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杏MAP导航 Francis arrives for the weekly General Audience 杏MAP导航 Francis arrives for the weekly General Audience 

杏MAP导航 Francis' General Audience: English summary

At the weekly General Audience, 杏MAP导航 Francis continues his catechesis on the Lord's prayer, and reflects on the final petition: "Deliver us from evil". The official English-language summary is below:

Dear Brothers and Sisters: In our continuing catechesis on the 鈥淥ur Father鈥, we now consider the final petition: 鈥淒eliver us from evil鈥.  This recognises that life is fraught with difficulties, that evil is present in all of our lives, and so this final cry of the 鈥淥ur Father鈥 powerfully confronts the complete range of evil. 

 


Jesus himself, moreover, has experienced the full impact of evil in his passion: not only death but death on a cross; not just loneliness but scorn; nor merely bad-will but cruelty.  The 鈥淥ur Father鈥, resembles a symphony that seeks to be fulfilled in each one of us, for however much we may be subjected to wickedness, Jesus will come to our aid.  And his prayer on the cross 鈥 鈥淔ather forgive them for they know not what they do鈥 鈥 bequeaths us the most precious patrimony: the presence of the Son of God who delivers us from evil.  Indeed, from here flows the gift of his peace, which is stronger than every evil; and herein lies our hope!

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15 May 2019, 09:49