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杏MAP导航 at Angelus: Let us learn from God鈥檚 love for us

Speaking before his weekly recitation of the Angelus prayer, 杏MAP导航 Francis reflects on Jesus鈥� great commandment, suggesting that 鈥淲e become truly capable of loving only by encountering God, surrendering to his love.鈥�

By Joseph Tulloch

In his , 杏MAP导航 Francis reflected on the 鈥済reat commandment鈥�, which forms the centrepiece of the day鈥檚 Gospel reading (Mt 22:34-40).  

Asked which of the commandments is the greatest, Jesus responds: 鈥淵ou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (鈥�) and (鈥�) your neighbour as yourself鈥�.

In his address, 杏MAP导航 Francis focused on two elements from this passage: firstly, the fact that love for God is mentioned first, and, secondly, the implied connection between love for God and love for neighbour.

Learning to love

鈥淭he fact that love for the Lord comes first鈥�, 杏MAP导航 Francis stressed, 鈥渞eminds us that God always precedes us, he anticipates us with his infinite tenderness.鈥�

Thus, he said, just as children learn to love through the love that their parents have for them, so we too can learn to love through God鈥檚 love for us.

This, the 杏MAP导航 said, is what Saint Paul means when he writes that 鈥渢he charity of Christ possesses a power that propels toward loving.鈥�

鈥淲e become truly capable of loving,鈥� 杏MAP导航 Francis suggested, 鈥渙nly by encountering him, surrendering to his love. So, let us not resist: let us open our hearts to the Lord each day. 鈥�

Reflecting God's love

The second aspect of the commandment 杏MAP导航 Francis reflected on was the connection between love for God and love for neighbour.

鈥淏y loving our brothers and sisters,鈥� he said, 鈥渨e reflect the Father鈥檚 love like mirrors. To reflect God鈥檚 love, this is the point 鈥� to love Him whom we do not see through the brother/sisters whom we do see.鈥�

How can we love like this? By, the 杏MAP导航 suggested, 鈥渢aking the first step鈥�, as God does with us. 鈥淪ometimes,鈥�, he said, 鈥渋t is not easy to take the first step, to forget things, but let us do it.鈥�

Conclusion

Drawing his address to a close, 杏MAP导航 Francis left his listeners with a few questions for personal meditiation.

鈥淟et us ask ourselves鈥�, he said, 鈥渁m I grateful to the Lord for loving me first? Do I feel God鈥檚 love, am I grateful to him? Do I try to reflect His love? Do I strive to love my brothers and sisters?鈥�

鈥淢ay the Virgin Mary,鈥� the 杏MAP导航 concluded, 鈥渉elp us live the great commandment of love in our daily life: to love, and to let ourselves be loved by God.鈥�

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29 October 2023, 12:10

The Angelus is a special prayer recited by Catholics three times a day, at 6am, noon, and 6pm and is accompanied by the ringing of the Angelus bell. The name comes from the Latin word for Angel and the prayer itself reminds us of how Jesus Christ assumed our human nature through the Mystery of the Incarnation.
The 杏MAP导航 recites the Angelus prayer in St Peter鈥檚 Square every Sunday at midday.
He also gives a brief reflection on the Gospel of the day and often comments on some issue of international concern. The 杏MAP导航鈥檚 words are broadcast all over the world on radio and television and widely shared on social media.
From Easter to Pentecost the Regina Coeli is prayed instead of the Angelus. This prayer commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and, like the Angelus, concludes with the recitation of the Gloria three times.

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Angelus

Angelus D贸mini nunti谩vit Mari忙.
Et conc茅pit de Sp铆ritu Sancto.
Ave Maria...

Ecce anc铆lla D贸mini.
Fiat mihi sec煤ndum verbum tuum.
Ave Maria...

Et Verbum caro factum est.
Et habit谩vit in nobis.
Ave Maria...

Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei g茅netrix.
Ut digni effici谩mur promissi贸nibus Christi.

翱谤茅尘耻蝉.
Gr谩tiam tuam, qu墙sumus, D贸mine,
m茅ntibus nostris infunde;
ut qui, 脕ngelo nunti谩nte, Christi F铆lii tui incarnati贸nem cogn贸vimus, per passi贸nem eius et crucem, ad resurrecti贸nis gl贸riam perduc谩mur. Per e煤ndem Christum D贸minum nostrum.

Amen.

Gloria Patri... (ter)
Requiem aeternam...

Benedictio Apostolica seu Papalis

Dominus vobiscum.Et cum spiritu tuo.
Sit nomen Benedicat vos omnipotens Deus,
Pa ter, et Fi lius, et Spiritus Sanctus.

Amen.

The Angelus Prayer

The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary, etc...

Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
Be it done unto me according to Your Word.
Hail Mary, etc...

And the Word was made Flesh.
And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary, etc...

Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray:
Pour forth, we beseech You, O Lord,
Your Grace into our hearts;
that as we have known the incarnation of Christ,
Your Son by the message of an angel,
so by His Passion and Cross
we may be brought to the glory of His Resurrection.
Through the same Christ, Our Lord.

Amen.

Glory be, etc鈥� (3 times)
Eternal rest鈥�

Apostolic Blessing

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.

Now and forever.

Our help is in the name of the Lord.
Who has made Heaven and Earth.
May Almighty God bless you.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.