The Pope's October 23, 2019, common viewers became held at 9 o'clock in St. Peter's rectangular, the place the Holy Father Francis met with companies of pilgrims and faithful from Italy and from everywhere the area.
carrying on with with the sequence of catecheses on the Acts of the Apostles, in his address in Italian the Pope concentrated his meditation on the theme: "God opened the door of religion to the Gentiles" (Acts 14:27), the mission of Paul and Barnabas and the Council of Jerusalem (Biblical passage: from the Acts of the Apostles, 15:7-eleven).
After summarizing his catechesis in a number of languages, the Holy Father expressed particular greetings to companies of devoted current. Then he made an attraction for the situation in Chile.
The well-known audience ended with the singing of the Pater Noster and the Apostolic Blessing.
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The Holy Father's Catechesis
dear Brothers and Sisters, first rate morning!
The publication of the Acts of the Apostles recounts that the Church of Jerusalem received Saint Paul, after that remodeling encounter with Jesus, and because of Barnabas' mediation. youngsters, as a result of the hostility of some, he become restrained to head to Tarsus, his native city, the place Barnabas met him to involve him within the lengthy experience of the note of God. It can be spoke of that the booklet of the Acts of the Apostles, on which we are commenting in these catecheses, is the publication of the lengthy journey of the word of God: the be aware of God is proclaimed, and proclaimed all over. This journey starts following extreme persecution (Cf. Acts eleven:19); however the latter, as an alternative of inflicting a setback for evangelization, grew to be an opportunity to widen the box in which to spread the good seed of the word. The Christians had been now not scared. They had to flee, but they fled with the note and spread the note slightly all over.
Paul and Barnabas arrived first at Antioch of Syria, the place they stayed for a whole yr to teach and help the neighborhood to place down roots (Cf. Acts eleven:26). They were proclaiming to the Hebrew group, to the Jews. accordingly Antioch grew to be the middle of the missionary propulsion, thanks to the preaching with which the two evangelizers — Paul and Barnabas — influenced the hearts of believers, that right here, at Antioch, were referred to as for the first time "Christians" (Cf. Acts eleven:26).
the nature of the Church emerges from the book of the Acts, which is not a fortress but a tent in a position to enlarging its house (Cf. Isaiah 54:2) and giving entry to all. The Church is both "going forth" or it's not Church, it is both a course this is all the time widening its house so that all can enter, or it's not Church,' — "a Church with open doorways" (Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, forty six), at all times with the doorways open. after I see a church here, during this metropolis, or once I see it in the different diocese from which I come, with the doorways closed, here is a foul sign. The churches need to at all times have the doorways open as a result of this is the symbol of what a church is: at all times open. The Church is "referred to as to be all the time the open condominium of the daddy. [. . . ] in order that, if someone wants to follow a motion of the Spirit and methods, in the hunt for God, he/she received't meet with the co ldness of a closed door" (Ibid., 47).
youngsters, for whom is this novelty of open doorways? For pagans, since the Apostles preached to the Jews, however the Gentiles additionally got here to knock on the door of the Church. And this novelty of the open doors to the Gentiles unleashed a very animated controversy. Some Jews affirmed the necessity to turn into Jews through circumcision to be saved, after which receive Baptism. They mentioned: "except you're circumcised in response to the custom of Moses, you can not be saved" (Acts 15:1), that is, you can not then receive Baptism. First the Jewish rite and then Baptism: this become their position. And to settle the question, Paul and Barnabas consulted the Council of the Apostles and of the Elders at Jerusalem, and it gave region to what's held to be the primary Council within the background of the Church, the Council or meeting of Jerusalem, to which Paul makes reference within the Letter to the Galatians (2:1-10).
a really delicate theological, religious and disciplinary question turned into addressed, specifically, the relation between religion in Christ and the observance of the legislations of Moses. Decisive at some point of the assembly have been the speeches of Peter and James, "columns" of the mother Church (Cf. Acts 15:7-21; Galatians 2:9).
They invited now not to impose circumcision on the Gentiles, however to ask them best to reject idolatry and all its expressions. From the discussion stemmed the typical means, and this determination became ratified with the so-known as Apostolic Letter sent to Antioch.
The meeting of Jerusalem offers us an important gentle on the way with which to tackle divergences and to are looking for the "truth in charity" (Ephesians four:15). It reminds us that the ecclesial strategies for the resolution of conflicts are in response to speak made from attentive and affected person listening, and on discernment made in the gentle of the Spirit. it's the Spirit, truly, that helps to overcome the closures and tensions and works in hearts in order that they reach harmony, in actuality and goodness. This text helps us to understand synodality. the style they write the Letter is entertaining: the Apostles begin through asserting: "The Holy Spirit and we consider that . . . " The presence of the Holy Spirit is relevant of synodality, otherwise it's not synodality, it's a parlor, parliament, whatever thing else . . .
let us ask the Lord to reinforce in all Christians, chiefly in Bishops and presbyters, the desire and the responsibility of communion. may He support us to reside communicate, listening and come upon with brothers within the faith and with those that are far-off, to savour and manifest the fruitfulness of the Church, referred to as to be in each time "joyous mother of many little ones" (Cf. Psalm 113:9).
[Original text: Italian] [ZENIT's translation by Virginia M. Forrester]In Italian
A warm welcome goes to the Italian-talking pilgrims. In particular, I greet the Augustinian Missionary Sisters, who are conserving their everyday Chapter and i encourage them to follow the gospel with renewed enthusiasm, sustained and illuminated always by way of the grace of the Lord. I greet the delegation of the Municipality of Accumoli and the parish agencies, in certain, those of San Martino in Pensilis and of Avigliano.
ultimately, I greet the young americans, the aged, the sick and the newlyweds. the day before today we celebrated the liturgical Memorial of Saint John Paul II. let us imitate this trainer of faith and evangelical life, example of affection of Christ and of man.
[Original text: Italian] [ZENIT's translation by Virginia M. Forrester]The Holy Father's enchantment
I observe with situation what is going on in Chile. i am hoping that, placing an conclusion to the violent manifestations through talk, they do their utmost to discover options to the crisis and to tackle the difficulties that generated it, for the decent of the entire inhabitants.
[Original text: Italian] [ZENIT's translation by Virginia M. Forrester]© Libreria Editrice Vatican
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