Message of Pope Francis for Lent 2022Pope Francis presides at the Stations of the Cross outside St. Peter’s Basilica on Good Friday evening, April 10, 2020. VATICAN MEDIA“Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest,if we do not give...
Message of Pope Francis for Lent 2021Pope Francis presides at the Stations of the Cross outside St. Peter’s Basilica on Good Friday evening, April 10, 2020. VATICAN MEDIALent: a Time for Renewing Faith, Hope and Love “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem” (Mt 20:18)...
Today the Church renews the proclamation made by the first disciples: “Jesus is risen!” And from mouth to mouth, from heart to heart, there resounds a call to praise: “Alleluia, Alleluia!”
The Lenten season, which begins today, Ash Wednesday, is a time of mercy. It is an acceptable time (cf. 2 Cor 6, 2) to allow ourselves to be reconciled and to be renewed by the tenderness of the Father.
Jesus Christ, the incarnation of God’s mercy, out of love for us, died on the cross, and out of love he rose again from the dead. That is why we proclaim today: Jesus is Lord!