At noon today, the Holy Father, Pope Francis appeared at the window of his study in the Vatican Apostolic Palace to recite the Angelus with the faithful and with pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter's Square for the usual Sunday appointment.
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and happy Sunday!
Today, we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Trinity, which recalls the mystery of one God in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Trinity is a communion of divine Persons who are one with the other, one for the other, one in the other: this communion is the life of God, the mystery of the love of the living God. Jesus revealed this mystery. He spoke with us with God as Father and he spoke with us about himself as the Son of God. So it was that he revealed this mystery to us. And when, once resurrected, he sent the disciples to evangelize the Gentiles, he told them to baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Mt 28:19). This command, Christ confides at all times to the Church, which has inherited the missionary mandate from the Apostles.
Therefore, today's liturgical Solemnity, while it allows us to contemplate the wonderful mystery from which we have come and toward which we are are headed, also renews in us the mission to live in communion with God and among us, following the model of divine communion. We are called to live our lives not one without the other, above or against each other, but one with others, for others and in others. This means that we are to welcome and bear witness to the concord and the beauty of the Gospel: to live in mutual love and for others, sharing joys and sufferings, learning to ask for and to grant forgiveness, valuing the various charisms under the guidance of our Shepherds. In a word, we have been entrusted with the task of building up the community of the Church so that we may be more and more a family, able to reflect the splendor of the Trinity and to evangelize not only through words, but with the strength of God's love which is within us.
As I mentioned, the Trinity is also the ultimate goal toward which our earthly pilgrimage leads us. The journey of all Christian life is in fact essentially trinitarian: the Holy Spirit guides us to the full knowledge of the teachings of Christ, and even reminds us of that which Jesus has taught: it is Jesus, in turn, who came into the world so that we could know the Father, to guide us to Him, so that we could be reconciled with Him. In Christian life, everything revolves around the mystery of the Trinity and everything is accomplished according to this infinite mystery. Let us therefore seek to always keep high the tone of our lives, remembering always to what end, for what glory we exist, we work, we struggle, we suffer; and the great prize to which we have been called. This mystery embraces our entire lives and all of our Christian being. We remember it, for example, every time we make the sign of the cross: in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Now, I invite you all to do it together, and with a loud voice, the sign of the cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit!
On this final day of the month of May, the month of Mary, we entrust ourselves to the Virgin Mary. May she who more than any other creature has known, adored and loved the mystery of the Holy Trinity, guide us by the hand: help us to perceive in world events the signs of the presence of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; help us to love the Lord Jesus with all our hearts and to continue toward the fulfillment of the vision of the Trinity, a marvelous goal toward which our lives are aimed. Let us also ask her to help the Church to be the mystery of communion and a community of welcome, where every person, especially the poor and the marginalized can find welcome and know that he or she is a son or a daughter of God, wanted and loved.
Following the recitation of the Angelus, the Holy Father continued:
Today in Bayonne, in France, a priest, Father Louis-Edouard Cestac, the founder of the Sister Servants of Mary was Beatified; his witness to the love of God, love for others and for the Church is a new reason to live the Gospel of charity with great joy.
I greet you all, dear Romans and pilgrims: families, parish groups, associations, schools. In particular, I greet the faithful from La Valletta (Malta), Cáceres (Spain), and Michoacán (Mexico); all those who have come from Caltamissetta, Soave, Como, Malonno and Perciso Dosimo; and the group from Bovino, along with the Knights of Valleverde. I greet the children who have received and who are preparing to receive Confirmation, encouraging them to be joyous witnesses of Jesus.
At the end of the month of May, I am spiritually united with all the expressions of devotion to Most Holy Mary; I especially want to mention the great pilgrimage of men to the Sanctuary of Piekary in Poland, which has as its theme this year: The family: a welcoming home. There are so many Poles in the Square today: let us see you all! May Our Lady help every family to be a welcoming home.
Next Thursday in Rome, we will have the traditional Corpus Christi procession. At 7:00pm in the Square outside Saint John Lateran, we will celebrate the Mass and then we will adore the Blessed Sacrament as we walk to the Square outside Saint Mary Major. I invite you to take part in this solemn public act of faith and of the love of Jesus in the Eucharist, present in the midst of his people. Before I conclude, let us once again make the sign of the cross, with a loud voice, everyone! In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, remember the mystery of the Holy Trinity.
I wish you all a good Sunday. Please, don't forget to pray for me. Enjoy your lunch, and good bye!
Greetings of the Holy Father, Pope Francis
prior to the recitation of the Angelus
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and happy Sunday!
Today, we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Trinity, which recalls the mystery of one God in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Trinity is a communion of divine Persons who are one with the other, one for the other, one in the other: this communion is the life of God, the mystery of the love of the living God. Jesus revealed this mystery. He spoke with us with God as Father and he spoke with us about himself as the Son of God. So it was that he revealed this mystery to us. And when, once resurrected, he sent the disciples to evangelize the Gentiles, he told them to baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Mt 28:19). This command, Christ confides at all times to the Church, which has inherited the missionary mandate from the Apostles.
Therefore, today's liturgical Solemnity, while it allows us to contemplate the wonderful mystery from which we have come and toward which we are are headed, also renews in us the mission to live in communion with God and among us, following the model of divine communion. We are called to live our lives not one without the other, above or against each other, but one with others, for others and in others. This means that we are to welcome and bear witness to the concord and the beauty of the Gospel: to live in mutual love and for others, sharing joys and sufferings, learning to ask for and to grant forgiveness, valuing the various charisms under the guidance of our Shepherds. In a word, we have been entrusted with the task of building up the community of the Church so that we may be more and more a family, able to reflect the splendor of the Trinity and to evangelize not only through words, but with the strength of God's love which is within us.
As I mentioned, the Trinity is also the ultimate goal toward which our earthly pilgrimage leads us. The journey of all Christian life is in fact essentially trinitarian: the Holy Spirit guides us to the full knowledge of the teachings of Christ, and even reminds us of that which Jesus has taught: it is Jesus, in turn, who came into the world so that we could know the Father, to guide us to Him, so that we could be reconciled with Him. In Christian life, everything revolves around the mystery of the Trinity and everything is accomplished according to this infinite mystery. Let us therefore seek to always keep high the tone of our lives, remembering always to what end, for what glory we exist, we work, we struggle, we suffer; and the great prize to which we have been called. This mystery embraces our entire lives and all of our Christian being. We remember it, for example, every time we make the sign of the cross: in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Now, I invite you all to do it together, and with a loud voice, the sign of the cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit!
On this final day of the month of May, the month of Mary, we entrust ourselves to the Virgin Mary. May she who more than any other creature has known, adored and loved the mystery of the Holy Trinity, guide us by the hand: help us to perceive in world events the signs of the presence of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; help us to love the Lord Jesus with all our hearts and to continue toward the fulfillment of the vision of the Trinity, a marvelous goal toward which our lives are aimed. Let us also ask her to help the Church to be the mystery of communion and a community of welcome, where every person, especially the poor and the marginalized can find welcome and know that he or she is a son or a daughter of God, wanted and loved.
Following the recitation of the Angelus, the Holy Father continued:
Today in Bayonne, in France, a priest, Father Louis-Edouard Cestac, the founder of the Sister Servants of Mary was Beatified; his witness to the love of God, love for others and for the Church is a new reason to live the Gospel of charity with great joy.
I greet you all, dear Romans and pilgrims: families, parish groups, associations, schools. In particular, I greet the faithful from La Valletta (Malta), Cáceres (Spain), and Michoacán (Mexico); all those who have come from Caltamissetta, Soave, Como, Malonno and Perciso Dosimo; and the group from Bovino, along with the Knights of Valleverde. I greet the children who have received and who are preparing to receive Confirmation, encouraging them to be joyous witnesses of Jesus.
At the end of the month of May, I am spiritually united with all the expressions of devotion to Most Holy Mary; I especially want to mention the great pilgrimage of men to the Sanctuary of Piekary in Poland, which has as its theme this year: The family: a welcoming home. There are so many Poles in the Square today: let us see you all! May Our Lady help every family to be a welcoming home.
Next Thursday in Rome, we will have the traditional Corpus Christi procession. At 7:00pm in the Square outside Saint John Lateran, we will celebrate the Mass and then we will adore the Blessed Sacrament as we walk to the Square outside Saint Mary Major. I invite you to take part in this solemn public act of faith and of the love of Jesus in the Eucharist, present in the midst of his people. Before I conclude, let us once again make the sign of the cross, with a loud voice, everyone! In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, remember the mystery of the Holy Trinity.
I wish you all a good Sunday. Please, don't forget to pray for me. Enjoy your lunch, and good bye!
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