{"id":50242,"date":"2017-10-04T11:55:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T09:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www1.romereports.com\/2017\/10\/04\/general-audience-pope-invites-christians-to-be-missionaries-of-hope\/"},"modified":"2017-10-04T11:55:37","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T09:55:37","slug":"general-audience-pope-invites-christians-to-be-missionaries-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/2017\/10\/04\/general-audience-pope-invites-christians-to-be-missionaries-of-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"General Audience: Pope invites Christians to be \u201cmissionaries of hope\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the feast of his patron saint, St. Francis of Assisi<\/strong>, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on hope. He spoke about the Church's mission<\/strong>, asking Christians to look to St. Francis since he was a \u201cmissionary of joyful hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pope said while hope is difficult at times, many Christians today are living examples of it despite their persecution and martyrdom.<\/p>\n

He said it is their witness<\/strong> that should inspire people to hope in Christ\u2019s promises <\/strong>and continue to live as \u201cmissionaries of hope,\u201d never losing heart, but helping others face the future with confidence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

SUMMARY OF POPE'S CATECHESIS
\n<\/strong>Dear Brothers and Sisters:<\/em><\/p>\n

In our continuing catechesis on Christian hope, I would now like to speak of our calling to be missionaries of hope. October is traditionally dedicated to reflection on our participation in the Church\u2019s mission. Saint Francis of Assisi, whose feast we celebrate today, can serve as our model in this regard. Francis was a true missionary of the joyful hope born of Christ\u2019s victory over death and our own share in his risen life. <\/em><\/p>\n

Jesus asks us to be witnesses of that same hope, confident in the transforming power of his Spirit at work in our hearts and in our world. Joy is the sure sign of true Christian hope, for we know that evil will not have the upper hand, and that God\u2019s love, revealed on the cross, will ultimately triumph. <\/em><\/p>\n

Certainly, there are times when the gift of hope proves costly. This is the case with so many of our fellow Christians who presently experience persecution, and with the martyrs in every age. Their witness inspires us to continue to hope in Christ\u2019s promises. As missionaries of hope, may we rejoice in God\u2019s saving power, never lose heart, and help others to look to the future with confidence.<\/em><\/p>\n

I greet the English-speaking pilgrims and visitors taking part in today\u2019s Audience, particularly the groups from England, Scotland, Denmark, Nigeria, Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, China and the United States of America. <\/em><\/p>\n

I especially greet the new students of the Pontifical Beda College in Rome, with the assurance of my closeness in prayer as they begin their studies for the priesthood. Upon all of you, and your families, I invoke joy and peace in our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

October 4, 2017. During \u201cWorld Mission Month,\u201d he remembered that Jesus' love is reflected in acts of inclusion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":28319,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[214],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RwJ5ZYyCJ1A","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bncud0410eng.mov","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bncud0410int.mov","type":"none","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50242"}],"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=50242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}