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ANGELUS TODAY



The Holy Father today spoke of Advent and the liturgical year, and the hope every man has because Christ came to earth and is with us to the end of time.

He also asked for prayers and concrete assistance for all those who are afflicted with AIDS in connection with the World Day against AIDS on Dec. 1.

Here is what he said to English-speaking pilgrims:

I welcome all the English-speaking pilgrims and visitors present for the Angelus. On this First Sunday of Advent let us join with Mary in prayerful trust, watchful for the presence of Jesus in our world, mindful of our need to grow in compassion and mercy, and ready to embrace God’s will as a sign of hope. Upon you and your families I invoke God’s abundant blessings of joy and peace.






Here is a translation of the Holy Father's words today:





Dear brothers and sisters!

This Sunday, by the grace of God, we start a new liturgical year which opens naturally with Advent, a time of preparation for the Nativity of the Lord.

The Second Vatican Council, in its Constitution on liturgy, affirmed that the Church "in the annual cycle presents the entire mystery of Christ, from the incarnation and birth until the ascension, the day of Pentecost, and the expectation of blessed hope and of the coming of the Lord"

In this way, "recalling the mysteries of redemption, the Church opens to the faithful the riches of her Lord's powers and merits, so that these are in some way made present for all time, and the faithful are enabled to lay hold upon them and become filled with saving grace" (Sacrosanctum concilium, 102).

The Council insists on the fact that the center of the liturgy is Christ, as the sun around which revolve, like planets, the Blessed Virgin Mary and the martyrs and saints who "sing God's perfect praise in heaven and offer prayers for us" (ivi, 104).

This is the reality of the liturgical year, seen, so to speak, 'from God's side'. What about on the part of man, of history and of society? What relevance can it have?

The answer is suggested to us precisely by the journey of Advent, which we undertake today.

The contemporary world needs hope above all: it is needed by peoples in development, but even by those who are economically evolved. More and more we find that we are all on the same boat and we should all save ourselves together.

Above all, we have become aware, as we see so many false securities collapsing, that we need a hope we can trust in, and this is found only in Christ, who, as the Letter to the Hebrews says, "is the same yesterday and today and for always" (13.8).

The Lord Jesus came in the past, he comes in the present, and he will come in the future. He embraces all the dimensions of time, because he died and rose again - he is 'the Living One' and, while he shared our human precariousness, he remains for always and offers us the stability of God himself.

He is 'flesh' like us and 'rock' like God. Whoever yearns for freedom, for justice, for peace, can stand and hold his head up, because in Christ, freedom is at hand (cfr Lk 21,29) - as we read in today's Gospel.

Thus, we can affirm that Jesus Christ does not concern Christians alone, or believers alone, but all men, because He, who is the center of our faith, is also the foundation for hope. And every human being is always in need of hope.

Dear brothers and sisters, the Virgin Mary fully incarnates mankind who lives in hope based on faith in the living God. She is the Virgin of Advent: she is firmly planted in the present, in the 'today' of salvation. In her heart, she holds all past promises, and she points to future fulfillment.

Let us place ourselves in her school, in order to truly enter this time of grace and welcome, with joy and responsibility, the coming of God into our personal and social history.


After the prayers, he said this:
December 1 will be the annual World Day against AIDS. My thoughts and prayers go to every person afflicted with this disease, particularly the children, the poor, and those who are rejected.

The Church does not cease to do its best in order to fight AIDS through its institutions and the personnel dedicated to this work.

I call on everyone to give his own contribution in prayer and concrete attention so that all who are infected with the HIV virus may experience the presence of the Lord who gives comfort and hope.

Finally, I hope that by multiplying and coordinating all efforts, we may arrive at stopping and overcoming this disease.








In his Italian greeting, the Holy Father acknowledged the presence of demonstrators in behalf of keeping the Cross in Italian schools and public places:

I affectionately greet all Italian-speaking pilgrim, particularly those who took part in the march promoted by the Movimente dell'Amore Familiare [Movement for Family Love'] to manifest their profound love for the Crucifix, recognizing its religious, historical and cultural value.




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