Angelus Pope Francis and Holy Mass Rai 1 / Video, “avoiding tragedy in prisons”

“The Secretary General of the United Nations has launched an appeal for a “cease-fire global and immediate in all corners of the world “, recalling the current emergency for the COVID-19, that knows no boundaries. A call for total ceasefire. I join all those who have accepted this appeal and invite everyone to follow you up by stopping all forms of war hostility, promoting the creation of corridors for humanitarian aid, openness to diplomacy, attention to those in a greater situation. vulnerabilityHe concluded thus the Angelus of 29 March from the Vatican Pope Francis. Directly following the Holy Mass on Rai 1, the Pope celebrated the day on the Lazarus Gospel committing all the power of prayer to contrast the pain due to these very difficult days of ours: «God is life and gives life, but takes on the drama of death. Jesus could have avoided the death of his friend Lazarus, but he wanted to make our pain for the death of loved ones his own, and above all he wanted to show God’s dominion over death. In this passage of the Gospel we see that the faith of man and the omnipotence of God, of the love of God are sought and finally meet. It’s like a double road: the faith of man and the omnipotence of God’s love that are sought and eventually met».

At the end of the Angelus, Pope Francis then addressed a particular message to the drama in prisons: “my thoughts go in a special way to all people who suffer the vulnerability of being forced to live in a group: retirement homes, barracks … In particular, I would like to mention people in prisons. I read an official memo from the Human Rights Commission that talks about the problem of overcrowded prisons, which could become a tragedy. I ask the authorities to be sensitive to this serious problem and to take the necessary measures to avoid future tragedies». (adj. by Niccolò Magnani)

HOLY MASS RAI 1, THE GOSPEL OF THE DAY

At 10.55 the live broadcast of the Sunday mass, as always following the connection from Rome to the Angelus in video streaming as we are unfortunately accustomed to in this long period of coronavirus quarantine. This morning in the homily of the celebration at Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis recalled on the day of Lazarus Gospel the power of crying of Jesus to which we all feel very close in these times. “I think of so many people crying: isolated people, people in quarantine, the elderly alone, people hospitalized and people in therapy, parents who see that, as there is no salary, they will not be able to feed their children . Many people cry. We too, from our heart, accompany them. And it won’t hurt us to cry a little with the Lord’s weeping for all his people“, Explained the Holy Father in theintroduction to Holy Mass before focusing on the pages of the Gospel of John

“Jesus cannot see people and feel no compassion. His eyes look with the heart; Jesus sees with the eyes, but sees with the heart and is capable of crying. Today, in front of a world that suffers so much, to so many people who suffer the consequences of this pandemic, I ask myself: am I capable of crying, as surely Jesus would have done and Jesus is doing it now? Does my heart resemble that of Jesus? And if it is too hard, even if I am able to speak, to do good, to help, but the heart does not enter, I am not able to cry, I must ask the Lord for this grace. Lord, may I cry with you, cry with your people who are suffering at the moment». Before approaching the Holy Mass on Rai 1 and the following Angelus, let’s remember these last words of the Pope «Many cry today. And we, from this altar, from this sacrifice of Jesus, of Jesus who was not ashamed to cry, ask for the grace to cry. May it be for all of us today on the Sunday of tears». (adj. by Niccolò Magnani)

THE LIVE OF CELEBRATION

On the fifth Sunday of Lent, the appointment with the Holy Mass from Rome. The Eucharistic celebration will also be broadcast this week on Rai 1 in live tv and video streaming from Chapel “Jesus Good Shepherd” of the Italian Bishops’ Conference. The Mass is presided over by the auxiliary bishop of Rome Guerino Di Tora. The tv direction is by Gianni Epifani, the comment instead of Orazio Coclite. Listening and commentary from theAngelus of Pope Francis, scheduled for 12 noon and exceptionally broadcast from the Library Hall of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. In the difficult days of coronavirus access to the public is obviously not allowed. It is therefore necessary to take advantage of the possibility of following the Holy Mass on live TV on Raiuno, as well as in streaming on PC, tablet and mobile phone through the Rai Play platform. Of course, the Vatican News YouTube channel is also available, which will broadcast Pope Francis’ Angelus in live video streaming.

HOLY MASS ON RAI 1, THEN ANGELUS PAPA

Sunday remains an important day for prayers and mass, but thecoronavirus emergency has changed the approach of the faithful. Forced to stay at home, they rely on new technologies to join others in prayer. It is no coincidence that since the emergency linked to the coronavirus began, the various religious events have recorded a boom in audience, in particular those with Pope francesco. The Holy Father reminds us that in the face of suffering our growth is measured, there is the discovery of the priestly prayer of Jesus. Our habits have changed to face the crisis, but there is also a stimulus to prayer. How many faithful do it for the good of all. Precisely prayer is one of the winning weapons against this difficult period that humanity finds itself facing. There Mass today, Sunday 29 March 2020, therefore represents a further opportunity, as well as a moment of union, albeit at a distance.

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