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The Kingdom of God
 


Christ is the Lord enthroned, the Son of man seated at the right hand of God ... He is the true king who by resurrection entered into glory ... higher than the angels, seated in the heavens over all other powers ... and with all his adversaries at his feet until the last enemy, death, is definitively defeated by him.

 
General Audience
St Peter's Square
16 November 2011

 
 
 
The Kingdom of God
 


Christ’s kingdom does not stand on the power of his armies subduing others through force or violence. It rests on a higher power than wins over hearts: the love of God that he brought into the world with his sacrifice and the truth to which he bore witness. This is his sovereignty which no one can take from him and which no one should forget.

 
Homily
Expo Bicentenario Park
León, Cuba
25 March 2012

 
 
 
The Kingdom of God
 


'Emmanuel', God-with-us, has come as King of justice and peace. We know that His Kingdom is not of this world, and yet it is more important than all the kingdoms of this world. It is like the leaven of humanity: were it lacking, the energy to work for true development would flag: the impulse to work together for the common good, in the disinterested service of our neighbor, in the peaceful struggle for justice.

 
URBI ET ORBI MESSAGE
Christmas 2010

 
 
 
The Kingdom of God
 


Christ's kingship is in fact a revelation and actuation of that of God the Father, who governs all things with love and justice. The Father entrusted to the Son the mission of giving mankind eternal life by loving it to the point of supreme sacrifice and, at the same time, conferred upon him the power of judging humanity, since he made himself Son of man, like us in all things (cf. Jn 5: 21-22, 26-27).

 
Angelus Address
St Peter's Square
23 November 2008

 
 
 
The Kingdom of God
 


We all know how necessary it is to make the Word of God the centre of our lives, to welcome Christ as our one Redeemer, as the Kingdom of God in person, to ensure that his light may enlighten every context of humanity: from the family to the school, to culture, to work, to free time and to the other sectors of society and of our life. In taking part in the Eucharistic celebration we are always aware of the close connection that exists between the proclamation of the Word of God and the Eucharistic sacrifice: it is the Mystery itself that is offered for our contemplation.

 
Homily
Basilica of St Paul Outside-the-Walls
Rome
5 October 2008

 
 
 
The Kingdom of God
 


We all know how necessary it is to make the Word of God the centre of our lives, to welcome Christ as our one Redeemer, as the Kingdom of God in person, to ensure that his light may enlighten every context of humanity: from the family to the school, to culture, to work, to free time and to the other sectors of society and of our life. In taking part in the Eucharistic celebration we are always aware of the close connection that exists between the proclamation of the Word of God and the Eucharistic sacrifice: it is the Mystery itself that is offered for our contemplation.

 
Homily
Basilica of St Paul Outside-the-Walls
5 October 2008

 
 
 
The Kingdom of God
 


The divine Master invites us to recognise, first and foremost, the primacy of God the Father. Where He is not present, nothing good can exist. He is a decisive priority in all things. The Kingdom of heaven means, in fact, the lordship of God; in other words, His will must be assumed as the criterion-guide for our existence.

 
Angelus Address
Apostolic Palace
Castelgandolfo
17 July 2011

 
 
 
The Kingdom of God
 


The Kingdom of Christ is not of this world, but it brings to fulfillment all the good that, thank God, exists in man and in history. If we put love for our neighbor into practice in accordance with the Gospel message, we make room for God's dominion and his Kingdom is actualized among us. If, instead, each one thinks only of his or her own interests, the world can only go to ruin.

 
Angelus Address
St Peter's Square
23 November 2008

 

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