Holy Father Pope Francis while addressing the faithful gathered at Casa Santa Marta for the daily Holy Mass, reflected on our Christian journey, which he highlighted is an upward climb and conveyed that it is not easy. His Holiness Pope Francis began by reflecting on the first reading of the day, taken from the first book of Kings. The passage recounts how all the tribes of Israel came to King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant to the temple.
As reported by Vatican Radio, Holy Father asked pastors to teach the prayer of adoration which many times, I think, that we do not teach to our people. His Holiness Pope Francis remarked that “We know how to teach them how to pray, sing, and praise God, but to adore? It is an uphill journey with the memory of election. We can only arrive there with the memory of having been chosen, of bearing within our heart the promise which pushes us to keep going with the covenant in our hand and in our heart.”
His Holiness Pope Francis concluded his homily by exhorting the faithful that “It would good for us to take some time today, to remember our journey, the memory of graces received, the memory of election, of the promise, of the covenant. And thus to go up towards adoration.”
