Words of the Holy Father- love, a mercy which goes beyond justice-09-19-24

 Words of the Holy Father- love, a mercy which goes beyond justice-09-19-24

This woman has truly encountered the Lord. In silence, she opened her heart; in sorrow, she showed repentance for her sins; by her tears, she appealed to divine goodness to receive forgiveness. For her there will be no judgment but that which comes from God, and this is the judgment of mercy. The hero of this encounter is certainly love, a mercy which goes beyond justice. Simon, the master of the house, the Pharisee, on the contrary, doesn’t manage to find the road of love. Everything is calculated, everything is thought out.... He stands firm on the threshold of formality. It is an unpleasant thing, formal love, he doesn’t understand. (…) Jesus’ reminder urges each of us never to stop at the surface of things, especially when we have a person before us. We are called to look beyond, to focus on the heart in order to see how much generosity everyone is capable of. No one can be excluded from the mercy of God. (…) With how much love He heals our sinful heart! Our sins never scare Him. (Homily, Celebration of penance, 13 March 2015)

Thursday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time

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