Pope beatifies John Paul I: May he obtain for us the ‘smile of the soul’
Holy Mass and the beatification of Pope John Paul I
04/09/2022 St Peter's Square, the VaticanJesus is making his way to Jerusalem, and today’s Gospel tells us that “large crowds were travelling with him” (Lk 24:25). To travel with Jesus means to follow him, to become his disciples. Yet, the Lord’s message to those people was not exactly appealing; in fact, it was quite demanding: whoever does not love him more than his or her own family, whoever does not carry the cross, whoever remains attached to earthly goods, cannot be his disciple (cf… Read more »