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Only through Christ, with Christ and in Christ, can we justly honor God―Father, Son and Holy Spirit. “We should not aim to be a great saint for the purpose of being a great saint. The saints’ goal is to get as close to God as they can, not for their own sake, but for His sake.
Nov 1, 2020 · This immense family of faithful disciples of Christ has a Mother, the Virgin Mary. We venerate her under the title Queen of All Saints; but she is first of all the Mother who teaches each one of us to welcome and follow her Son.
Nov 1, 2023 · On the Solemnity of All Saints, Pope Francis speaks about the call to holiness and how it is both a gift from God and a journey to be made together with our brothers and sisters and all the Saints who are companions along the way.
2 days ago · Referencing St. Paul, the pope explained that this is a gift from God because “it is he who sanctifies. And this is why the Lord is the first we ask to make us holy, to make our heart similar to ...
Oct 14, 2020 · Everyone from your saintly grandmother to the martyrs facing death for Christ: They are all part of the communion of saints. The Church commemorates all these saints on All Saints’ Day. The history of the feast reveals a great deal about the Church’s understanding of the communion of saints.
Oct 13, 2024 · Mary (flourished beginning of the Christian era) was the mother of Jesus, venerated in the Christian church since the apostolic age and a favourite subject in Western art, music, and literature. Mary is known from biblical references, which are, however, too sparse to construct a coherent biography.
2 days ago · Pope Francis called on faithful to reflect seriously on these questions during his Angelus address on the Solemnity of All Saints. The Holy Father began by recalling the day's Gospel according to St. Matthew, in which Jesus proclaims the Beatitudes, which Pope Francis called once again "the Christian's identity card" and helps us on the path ...
