{"id":36012,"date":"2014-11-14T06:41:42","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T11:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/?p=36012"},"modified":"2016-09-30T15:42:41","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T19:42:41","slug":"pope-celebrates-mass-for-children-at-santa-marta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2014\/11\/pope-celebrates-mass-for-children-at-santa-marta\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope celebrates Mass for children at Santa Marta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Actions speak louder than words, particularly in transmitting the faith to children and young people today, the so-called \u2018digital natives\u2019. If we want to help them experience \u201ctruth and love\u201d then we adults must lead by example, said Pope Francis at morning Mass.<\/p>\n

It was a very special celebration in the Santa Marta Chapel Friday, with the pews filled with children from a local Roman parish. After an initial awkwardness, the children overcame their shyness to engage in a lively question and answer session with the Holy Father. Looking out over them he said that it was like \u201clooking at a promise, looking at the world to come\u201d. Then Pope Francis asked the question: \u201cwhat will we leave our future?\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo we teach them what we heard in the First Reading: to walk in love and truth? Or do we teach them with words, and then allow our lives to go in another direction? But it is our responsibility to look out for these children! A Christian has to take care of children, little ones and pass on the faith, pass on what he lives, what is in his heart. We cannot ignore the little plants that grow\u201d.<\/strong>
\nPope Francis said that everything depends on our having the right attitude towards children. \u201cWhat is my attitude?\u201d he asked, \u201cis it the attitude of brother, father, mother, sister, that helps them to grow or is it a detached [distant], \u201cthey grow up, I have my own life \u2026?\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all have a responsibility to give our very best and the very best that we have is our faith: give it to them, but give it by example! Words are pointless\u2026.in today\u2019s world [obsessed with] images, where everyone has these cell phones words are pointless \u2026 Example! Example! What should I give them?\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At this point of his homily, Pope Francis began asking the children why they were at Mass, giving rise to a spontaneous conversation. It took some time before one child took courage and admitted: \u2018To see you\u2026\u201d to which Pope Francis replied \u201cI also like to see you all\u201d.<\/p>\n

He then began questioning the children as to who had already received First Holy Communion, Confirmation, while pointing out to all of them that it is the Sacrament of Baptism that \u201copens the door to Christian life\u201d and immediately after which \u201cthe journey of a lifetime begins\u201d. The same journey described by the passage from the letter of St. John read out in the First Reading: \u201cWalking in truth and love\u201d. Later in that journey, he said, other Sacraments arrive such as marriage. But Pope Francis repeated, \u201cit is important to know how to live this journey, to know how to live it like Jesus\u201d:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn these Sacraments \u2013 let me ask you a question \u2013 is prayer a sacrament? \u2026 Out loud now! \u2026 No! That\u2019s right it is not! Prayer is not a sacrament, but we must pray. Do you know that you need to pray? Good, good \u2026 Yes! Pray to the Lord, pray to Jesus, pray to Our Lady, to help us in this journey of truth and love. Do you understand? You have come to see me, who said that? You. But also to see Jesus. Right? Or do we just leave Jesus out? (the children respond, \u2018No!\u2019). Now, Jesus is on the altar. And we will see Him, all of us! Jesus! Right now we have to ask Jesus to teach us to walk in truth and love. Will we all say it together? (all together) \u2018Walking in truth and love\u2019\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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