Words of the Holy Father-constant commitment, for our sanctification-10-22-24

 Words of the Holy Father-constant commitment, for our sanctification-10-22-24

With these words the Lord reminds us that life is a journey towards eternity; (…). In this perspective, every instant becomes precious, and thus we must live and act on this earth, while longing for Heaven: our feet on the ground, walking on the ground, working on the ground, doing good on the ground and the heart longing for Heaven. (…) We cannot truly understand in what this supreme joy consists. However, Jesus lets us sense it with the analogy of the master who, finding his servants still awake on his return: “will gird himself and have them sit at table, and he will come and serve them” (v. 37). The eternal joy in heaven is manifested this way: the situation will be reversed and it will no longer be the servants, that is, we who will serve God, but God himself will place himself at our service. And Jesus does this as of now: Jesus prays for us, Jesus looks at us and prays to the Father for us. Jesus serves us now. He is our servant. And this will be the definitive joy. The thought of the final encounter with the Father, abundant in mercy, fills us with hope and stirs us to 

constant commitment, for our sanctification and for the building of a more just and fraternal world. (Angelus, 11 August 2019)

Tuesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time

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