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教宗方濟各在彌撒講道時，提出了一條問題：「我是一個時冷時熱的基督徒，還是一個持之以恆的基督徒？」接著他繼續告訴我們：「即食文化與相對文化，亦已進入了我們的信仰生活。」他以婚姻為例，指出這是恆久忠信的表現，而不是一時的熱情。 教宗方濟各在聖伯多祿廣場主持彌撒，共祭司鐸約一千名，參與信眾多達十萬。他在講道中提出三點：「天主使我們驚喜」、「天主要求忠信」以及「天主是我們的力量」。他指出了瑪利亞信仰的旅程，展示了一個婦女如何在畢生向天主的驚喜開放。她在受試探與遭遇艱難時保持忠信，並讚美感謝天主。 教宗強調瑪利亞這態度與我們的關係，尤其對我們家庭生活而言，他說：「多少次我們對那些幫助我們、在我們身邊、陪伴我們的人道謝？我們經常視之為理所當然。對於天主也是一樣……「抱歉」、「謝謝」、「對不起」，是三句相關的話，如果經常掛在嘴邊，家庭便會有希望了。」 這一次以婚姻及家庭作參照來重讀瑪利亞的信德生命，觸動了逾三百名來自意大利不同地區，前來體驗這項信仰及教會盛事的瑪利亞進教之佑善會會員的心靈。在場有很多ADMA家庭，也有很多青少年，他們均參與星期六的瑪利亞守夜祈禱及星期日的主日彌撒。 主日彌撒結束時，世界瑪利亞進教之佑善會主席Lucca Tullio，向教宗方濟各致候，並保證整個善會繼續為他祈禱。他亦向教宗致送一座都靈瑪利亞進教之佑大殿的模型。 ADMA at the Marian Day with Pope Francis (ANS - RMG –Rome, 15 October 2013) – On Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October, in St Peter’s Square in Rome, one of the most anticipated events of the Year of Faith was celebrated. This was the Marian Day in the presence of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima, when Pope Francis made the Act of Entrustment. Among the many faithful present, there were 300 members of the Association of Mary Help of Christians (ADMA). "Am I a Christian in fits and starts, or am I always a Christian?" That was the question posed by Pope Francis in the homily of the Mass, and he went on to denounce "the culture of the provisional and the relative that also enters the way we live our faith." He pointed to marriage as an example of loyalty that lasts forever and not just for the first moments of enthusiasm. Pope Francis presided over the Mass in St. Peter's Square with about a thousand priests concelebrating and more than one hundred thousand of the faithful participating. In his homily he made three points: "God surprises us," "God demands loyalty," and "God is our strength." He pointed to Mary’s journey of faith, showing how a woman was open to God’s surprises in her life. She was faithful in times of trial and difficulty, and she gave God thanks and praise. The pope highlighted the relevance of Mary's attitudes, especially in relation to family life: "How many times,” he said, “Do we say thanks to those who help us, are close to us and accompany us in life? We often take it all for granted. And this also happens with God (...) ‘Excuse me’, ‘thanks’, ‘sorry’ - these are three words of coexistence, and when they are spoken often, the family prospers." This re-reading of Mary’s life of faith in reference to marriage and family touched the hearts of the more than 300 members of the Association of Mary Help of Christians, who came from different regions of Italy to experience this extraordinary event of faith and of the Church. Many ADMA families were present, as well as many children and young people who participated in both the Marian Vigil on Saturday and the Sunday Eucharist. At the end of the Sunday Mass, Lucca Tullio, World President of ADMA, greeted Pope Francis and assured him of the prayers of the Association. He also presented the Pope with an artistic reproduction of the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Turin. |
