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Jesus Christ
 


God’s will was fully revealed in the Person of Jesus. Anyone who wants to live in accordance with God’s will must follow Jesus, listen to him and accept his words, and with the help of the Holy Spirit, acquire a deep knowledge of them.

 
Homily
St. Corbinian Parish, Rome
20 March 2011

 
 
 
Jesus Christ
 


Throughout the Lord's public life…It is beyond the learned to comprehend that this man, a Galilean who is not educated, can truly be the Son of God. It is unacceptable to them that God, the great, the one, the God of Heaven and earth could be present in this man. They know everything, they know all of the great prophecies; they even know Isaiah 53, but the mystery remains hidden to them. Instead it is revealed to the lowly, starting from Our Lady, to the fishermen of the Sea of Galilee. They know, just as the Roman centurion beneath the Cross knew: this is the Son of God.

 
Homily
INTERNATIONAL THEOLOGICAL COMMISSION
Pauline Chapel
1 December 2009

 
 
 
Jesus Christ
 


Christ is the true Good Shepherd who gave his life for his sheep, for us, sacrificing himself on the Cross. He knows his sheep and his sheep know him, just as the Father knows him and he knows the Father (cf. Jn 10: 14-15). This is not a matter of mere intellectual knowledge but of a profound, personal relationship: a knowledge of the heart, of one who loves and one who is loved; of one who is faithful and one who knows how to be trustworthy.

 
Homily
St Peter's Basilica
Fourth Sunday of Easter
29 April 2007

 
 
 
Jesus Christ
 


When the resurrection of Lazarus is proclaimed, we are faced with the ultimate mystery of our existence: 'I am the resurrection and the life… Do you believe this?' For the Christian community, it is the moment to place with sincerity – together with Martha – all of our hopes in Jesus of Nazareth: 'Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God.'

 
Message
for Lent 2011

 
 
 
Jesus Christ
 


Christ… took upon himself the weakness, the sin of humanity, the wretchedness of the world, taking them to where evil has no more power, where the light of goodness illuminates all things.

 
General Audience
Paul VI Hall
10 November 2010

 
 
 
Jesus Christ
 


There is only one thing which lasts: the love of Jesus Christ personally for each one of you. Search for him, know him and love him, and he will set you free from slavery to the glittering but superficial existence frequently proposed by today’s society. Put aside what is worthless and learn of your own dignity as children of God.

 
Homily
Bellahouston Park
Glasgow, Scotland
16 September 2010

 
 
 
Jesus Christ
 


God is the true Judge. We are also certain that this Judge is good; we know his Face, the Face of the Risen Christ, of Christ crucified for us. Therefore we can be certain of his goodness and advance with great courage.

 
General Audience
Paul VI Audience Hall
12 November 2008

 
 
 
Jesus Christ
 


Let us become friends of Jesus, let us try to know him all the more! Let us live in dialogue with him! Let us learn from him how to live aright, let us be his witnesses! Then we become people who love and then we act aright. Then we are truly alive.

 
Homily
Mass of the Lord's Supper
Basilica of St John Lateran
1st April 2010

 

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