General Audience of 5 April 2023 with the Holy Father Francis
Summary
Catechesis. “The Crucifix, source of hope”
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!
Last Sunday the liturgy made us listen to the Passion of the Lord. It ends with these words: "They sealed the stone" (mt 27,66): tutto sembra finito.
For disciples of Jesus that boulder marksthe terminus of hope. Il Maestro è stato crocifisso, ucciso nel modo più crudele e umiliante, appeso a un patibolo infame fuori dalla città: un fallimento pubblico, il peggior finale possibile – a quell’epoca era il peggiore.
Now, that discouragement that oppressed the disciples is not entirely foreign to us today. Gloomy thoughts and feelings of frustration gather in us too: why so much indifference towards God? This is curious: why so much indifference towards God?
Why so much evil in the world? But look, what is evil in the world! Why do inequalities continue to grow and the longed for peace does not come? Because we are attached Read more…
