Pope Francis spoke on the Ash Wednesday
The ashes revive us the memory of what we are, but also the hope of what we will be
Pope Francis began the homily of this year's Ash Wednesday liturgy, held in St. Sabina Basilica, Roman. Since the Pope Currently in the hospital There are some where it is treated with bilateral pneumonia, and its homily has been read by Cardinal Angelo de Donatis, chief treasurer of the apostolic penitence.
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Before telling the homelia, Cardinal De Donatis asked those present to listen to Pope Francis' words for the occasion and said, “We feel deeply united at this moment and thank him for offering his prayer and suffering to the benefit of the whole church and the whole world. ”
Encouraged people to optimism
THE pope He drew people's attention to their own fragility, which he said was in many forms: fatigue, weakness, fears, failures, failed dreams, illness, poverty, suffering and, of course, mortality. According to Pope Francis, although we sometimes try to escape these reality, the ashes remind us of who we are and it is good for us because it helps to prevent narcissism and bring us back to reality, so « We will be more humble and more accessible to each other. »
