inti Omm, taf x’inhuma t-toqol tagħna u l-ġrieħi tagħna. Inti, Reġina tal-Paċi, tbati magħna u għalina xħin tara lil uliedek għajjiena minħabba l-kunflitti, bid-djieqa f’qalbhom minħabba l-gwerer li qed ikissru d-dinja.
Siegħa ta’ dlam. Din hi siegħa ta’ dlam, Omm tagħna. U f’dis-siegħa ta’ dlam aħna nintilfu f’għajnejk ileqqu u nafdaw ruħna fil-qalb ħanina tiegħek, sensibbli għall-problemi tagħna. Qalbek ma kinitx meħlusa mill-inkwiet u l-biża’: kemm ansjetà meta ma kienx hemm post għal Ġesù fil-lukanda, kemm biża’ meta bil-ħeffa ħrabtu lejn l-Eġittu għax Erodi ried joqtlu, kemm swied il-qalb meta tliftuh fit-tempju! Imma, Omm tagħna, waqt il-provi int kont kuraġġuża, ma qtajtx qalbek: afdajt f’Alla u għal dawk il-preokkupazzjonijiet weġibt bil-kura, għall-biża’ bl-imħabba, għall-ansjetà bl-offerta. Omm tagħna, inti ma bqajtx lura, iżda fil-mumenti deċisivi ħadt l-inizjattiva: bil-ħeffa mort għand Eliżabetta, fit-tieġ ta’ Kana ksibt mingħand Ġesù l-ewwel miraklu, fiċ-Ċenaklu żammejt lid-dixxipli magħqudin. U meta fuq il-Kalvarju sejf nifidlek ruħek, Omm tagħna, mara umli, mara qawwija, il-lejl tad-dulur insiġtu bit-tama tal-Għid.
Issa, Omm tagħna, erġa’ ħu l-inizjattiva għal darb’oħra; ħudha f’isimna, f’dawn iż-żminijiet mifnijin bil-gwerer u mkissrin bl-armi. Dawwar ħarstek ħanina fuq il-familja umana, li nsiet it-triq tal-paċi, li għażlet lil Kajin minflok lil Abel u, għax tilfet is-sens tal-fraternità mhix qed issib l-atmosfera tad-dar. Interċedi għad-dinja tagħna li tinsab fil-periklu u ta’ taħt fuq. Għallimna nilqgħu u nieħdu ħsieb il-ħajja - kull ħajja umana! – u għallimna nirrifjutaw il-ġenn tal-gwerra, li tiżra’ l-mewt u xxejjen il-ġejjieni.
Marija, bosta drabi ġejt tiltaqa’ magħna, titlobna t-talb u l-penitenza. Però, aħna, moħħna biss fil-ħtiġijiet tagħna u aljenati mill-interessi tad-dinja, bqajna torox għall-istedin tiegħek. Iżda itni, li tħobbna, ma taqtax qalbek minna, Omm tagħna. Aqbadna minn idejna. Aqbadna min idejna u mexxina lejn il-konverżjoni, agħmel li nerġgħu nqiegħdu lil Alla fl-ewwel post. Għinna nħarsu l-għaqda fil-Knisja u nkunu artiġġjani tal-komunjoni fid-dinja. Erġa’ fakkarna fl-importanza tar-rwol tagħna, agħmilna responsabbli tal-paċi, imsejħin biex nitolbu u naduraw, biex ninterċedu u npattu għall-ġeneru uman kollu kemm hu.
Omm tagħna, waħedna ma naslux, mingħajr Ibnek ma nistgħu nagħmlu xejn. Imma int terġa’ toħodna għand Ġesù li hu l-paċi tagħna. Għalhekk, Omm Alla u Ommna, aħna niġu għandek, infittxu kenn fil-Qalb Immakulata tiegħek. Ninvokaw il-ħniena, Omm tal-ħniena; paċi, Reġina tal-paċi! Ċaqlaq il-qlub ta’ min hu maqbud fin-nassa tal-mibegħda, ikkonverti lil min ixewwex u jkebbes il-kunflitti. Imsaħ id-dmugħ tat-tfal – f’dis-siegħa qalbhom maqsuma bil-biki! -, għin lil min hu waħdu jew anzjan, wieżen lill-feruti u lill-morda, ħares lil min kellu jħalli pajjiżu u kulma hu l-aktar għażiż għalih, farraġ lil min tilef il-fiduċja, erġa’ kebbes it-tama.
Nafdaw f’idejk u nikkonsagrawlek ħajjietna, kull fibra ta’ dak li aħna, ta’ dak li għandna, għal dejjem. Nikkonsagrawlek il-Knisja sabiex bħala xhud tal-imħabba ta’ Kristu lid-dinja, tkun sinjal ta’ armonija, strument tal-paċi. Nikkonsagrawlek id-dinja tagħna, nikkonsagrawlek b’mod speċjali il-pajjiżi u r-reġjuni li qiegħdin fi gwerra.
Il-poplu tal-fidili jagħrfek bħala ż-żerniq tas-salvazzjoni: Omm tagħna, iftaħ raġġi ta’ dawl f’dal-lejl ta’ kunflitti. Int, għamara tal-Ispirtu s-Santu, nebbaħ it-toroq tal-paċi lil min hu responsabbli min-nazzjonijiet. Int, Sinjura tal-popli kollha, irrikonċilja ‘l-uliedek, imsaħħrin mill-ħażen, mogħmija mis-setgħa u mill-mibegħda. Int, li int qrib kulħadd, naqqas id-distanzi ta’ bejnietna. Inti li tħenn għal kulħadd, għallimna nieħdu ħsieb l-oħrajn, agħmilna xhieda tal-faraġ tiegħek. Omm tagħna, Int, Reġina tal-paċi, sawwab l-armonija ta’ Alla fil-qlub. Ammen.
Fi kriżi bħal ma hija dik li bħalissa għaddejin minnha r-residenti kollha tal-strippa ta' Gaza, kif ukoll l-Lvant Nofsani b'mod partikolari l-art Imqaddsa, ikolli nieqaf u nirrifletti kif dak kollu li qed nisimgħu ta' kuljum qed jolqot lil dawn ħutna Palestinjani u Iżraeljani. Fi gwerer bħal dawn (inkluż dak li għadu sfortunatament għaddej fl-Ukrajna) huwa il-bniedem iż-żgħir illi dejjem isofri u jbati. Deċiżjoni ta' grupp terroristiku jew ta' politikant malajr tbiddel il-ħajja ta' numru ta' familji għal ġenerazzjonijiet sħaħ. U b'dan il-ħsieb, bħala Kristjani, ma nistawx ma nifmhux li dak kollu li qed isir lil dawn ħutna fl-strippa ta' Gaza qed isir fuq Sidna Ġesu' Kristu għaliex kif jgħidilna Kristu stess, ‘Tassew, ngħidilkom, kulma għamiltu ma’ wieħed mill-iżgħar fost dawn ħuti, għamiltuh miegħi.’ (Mattew 25:40). Mela ejja, aħna li aħna parroċċa Marjana, nifmhu li b'dak kollu li qed jiġri, il-bniedem qed idur kontra x-xewqa ta' Ġesu' (Alla) u permezz ta' hekk anke ta' Ommna Marija. Forsi ma tantx nistaw inbiddlu d-dinja mill-mikorkosm tad-dar tagħna imma kull pass jgħin. Ejja għalhekk, f'dan ix-xahar t'Ottubru, xahar iddedikat lil Ommna Marija taħt it-titlu tar-Rużarju, nitolbu din it-talba flimkien bħala familja u noffruha għal bżonnijiet ta' dawk li qed jgħaddu min dan l-att barbariku. Kull min jitlob bil-qalb lil Ommna Marija, żgur li din tieqaf miegħu u tilqgħha x-xewqa tiegħu. Ejja ukoll inkunu aktar kawti fi kliemna. F'sitwazzjonijiet bħal dawn ma hemmx tajjeb u ħażin iżda biss mrar u tbatija għal min qed isofri dawn l-inġustizzji. Ommna Marija idħol int għalina.
Fis-Santwarju Madonna ta' Pinu, Għawdex. 17 t'Ottubru, 2023
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video published on 16 Oct 2023
Here is a message of peace from my friend Michal Halev, the mother of Laor Avramov who was murdered last week. I share this with you and stand behind her:
My name is Michal Halev. My son La’or was murdered last week by Hamas terrorists. I made this appeal for love and healing instead of vengeance because I don’t want other mothers to experience the unbearable pain I’m going through. Please help people the world over hear my anguish, and maybe seeds of peace can be planted in the fields of battle and hatred.
No Vengeance in my name - the call of Michal Halev
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October 19, Thursday Evening -
Moment of Prayer for Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis, 19 October 2023
Qari tat-Tnejn u Għoxrin Ħadd taż-Żmien ta’ Matul is-Sena A
Qari I
Il-Kelma tal-Mulej saret għalija tagħjir u tmaqdir kuljum. Ġer 20, 7-9
Qari mill-Ktieb tal-Profeta Ġeremija
Qarraqtni Mulej, u jien tqarraqt: kont aqwa minni, u għelibtni. Jien sirt id-daħka ta’ kuljum, kulħadd jiddieħak bija. Kull meta niġi nitkellem, jien ngħajjat, u nxandar, “Moħqrija u ħsara!”. Il-kelma tal-Mulej saret għalija tagħjir u tmaqdir kuljum. U jien għedt: “Ma nsemmihx aktar, ma nitkellimx aktar f’ismu”. Iżda f’qalbi hemm bħal nar jaqbad, magħluq f’għadmi. Għejejt inżommu magħluq ġo fija, ma niflaħx aktar għalih.
Il-Kelma tal-Mulej R/. Irroddu ħajr lil Alla
SALM RESPONSORJALI Salm 62 (63), 2.3-4.5-6.8-9
R/. (2b): Għalik imxennaq jiena, Mulej, Alla tiegħi
Alla, Alla tiegħi int; lilek ħerqan infittex. Ruħi bil-għatx għalik, għalik imxennaq jiena, bħal art niexfa, maħruqa, bla ilma. R/.
Għalhekk ġejt narak fit-tempju mqaddes tiegħek, biex nitgħaxxaq bis-setgħa u l-glorja tiegħek. Għax it-tjieba tiegħek aħjar mill-ħajja, xufftejja jxandru t-tifħir tiegħek. R/.
Għalhekk inbierkek tul ħajti kollha; ngħolli idejja u nsejjaħ ismek. Bħal b’ikel mill-aħjar li jsemmen nimtela, u jgħannilek fommi b’xufftejn ferrieħa. R/.
Għax int kont għajnuna għalija, għad-dell ta’ ġwenħajk ngħanni bil-ferħ. Miegħek tingħaqad ruħi, int tweżinni bil-leminija tiegħek. R/.
QARI II Offru ġisimkom bħala vittma safja. Rum 12, 1-2
Qari mill-Ittra ta’ San Pawl Appostlu lir-Rumani
Nitlobkom ħuti, għall-ħniena ta’ Alla, offru ġisimkom b’sagrifiċċju ħaj, qaddis, jogħġob lil Alla, jiġifieri l-qima spiritwali tagħkom. Timxux max-xejra ta’ din id-dinja, iżda nbidlu skond it-tiġdid ta’ fehmietkom, biex iseħħilkom tagħrfu x’inhi r-rieda ta’ Alla, x’inhu ttajjeb li jogħġbu, x’inhu perfett.
Il-Kelma tal-Mulej R/. Irroddu ħajr lil Alla
AKKLAMAZZJONI QABEL L-EVANĠELJU Efes 1, 17-18
Hallelujah. R/. Hallelujah Alla ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu, jagħtikom spirtu ta’ għerf, biex tagħrfu x’inhi t-tama tas-sejħa tagħkom. R/. Hallelujah
EVANĠELJU Jekk xi ħadd irid jiġi warajja, għandu jiċħad lilu nnifsu. Mt 16, 21-27
Qari mill-Evanġelju skond San Mattew
F’dak iż-żmien, Ġesù beda juri lid-dixxipli tiegħu li kien meħtieġ għalih li jmur Ġerusalemm, isofri ħafna mix-xjuħ u l-qassisin il-kbar u l-kittieba, joqtluh, u fit-tielet jum iqum.
Pietru ġibdu lejh u beda jlumu u jgħidlu: “Allaħares, Mulej! Ma jkun qatt li dan jgħaddi minn għalik!”. Iżda Ġesù dar u qal lil Pietru: “Itlaq minn quddiemi, ja xitan! Int tfixkil għalija, għax m’intix tqis il-ħwejjeġ ta’ Alla, imma qiegħed taħsibha ta’ bniedem li int!”.
Imbagħad qal lid-dixxipli tiegħu: “Jekk xi ħadd irid jiġi warajja, għandu jiċħad lilu nnifsu, jerfa’ salibu, u jimxi warajja. Għax min irid isalva ħajtu, jitlifha, imma min jitlef ħajtu għall-imħabba tiegħi, isibha. Għax xi jkun jiswielu l-bniedem jekk jikseb id-dinja kollha u mbagħad jitlef ħajtu? Jew xi prezz se jagħti l-bniedem biex isalva ħajtu? Għax Bin il-bniedem għandu jiġi fil-glorja ta’ Missieru flimkien ma’ l-anġli tiegħu, u mbagħad irodd lil kull wieħed skond ma wieħed ikun għamel”.
Waqt 𝐍𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 tal-bieraħ Robert Cremona tkellem mal-awtur tal-ktieb 'The Rite to fight Satan' Raymond Fenech Gonzi u ma' Patri Marcello Ghirlando dwar Parti Elija Vella.
Fil-programm deher ukoll servizz b'intervista ma' Charmaine Camilleri Grech li rrakuntat miraklu li għamel magħha Patri Elija Vella.
12 Reasons From The Teachings Of The Church For Wanting To Spend One Hour With Jesus In The Blessed Sacrament
1. You are greatly needed! "The Church and the world have a great need of eucharistic adoration." (Pope John Paul II, Dominicae Cenae)
2. This is a personal invitation to you from Jesus. "Jesus waits for us in this sacrament of love." (Pope John Paul II, Dominicae Canae)
3. Jesus is counting on you because the Eucharist is the center of life. "Every member of the Church must be vigilant in seeing that the sacrament of love shall be at the center of the life of the people of God so that through all the manifestations of worship due him shall be given back ‘love for love’ and truly become the life of our souls." (Pope John Paul II, Redeemer of Man)
4. Your hour with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament will repair for evils of the world and bring about peace on earth. "Let us be generous with our time in going to meet Jesus and ready to make reparation for the great evils of the world. Let your adoration never cease." (Pope John Paul II, Dominicai Cenae)
5. Day and night Jesus dwells in the Blessed Sacrament because you are the most important person in the world to him! "Christ is reserved in our churches as the spiritual center of the heart of the community, the universal Church and all humanity, since within the veil of the species, Christ is contained, the invisible heart of the Church, the Redeemer of the world, the center of all hearts, by him all things are and of whom we exist." (Pope Paul IV, Mysterium Fidei)
6. Jesus wants you to do more than to go to mass on Sunday. "Our communal worship at mass must go together with our personal worship of Jesus in Eucharistic adoration in order that our love may be complete." (Pope John Paul II, Redeemer of Man)
7. You grow spiritually with each moment you spend with Jesus! "Our essential commitment in life is to preserve and advance constantly in Eucharistic life and Eucharistic piety and to grow spiritually in the climate of the Holy Eucharist." (Pope John Paul II, Redeemer of Man)
8. The best time you spend on earth is with Jesus, your Best Friend, in the Blessed Sacrament! "How great is the value of conversation with Christ in the Blessed Sacrament, for there is nothing more consoling on earth, nothing more efficacious for advancing along the road of holiness!" (Pope Paul VI, Mysterium Fidei)
9. Just as you can’t be exposed to the sun without receiving its rays, neither can you come to Jesus exposed in the Blessed Sacrament without receiving the divine rays of his grace, his love, his peace. "Christ is truly the Emmanuel, that is, God with us, day and night, he is in our midst. He dwells with us full of grace and truth. He restores morality, nourishes virtue, consoles the afflicted, strengthens the weak." (Pope Paul VI, Mysterium Fidei)
10. If Jesus were actually visible in church, everyone would run to welcome him, but he remains hidden in the Sacred Host under the appearance of bread, because he is calling us to faith, that we many come to him in humility. "The Blessed Sacrament is the ‘Living Heart’ of each of our churches and it is our very sweet duty to honor and adore the Blessed Host, which our eyes see, the Incarnate Word, whom they cannot see." (Pope Paul VI, Credo of the People of God)
11. With transforming mercy, Jesus makes our heart one with his. "He proposes his own example to those who come to him, that all may learn to be like himself, gentle and humble of heart, and to seek not their own interest but those of God." (Pope Paul VI, Mysterium Fidei)
12. If the Pope himself would give you a special invitation to visit him in the Vatican, this honor would be nothing in comparison to the honor and dignity that Jesus himself bestows upon you with the invitation of spending one hour with him in the Blessed Sacrament. "The divine Eucharist bestows upon the Christian people the incomparable dignity." (Pope Paul VI, Mysterium Fidei)
12 Biblical Reasons For Wanting To Spend One Hour With Jesus In The Blessed Sacrament
1. He is really there! "I myself am the living bread come down from heaven." (Jn 6:35)
2. Day and night Jesus dwells in the Blessed Sacrament because of his Infinite love for you! "Behold I will be with you always even to the end of the world," because "I have loved you with an everlasting love, and constant is my affection for you." (Mt 28:20; Jer 31:3)
3. The specific way that Jesus asks you to love him in return is to spend one quiet hour with him in the Blessed Sacrament. "Where your treasure is, there is your heart...." "Could you not watch one hour with me?" (Mt 6:21; 26:40)
4. When you look upon the Sacred Host, you look upon Jesus, the Son of God. "Indeed, this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks upon the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life. Him I will raise up on the last day." (Jn 6:40)
5. Each moment that you spend in His Eucharistic Presence will increase his divine life within you and deepen your personal relationship and friendship with him. "I have come that you may have life, and have it more abundantly." "I am the vine and you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him shall bear much fruit because without me, you can do nothing." (Jn 15:5)
6. Each hour you spend with Jesus will deepen his divine peace in your heart. "Come to me all of you who are weary and find life burdensome and I will refresh you..." "Cast all of you anxieties upon the one who cares for you..." "My Peace is My Gift to you." (Mt 11:28; Pt 5:7; Jn 14:17)
7. Jesus will give you all the graces you need to be happy! "The Lamb on the throne will shepherd them. He will lead them to the springs of life-giving water." (Rev 7:17)
8. Jesus is infinitely deserving of our unceasing thanksgiving and adoration for all he has done for our salvation. "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive honor, glory and praise." (Rev. 5:12)
9. For peace in our country! "When my people humble themselves and seek my presence... I will revive their land." (2Chr 7:14)
10. Each hour you spend with Jesus on earth will leave your soul everlastingly more beautiful and glorious in heaven! "They who humble themselves shall be exalted...." "All of us, gazing on the Lord’s glory with unveiled faces, are being transformed from glory to glory into his very image." (Lk 18:14; 2Cor 3:18)
11. Jesus will bless you, your family and the whole world for this hour of faith you spend with Him in the Blessed Sacrament. "Blessed are they who do not see and yet believe..." "Faith can move mountains..." " What is needed is trust... " "Behold I come to make all things new." (Jn 20:29; Mk 11:23; Mk 5:36; Rev 21:5)
12. Each moment you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament brings joy, pleasure, and delight to his Sacred Heart! "My joy, my pleasure, my delight is to be with you." (Prov 8:31)
