During his 4-day visit in the country,
Pope Francis (Lolo Kiko) left us with
messages of God’s love, faith, hope, and compassion:
1.
"God is a God of surprise because He loved us first."
2.
"We can love Him but we must let ourselves be loved by Him.
Real love is being open to the love that comes to you. The love that surprises
us."
3.
"Rest is so necessary for the health of our minds and bodies,
and often so difficult to achieve due to the many demands placed on us. But
rest is also essential for our spiritual health, so that we can hear God's
voice and understand what he asks of us.”
4. "Only by becoming poor ourselves, by stripping away our
complacency, will we be able to identify with the least of our brothers and
sisters."
5. "It’s a compassion that makes us put our hands in our pockets and
give something to the poor. But if Christ had had that kind of compassion he
would have greeted a couple of people, given them something, and walked on. But
it was only when he was able to cry that he understood something of our
lives."
6.
"Certain realities of life we only see through eyes cleansed
by our tears.”
7.
"In the family we learn how to love, to forgive, to be
generous and open, not closed and selfish. We learn to move beyond our own
needs, to encounter others and share our lives with them."
8.
"When you lose this capacity to dream you lose the capacity
to love, the capacity to love is lost."
9.
“Women have much to tell us in today's
society. Sometimes we are too 'machistas' and we don't allow enough space to
women. But women can see things from a different angle to us, with a different
eye.”
10. "You may be poor yourselves in
material ways, but you have an abundance of gifts to offer when you offer
Christ and the community of his Church. Do not hide your faith, do not hide
Jesus, but carry him into the world and offer the witness of your family
life!"
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