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Carpe diem or ... Seize the day of salvation? During the Angelus on Sunday, January 27, 2013, the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, commenting on the words uttered by Jesus in the synagogue of Nazareth after …More
Carpe diem or ... Seize the day of salvation?
During the Angelus on Sunday, January 27, 2013, the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, commenting on the words uttered by Jesus in the synagogue of Nazareth after reading the passage in Isaiah 4.14-21: "Today in your ears this Scripture is fulfilled" , said:
"Each moment can be the auspicious 'today' of our conversion. Each day can be the salvific 'today' because salvation is a continuous story for the Church and for each of Christ's disciples. This is the Christian meaning of 'carpe diem'; seize the day that God calls on you to offer you salvation."
During the Angelus on Sunday, January 27, 2013, the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, commenting on the words uttered by Jesus in the synagogue of Nazareth after reading the passage in Isaiah 4.14-21: "Today in your ears this Scripture is fulfilled" , said:
"Each moment can be the auspicious 'today' of our conversion. Each day can be the salvific 'today' because salvation is a continuous story for the Church and for each of Christ's disciples. This is the Christian meaning of 'carpe diem'; seize the day that God calls on you to offer you salvation."