I am convinced that there would not be dissenters among Catholics these days if we all agreed to think only about this: "The Pope has consciousness, a consciousness of an honest man, of a christian, of a Chief - and what Chief! - The representative of Christ for all christians!
Look no further evidence that the Pope is aware of all his responsibilities, other than the insistence with which he asks us to fulfill our obligation to "pray with him and for him"
Let us remember the poignant scene of St. Peter, chained until an angel miraculously frees him, and takes him out of the prison. Then Peter goes to the home of a humble woman, the mother of St. Mark, the Evangelist. Upon arriving there, he finds the house full of Christians that from the first day of his imprisonment had been continuously praying God for him.
The love for the Pope goes back to the early Church. Let us keep it delicately; this is what holy souls do. Peter needs help in two senses to govern the Church: the unfailing assistance of Christ and the humble prayer of all Christians.
Estic persuadit de que no hi hauria dissidents entre catòlics en els nostres dies si tots consentíssim a reflexionar només sobre això : " el Papa té consciència, una consciència d'home honrat, de cristià, de cap - i quin cap! - el representant de Crist per a tots els cristians!
Look no further evidence that the Pope is aware of all his responsibilities, other than the insistence with which he asks us to fulfill our obligation to "pray with him and for him"
Let us remember the poignant scene of St. Peter, chained until an angel miraculously frees him, and takes him out of the prison. Then Peter goes to the home of a humble woman, the mother of St. Mark, the Evangelist. Upon arriving there, he finds the house full of Christians that from the first day of his imprisonment had been continuously praying God for him.
The love for the Pope goes back to the early Church. Let us keep it delicately; this is what holy souls do. Peter needs help in two senses to govern the Church: the unfailing assistance of Christ and the humble prayer of all Christians.
Estic persuadit de que no hi hauria dissidents entre catòlics en els nostres dies si tots consentíssim a reflexionar només sobre això : " el Papa té consciència, una consciència d'home honrat, de cristià, de cap - i quin cap! - el representant de Crist per a tots els cristians!
No busqueu més proves de que el Sume Pontífex té consciència de les responsabilitats que l'incumbeixen, altra que l'insistència amb que ens demana que acomplim la nostra obligació envers ell, la de " pregar amb ell i per ell"
Recordeu la commovedora escena de Sant Pere encadenat fins que miraculosament un àngel l'allibera i el treu de la presó. Aleshores Pere s'adreça a casa d'una dona humil, mare de l'Evangelista Sant Marc. A l'arribar-hi, troba la casa plena de cristians que des del primer dia del seu empresonament havien pregat ininterrompudament a Déu per ell.
L'amor al Papa es remunta als temps primitius de l'Església. Conservem-lo delicadament; és propi d'ànimes santes. Pere necessita dues ajudes per governar l'Església: l'assistència indefectible de Crist i la pregària humil de tots els cristians.
(Georges Chevrot: Simón Pedro, p.130, Patmos)
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