Holy Father Pope Francis while addressing the faithful gathered in the chapel of Casa Santa Marta residence in Vatican, reflected on the vanity of putting trust in earthly goods rather than in the true treasure of relationship with the Lord. His Holiness also explained that the life of those who accumulate riches for themselves has no meaning and reminded that these kinds of people do not know what it means to be in rich in God.
As reported by news.va, Holy Father Pope Francis remarked that “In these times, with much calamities and injustice on the media, especially regarding children, let us raise an earnest prayer that God convert the hearts of men to be able to know the Lord and not worship money as God.” Further His Holiness added, “Even today there are these people hungering for money and earthly possessions, people who have a lot compared to the hungry children who lack medicines and education and who are abandoned and this is an idolatry that kills, that sacrifices human beings and this idolatry starves many people to death.
His Holiness concluded his homily by reminding that wealth is only in God but highlighted that, this does not mean scorning money and emphasized that this is why our prayer must be strong, seeking in God the solid foundation of our existence.
