Pope Francis resumed his series of catechesis on the value of old age and the elderly since retaking up public appointments after finishing his week of spiritual exercises. The Pope looked to the figure of Noah as a reminder of how the elderly can \u201cremind us of our God-given call to be guardians and stewards of his creation.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said that just as in the days of Noah, today Christians are tempted to \u201caccept sin and corruption as normal, to avert our eyes from the unjust suffering of the poor and the destruction of our natural environment,\u201d and that the elderly, in response, are called to \u201cbuild a new 'ark' of welcome, care and hope, for the future of our world and the dawn of the new creation.\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, viewed in the light of God\u2019s word, we now consider the vital role of the elderly in handing on to new generations life\u2019s true and sustaining values. <\/em><\/p>\n In the very first pages of the Bible, God entrusts to the elderly Noah the task of restoring the goodness of his creation, which had become corrupted by the spread of violence and wickedness. <\/em><\/p>\n Jesus himself speaks of the \u201cdays of Noah\u201d in warning us of the need for conversion in view of the imminent coming of God\u2019s Kingdom, which brings mankind definitive salvation and spiritual renewal. <\/em><\/p>\n In every age, as in the days of Noah, we can be tempted to accept sin and corruption as normal, to avert our eyes from the unjust suffering of the poor and the destruction of our natural environment. <\/em><\/p>\n In our own day, these are the fruits of a materialistic, self-centred and spiritually empty culture of waste. The elderly, like Noah, can warn us of this danger and remind us of our God-given call to be guardians and stewards of his creation. <\/em><\/p>\n May Noah\u2019s example and prayers inspire our elderly to appreciate this, their special charism, and help to build a new \u201cark\u201d of welcome, care and hope, for the future of our world and the dawn of the new creation. <\/em><\/p>\n I greet the English-speaking pilgrims and visitors taking part in today\u2019s Audience, especially the groups from Denmark, Jerusalem, Norway 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 16, 2022. \u201cThe elderly,\u201d says the Pope, \u201cremind us of our God-given call to be guardians and stewards of his creation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":10829,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wgThowbiCbY","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bncudienza1603eng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bncudienza1603eng.mp4","type":"bn","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44117"}],"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=44117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}