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PopeWatch: Here I Leave my Pain

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David Spaulding
David Spaulding
Thursday, November 21, AD 2013 7:08am

What a wonderful expression “here I leave my pain.” Simple and profound.

Botolph
Botolph
Friday, November 22, AD 2013 6:56am

“Mercying me, He called me” These are the striking words, taken from Venerable Bede’s homily on the Feast of Saint Matthew, and found in the Liturgy of the Hours.. The Latin does not easily translate into English, but as Pope Francis himself points out, what the Lord did and continues to do is best translated as “mercy ing”.

Here, in this word, we find what we could call, ” the mission statement” in Matthew’s Gospel for the Church ( all that the Lord teaches and does in the Gospel is mercy”). It is certainly what Pope Francis considers to be his ” mission statement”. Mercy. Mercy. Mercy

Larry Peterson
Friday, November 22, AD 2013 7:29am

We come to know and believe that God is Love and he that abides in Love abides in God and God in Him ergo; Pope Francis

Jon
Jon
Friday, November 22, AD 2013 7:47am

This is a very touching, moving story. The Christian tradition inspires us to embrace all people in a spirit of love, compassion, and equally as important, solidarity. I think of John Merrick and all of his happy visitors in the movie “The Elephant Man.” In a non-Christian climate, it’s quite possible such people would typically be avoided or maligned.

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Tuesday, November 26, AD 2013 2:04pm

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