Pope Francis highlighted the lives of Simeon and Anna, the two elderly persons who recognized Jesus as the Messiah, in his catechesis on the value of old age. <\/p>\n
He said that their lives are an example of the call the elderly have to offer a \u201cpersonal witness of faith,\u201d and to thus \u201cbuild bridges between the generations.\u201d <\/p>\n
The Pope emphasized the value elderly people have in today's world. Particularly, in today's culture that \u201ccultivates the illusion of eternal youth.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe lives and witness of the elderly,\u201d says Pope Francis, \u201ccan teach us the primary importance of discerning God\u2019s presence in our daily lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
SUMMARY OF THE POPE'S CATECHESIS IN ENGLISH: <\/p>\n
Dear Brothers and Sisters,<\/em><\/p>\n In our continuing catechesis on the meaning and value of old age, in the light of God\u2019s word, we now consider how the elderly Simeon and Anna can serve as an example for all the elderly. They too are called to offer a personal witness of faith and trust in the fulfillment of God\u2019s promises, and thus build bridges between the generations.<\/em><\/p>\n While the passing of years dulls the physical senses, at this precious time in life the Holy Spirit can sharpen our spiritual senses. <\/em><\/p>\n How much our society needs older persons capable of recognizing and welcoming Christ\u2019s presence and the gifts of his Spirit. A society that exalts pleasure and cultivates the illusion of eternal youth can easily grow anesthetized to the essential spiritual values of faith, wisdom, compassion and care for those in need. <\/em><\/p>\n The lives and witness of the elderly can ensure this spiritual grounding and teach us the primary importance of discerning God\u2019s presence in our daily lives and the unfolding of his saving plan from one generation to the next.<\/em><\/p>\n I greet the English-speaking pilgrims and visitors taking part in today\u2019s Audience, especially the groups from England, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, Israel and the United States of America. May our Lenten journey bring us to celebrate Easter with hearts purified and renewed by the grace of the Holy Spirit. Upon each of you, and your families, I invoke joy and peace in Christ our Redeemer.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" March 30, 2022. Pope Francis highlighted the lives of Simeon and Anna, the two elderly persons who recognized Jesus as the Messiah, in his catechesis on the value of old age.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":7944,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZROkJYyZ8fc","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bncudienza3003eng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bncudienza3003eng.mp4","type":"bn","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44072"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}