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Love of God
 


Like certain pieces of music, Sacred Scripture too, has a base note that accompanies it from the beginning to the end, and this note is the love of God.

 
General Audience
12 June 2024

 
 
 
Love of God
 


God expects to be caressed not with words, but with actions.

 
Homily
2 November 2022

 
 
 
Love of God
 


Filial gratitude and joy awaken within us a desire to worship the Lord, who remains ever faithful and never abandons us.

 
Homily
6 January 2021

 
 
 
Love of God
 


To love God means to invest one’s energies every day; to be his collaborators in serving our neighbor without reservations; in seeking to forgive unlimitedly; and in cultivating relationships of communion and fraternity.

 
Angelus Address
2 November 2018

 
 
 
Love of God
 


To love God is to live in him, for him;
for what he is, and for what he does.

 
Angelus Address
4 November 2018

 
 
 
Love of God
 


Today Jesus asks us: “Do you love me?”.  He does so because he knows our fears and our struggles.  Peter shows us the way: we need to trust in the Lord, who “knows everything” that is in us, not counting on our capacity to be faithful, but on his unshakable fidelity. 

 
Homily
Solemnity, Sts. Peter and Paul
29 June 2014

 
 
 
Love of God
 


The fear of God is holy, it is the fear of adoration before the Lord, and therefore fear of God is a virtue. It does not diminish, it does not weaken, it does not paralyze; but on the contrary, it carries forth the mission that the Lord gives.

 
Morning Meditation

St. Martha Guest House
15 May 2015

 
 
 
Love of God
 


Jesus came to show the love which God has for us. For you and for me. It is a love which is powerful and real. It is a love which takes seriously the plight of those he loves. It is a love which heals, forgives, raises up and shows concern. It is a love which draws near and restores dignity. We can lose this dignity in so many ways. But Jesus is stubborn; he gave his very life to restore the identity we had lost.

 
Santa Cruz-Palmasola Rehab Center
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
10 July 2015