Pope Francis offered a deep beautiful message for the world, calling to God, and to and for us, on Christmas Day. It is a message for every day, on behalf of those in need, those who suffer. It is a prayer for the migrants, the war-torn, the suffering, and for the opening our hearts and countries their needs. Key in his prayer, on this day:
"May Emmanuel bring light to all the suffering members of our human family. May he soften our often stony and self-centred hearts, and make them channels of his love."
Here is a link to a news summary of Pope Francis's message (from NPR).
And here is a link to the Pope's message as a whole:
"URBI ET ORBI" MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS, CHRISTMAS 2019
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Here is some of what Pope Francis says:
"There is darkness in human hearts, yet the light of Christ is greater still. There is darkness in personal, family and social relationships, but the light of Christ is greater. There is darkness in economic, geopolitical and ecological conflicts, yet greater still is the light of Christ."
Pope Francis speaks and prays on behalf of those in suffering - including in war-torn places, and those who face migration:
"May the newborn Lord bring light to the people of Africa, where persistent social and political situations often force individuals to migrate, depriving them of a home and family.... It is injustice that makes them cross deserts and seas that become cemeteries. It is injustice that forces them to endure unspeakable forms of abuse, enslavement of every kind and torture in inhumane detention camps. It is injustice that turns them away from places where they might have hope for a dignified life, but instead find themselves before walls of indifference." "May Emmanuel bring light to all the suffering members of our human family. May he soften our often stony and self-centred hearts, and make them channels of his love. May he bring his smile, through our poor faces, to all the children of the world: to those who are abandoned and those who suffer violence. Through our frail hands, may he clothe those who have nothing to wear, give bread to the hungry and heal the sick. Through our friendship, such as it is, may he draw close to the elderly and the lonely, to migrants and the marginalized. On this joyful Christmas Day, may he bring his tenderness to all and brighten the darkness of this world."
"May Emmanuel bring light to all the suffering members of our human family. May he soften our often stony and self-centred hearts, and make them channels of his love."
Here is a link to a news summary of Pope Francis's message (from NPR).
And here is a link to the Pope's message as a whole:
"URBI ET ORBI" MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS, CHRISTMAS 2019
~~~~~
Here is some of what Pope Francis says:
"There is darkness in human hearts, yet the light of Christ is greater still. There is darkness in personal, family and social relationships, but the light of Christ is greater. There is darkness in economic, geopolitical and ecological conflicts, yet greater still is the light of Christ."
Pope Francis speaks and prays on behalf of those in suffering - including in war-torn places, and those who face migration:
"May the newborn Lord bring light to the people of Africa, where persistent social and political situations often force individuals to migrate, depriving them of a home and family.... It is injustice that makes them cross deserts and seas that become cemeteries. It is injustice that forces them to endure unspeakable forms of abuse, enslavement of every kind and torture in inhumane detention camps. It is injustice that turns them away from places where they might have hope for a dignified life, but instead find themselves before walls of indifference." "May Emmanuel bring light to all the suffering members of our human family. May he soften our often stony and self-centred hearts, and make them channels of his love. May he bring his smile, through our poor faces, to all the children of the world: to those who are abandoned and those who suffer violence. Through our frail hands, may he clothe those who have nothing to wear, give bread to the hungry and heal the sick. Through our friendship, such as it is, may he draw close to the elderly and the lonely, to migrants and the marginalized. On this joyful Christmas Day, may he bring his tenderness to all and brighten the darkness of this world."
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