Holy Father Pope Francis while addressing the faithful gathered at Casa Santa Marta for Holy Mass encouraged Christians to think back to their encounters with Jesus, to nurture memories of those who were the first to transmit to them the faith, and to remember the law of love. Drawing inspiration from the liturgical reading of the day in which St. Paul exhorts Timothy to “remember Jesus Christ”, the Pontiff said “Christian memory is the salt of life.”
As reported by Vatican news, Holy Father Pope Francis remarked that “Delving into your memory to relive your first meetings with the Lord is necessary in order to find strength and be able to continue walking forward pointing out that Christian memory is always an encounter with Jesus Christ”. Further, the Pontiff added, “Christian memory is like the salt of life. Without memory we cannot go on. When we encounter ‘forgetful’ Christians, we can immediately see that they have lost the flavor of Christian life and have ended up being people who obey the Commandments without spirituality”.
The Pontiff concluded his remarks by exhorting that “Each of us is invited to take a few moments to think back and remember the moments in which he or she met the Lord, to remember those who passed on their faith to us, to brush up on the law.”
