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HOLY SPIRIT AND YOU

Dear Child of God, I request you to lift your hearts to God and join me as I pray: Loving Father, pour out your abundant LOVE into the hearts of the reader and the hearers through the Holy Spirit, whom you have given as your gift to us. Dear Holy Spirit, fill them with divine wisdom to know and love you. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.

POPE FRANCIS' MESSAGE

Pope Prays for Victims of Pakistan Massacre, Asks God to Stop the Terrorists
Pope Francis has called on everyone to pray for the victims of the “abominable attack” in Pakistan on Easter Sunday that led to “the massacre of many innocent persons,” most of them women and children from families of the Christian minority. He expressed his personal closeness to the families of all the victims.. More +


Pope Francis' Easter message
Jesus Christ, the incarnation of God’s mercy, out of love for us, died on the cross, and out of love he rose again from the dead. That is why we proclaim today: Jesus is Lord! His resurrection fulfils the prophecy of the Psalm: God’s mercy endures for ever; it never dies. We can trust him completely, and we thank him because for our sake he descended into the depths of the abyss.. More +


Pope Francis urges Pakistani government to protect Christians
A breakaway faction of the Taliban said it targeted Christians on Easter Sunday Pope Francis denounced the “vile and senseless” bombing in a park in Pakistan targeting Christian families celebrating Easter and pressed for protection for religious minorities in the largely Muslim nation. “Easter Sunday was bloodied.. More +


Pope Francis: Mercy and love have conquered sin at Easter
Pope Francis said “we also stand today before the empty tomb of Jesus, and meditate with wonder and gratitude on the great mystery of the Resurrection of the Lord” during his Easter Monday Regina Coeli address. “Life has conquered death. Mercy and love have conquered sin! There is need of faith and hope.. More +


Pope Francis condemns terrorist attack against Pakistani Christians
Pope Francis on Easter Monday called for pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square to pause for a moment of prayer for the victims of the terrorist attack in Lahore, Pakistan, which killed more than 70 people, mostly Christian families celebrating Easter Sunday in a public park. During his Regina Coeli address, Pope Francis called the attack.. More +


Pope urges faithful to ‘blaze trails of reconciliation’ at Easter
In his Urbi et Orbi message for Easter, Pope Francis encouraged victims of terrorism and Christian persecution to find hope in the Lord’s resurrection. By rising from the dead, Jesus has “triumphed over evil and sin,” the Pope said to the crowds which filled St. Peter’s Square. “May he draw us closer on this Easter feast.. More +


Pope urges faithful to ‘blaze trails of reconciliation’ at Easter
Easter is a feast of hope, a celebration of God’s mercy and a call to pray for and assist all who suffer, Pope Francis has said before giving his solemn blessing Urbi et Orbi (“to the city and the world”). The risen Jesus “makes us sharers of his immortal life and enables us to see with his eyes of love and compassion.. More +


Pope Francis: Christ has won perfect victory over evil
St. Peter’s Square filled to overflowing on Easter Sunday morning, as scores of thousands of pilgrims and tourists gathered under a brilliant Roman spring sky for Mass, followed by the traditional Benedictio urbi et orbi – the “Blessing of the City and the World”. Delivered from the central loggia – the balcony set.. More +


Pope Francis: Easter Urbi et Orbi a message of hope
Pope Francis delivered the traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing on Easter Sunday, following Mass in St. Peter's Square. Speaking to pilgrims and tourists gathered in the Square for the occasion, Pope Francis especially remembered the suffering peoples of Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen. Recalling Christ's perfect triumph over evil.. More +


Pope Francis: condolences to terror attack victims in Iraq
Pope Francis has conveyed his condolences to the families of the victims of the deadly terror attack in Iskanderiyeh, Iraq, on Good Friday. At least 29 people were killed in the attack, for which the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria claimed responsibility. Delivered via telegram signed by the Secretary of State of the Holy See.. More +


Pope at Easter Vigil urges us to let Risen Christ into our lives
Pope Francis on Saturday evening presided at the Easter Vigil in St Peter’s Basilica, with the baptism of 12 catechumens from Italy, Albania, Cameroon, Korea, India and China. In his homily the Pope reflected on the actions of Peter who ran to Jesus’ tomb on the first Easter morning. Even though he, like the other disciples.. More +


Pope Francis: Christians Are Called to Resurrect Hope in Saddened Hearts
Celebrating his fourth Easter as pope, Francis reminded the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, and the wider Christian community, that as people who believe in the Risen Christ “we are called to awaken and resurrect hope in hearts burdened by sadness, in those who struggle to find meaning in life.” He delivered.. More +


Pope at Easter Vigil urges us to let Risen Christ into our lives
Pope Francis on Saturday evening presided at the Easter Vigil in St Peter’s Basilica, with the baptism of 12 catechumens from Italy, Albania, Cameroon, Korea, India and China. In his homily the Pope reflected on the actions of Peter who ran to Jesus’ tomb on the first Easter morning. Even though he, like the other disciples.. More +


Pope Francis gives Easter message of hope after bleak week
Pontiff says darkness and fear exemplified by Brussels terrorist attacks must not be allowed to imprison us with pessimism Pope Francis concluded a bleak week in Europe with a message of hope during an Easter vigil service on Saturday, saying darkness and fear must not prevail and “imprison”.. More +


After bleak week, Pope Francis offers Easter message
Pope Francis concluded a bleak week in Europe with a message of hope during an Easter Vigil service Saturday, saying darkness and fear must not prevail and "imprison" the world with pessimism. Francis' call to hope on the eve of the most joyful celebration in the Christian calendar contrasted sharply.. More +


Pope Francis calls for hope amid terror fears in Easter Saturday vigil
Pope Francis concluded a bleak week in Europe with a message of hope during an Easter Vigil service Saturday, saying darkness and fear must not prevail and "imprison" the world with pessimis. Francis's call to hope on the eve of the most joyful celebration in the Christian calendar contrasted.. More +


Watch Live: Pope Francis Holds Easter Vigil Prayers at the Vatican
Pope Francis will preside over Easter Vigil prayers at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Saturday. He will also preside over an Easter mass on Sunday, standing on the balcony of the basilica to give the twice-annual “Urbi et Orbi” blessing, which means “for the city and for the world,” the Telegraph reported In an Easter ritual earlier this week, Francis washed the feet of asylum seekers.. More +


Watch Live: Pope Francis Holds Easter Vigil Prayers at the Vatican
Pope Francis will preside over Easter Vigil prayers at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Saturday. He will also preside over an Easter mass on Sunday, standing on the balcony of the basilica to give the twice-annual “Urbi et Orbi” blessing, which means “for the city and for the world,” the Telegraph reported In an Easter ritual earlier this week, Francis washed the feet of asylum seekers.. More +


Do not let darkness and fear distract you, Pope says at Easter Vigil
Francis offers Easter message of hope after a bleak week in Europe Pope Francis said that darkness and fear must not prevail as he concluded a bleak week in Europe with a message of hope during the Easter Vigil in St Peter’s Basilica. Francis entered the silent and darkened basilica with just a single candle guiding.. More +


Pope decries terrorist acts that profane God’s name on Good Friday
Francis recalls those 'decapitated by barbarous blades' after Way of the CrossPope Francis has denounced those committing terrorist acts while profaning God’s name and lamented what he called “anaesthetised” consciences over refugees flooding Europe. At the end of the Way of the Cross in Rome’s Colosseum.. More +


Pope Francis at the Via Crucis at the Coliseum
Pope Francis on Friday evening presided over the Stations of the Cross in the Coliseum. During his prayer at the end of the service, the Holy Father lamented the those Christians killed for their faith by “barbarous blades amid cowardly silence, as well as the fact the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas had become.. More +


Pope leads solemn Good Friday liturgy amid security concerns
No matter how far the hate of human beings can go, the love of God always has been, and will be, greater,' says papal preacher Entering in silence and lying prostrate on the floor in front of the main altar of St Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis has commemorated Jesus’s death on the Cross. Thousands of people joined the Pope.. More +


Pope Francis presides over Passion Liturgy in St. Peter's
Pope Francis presided over the Passion Liturgy on Friday afternoon – Good Friday – the day on which the whole Church recalls the suffering, crucifixion, and death of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Not a Mass, for Good Friday is the one day in all the year on which nowhere in the Latin Church is the sacrifice offered.. More +


Pope Francis prays on the ground in a sign of penitence
During the ceremony on Friday in Saint Peter's, the Pope has prayed on the floor before a crucifix as a sign of penance. It is one of the highlights of the ceremony of Good Friday at the Vatican. More +


Pope Francis' Chrism Mass Homily - Full Text
In the morning of Holy Thursday yesterday, the Holy Father presided at the Holy Chrism Mass in St. Peter's basilica. The Mass was concelebrated by cardinals, bishops and priests (diocesan and religious) present in Rome. During the Mass, the priests renewed the promises they made at the time of of their ordination.. More +


Pope Francis washes feet of refugees on Holy Thursday
The Pontiff washed the feet of several refugees, including Muslims, Hindus and Copts In a gesture of brotherhood and peace earlier today, Pope Francis washed the feet of several refugees, including Muslims, Hindus and Copts. Gestures, like Jesus washing the feet of his disciples, “speak louder than words”.. More +


Pope Francis Washes Feet of Migrants and Refugees on Holy Thursday
The Holy Father said March 24 that, while there are some people in the world who seek to sow violence, Jesus shows us the path to unity, brotherhood and peace. ROME - During a Mass in Rome on Holy Thursday, Pope Francis washed the feet of migrants and refugees, many of whom were moved to tears by the gesture.. More +


Pope Francis: gestures of fraternity defeat hatred and greed
Pope Francis celebrated the Missa in coena Domini on Holy Thursday evening, at the CARA Welcome and Hospitality Centre operated by the Auxilium cooperative. Located a short distance outside the Rome city limits, in Castelnuovo di Porto, the Centre provides temporary lodging and services to nearly 900 asylum seekers.. More +


Pope washes the feet of three Muslim refugees
(ONLY VIDEO) During the first ceremony of the Easter Triduum, every Holy Thursday, it is a tradition that priests wash the feet of twelve people, to repeat the gesture of service which Jesus had with the twelve apostles. Today, Pope Francis washed the feet of eleven refugees and a volunteer in a reception center at the gates of Rome. The migrants are: Four young Catholic Nigerians.. More +


Pope to celebrate Holy Thursday with young refugees
Pope Francis will celebrate the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper with young refugees in Castelnuovo di Porto, about 15 miles north of Rome. “Washing the feet of the refugees, Pope Francis is asking for respect for each one of them,” wrote Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the main organiser of the Vatican’s.. More +


Pope Francis: Easter Triduum speaks of God’s love and mercy
Dear Brothers and Sisters: As we prepare to celebrate the Paschal Triduum in this Holy Year of Mercy, we are invited in a special way to contemplate the revelation of God’s infinite mercy in the events of Jesus’ passion, death and resurrection. Tomorrow, Holy Thursday, Jesus gives himself to us as food and, in the washing of feet.. More +




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