VATICAN CITY
Cardinal Roger Mahony Blogs LA
Today, Thursday, January 16, it was a great grace to concelebrate Mass with Pope Francis in the Chapel at Domus Sanctae Martae, and then later in the morning, to have a private Audience with him.
The MASS Each weekday morning Pope Francis celebrates Mass at 7:00 AM in the Chapel of his residence, Domus Sanctae Martae. Today, Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, OFM, the Archbishop Emeritus of Seville in Spain, also concelebrated, together with a group of Italian priests
It is so evident that Pope Francis is a man of prayer, a holy Successor to St. Peter. It is remarkable how he is able to reflect on the Scriptures of the day without any notes or text–but flowing directly from his prayer life and from his heart. Today’s Gospel was about the leper who begged Jesus to heal him. St. Mark recounts that Jesus reached out and touched the leper in great mercy, and healed him. Pope Francis reminded all of us that as disciples of Jesus we are called to reach to all our brothers and sisters in need.
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