Pope reveals what hurts the heart of Christ the most in Santa Marta

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17/11/2016
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There is no worse pain than that of indifference. In his homily at Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis recalled Jesus' complaint against the people of Israel. They turned their backs on the love of God, and did not recognize Christ as the Messiah.

POPE FRANCIS
'Each of us can fall into the same sin of the people of Israel, the same sin of Jerusalem, not recognizing the time in which we have been visited â??Do you make a daily examination of conscience on this? Did the Lord visit me today? Have I heard some call, some inspiration to follow Him more closely, to do a work of charity, to pray a little more? I mean, so many things to which the Lord invites us every day to meet with us.â?

The pope said that this 'story of infidelity, of not recognizing the caresses of God� is what causes the most pain to the heart of Jesus Christ.

EXTRACTS OF THE HOMILY IN ENGLISH
(Source: Vatican Radio)

'That is what pains the heart of Jesus Christ, this story of infidelity, this story of not recognizing the caresses of God, the love of God, a God in love with you who is looking for you, and desirous of seeing you happy. Jesus saw in that moment [when, shortly before His passion, He wept over Jerusalemâ??s sinfulness] what awaited him as the Son â?? and He wept ... â??because they did not recognize the time of their visitation.â??. This drama has not only happened in history and ended with Jesus. It is the drama of every day. It is even my drama. Can any of us really say, â??I know how to recognize the hour in which I have been visited? does God visit me?â??â?

'Each of us can fall into the same sin of the people of Israel, the same sin of Jerusalem, not recognizing the time in which we have been visited â?? and every day the Lord visits us, every day He is knocking at our door â?? but we must learn to recognize this, that we not end up in that so painful a situation: â??The more I loved them, as I called them, the more they fled from meâ??. â??But I am sure of  things. I go to Mass, I'm sure ...â??. Do you make a daily examination of conscience on this? Did the Lord visit me today? Have I heard some call, some inspiration to follow Him more closely, to do a work of charity, to pray a little more? I do not know, so many things to which the Lord invites us every day to meet with us.â?

'Jesus wept not only for Jerusalem, but for all of us. He gives His life, that we might recognize his visitation. St. Augustine said a word, a very strong sentence: â??I am afraid of God, of Jesus, when He passes!â?? But why are you afraid? â??Iâ??m afraid I will not recognize it!â?? If youâ??re not careful with your heart, you'll never know if Jesus is visiting you or not. May the Lord give all of us the grace to recognize the times we have been visited, we are visited and shall be visited, so that we open the door to Jesus and so ensure that our heart is more enlarged by love, and that we might therefore serve the Lord Jesus in love.â?

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