Friday 21 March 2025
Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28. Remember the marvels the Lord has done – Ps 104(105):16-21. Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46.
The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone
Pope Francis was not always seen as the wise, joyful, loving and beloved leader he has become. As Jorge Bergoglio SJ, there were years of darkness, difficulty and struggle. He was seen by some as a divisive, remote person. Under Pinochet’s regime, he risked his life to help people escape Argentina.
He walked among the poor, shared their meals, travelled by bus, paid his bills. He spoke prophetically, read, studied, deepened in prayer and lived Ignatian spirituality until it became his reality, his lens on the world.
His election as Pope coalesced every part of his personality and life history. It was as if this was what he had been born to become. Joy radiates from him. He visits and gives hope to those living in poor and war-torn countries. He is guiding us to be a Church where we speak freely, welcome and listen to each other and walk together into a new reality.
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