Catechesis

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The Catechesis of the supreme pontiff Francis during the Year of Faith 


27 March 2013

27 March 2013
POPE FRANCIS GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 27 March 2013 [Video]   Speaker:  Dear Brothers and Sisters, On Palm Sunday we began Holy Week, the heart of the liturgical year, when we commemorate the great events that express most powerfully God’s loving plan for all men and women. Jesus enters Jerusalem in order to give himself completely. He gives us his body and his blood, and promises to remain with us always. He freely hands himself over to death in obedience to...

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24 april 2013

24 april 2013
POPE FRANCIS GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 24 April 2013 [Video]   Speaker: Dear Brothers and Sisters: In our continuing catechesis on the Creed, we now consider the article which deals with Christ’s second coming: “He will come again in glory, to judge the living and the dead”. Just as human history began with the creation of man and woman in the image of God, so it will end with Christ’s return and the final judgment. The parables of Jesus help us to understand our...

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17 April 2013

17 April 2013
POPE FRANCIS GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 17 April 2013 [Video]   He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good Morning! In the Creed we say that Jesus “ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father”. The Jesus’ earthly life culminated with the Ascension, when he passed from this world to the Father and was raised to sit on his right. What does this event mean? How does it affect our life?...

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10 April 2013

10 April 2013
POPE FRANCIS GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 10 April 2013 [Video] Speaker: In our continuing catechesis on the Creed during this Year of Faith, we now consider the meaning of Christ’s resurrection for us and for our salvation. The Lord’s death and resurrection are the foundation of our faith; by his triumph over sin and death, Christ has opened for us the way to new life. Reborn in Baptism, we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit and become God’s adoptive sons and...

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3 April 2013, He rose again on the third day, in accordance with the Scriptures

3 April 2013, He rose again on the third day, in accordance with the Scriptures
POPE FRANCIS GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 3 April 2013 [Video]   Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good Morning, Today let us take up the Catecheses of the Year of Faith. In the Creed we repeat these words: "and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures". This is the very event that we are celebrating: the Resurrection of Jesus, the centre of the Christian message which has echoed from the beginning and was passed on so that it would come down to...

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