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Pope General Audience: English Summary

Pope Francis concludes his catechesis on the Ten Commandments during the Wednesday General Audience, reflecting on the Ten Commandments in the light of Christ. The official summary in English follows.

Dear brothers and sisters: In this, our final catechesis on the Ten Commandments, we reflect on how, in the light of Christ, the Decalogue should be seen not as a series of rules, but rather the guide to an authentic human life that comes to fulfilment in the love, joy and peace born of obedience to the Father’s will.  Our Lord came not to abolish the Law but to fulfil it.  The Holy Spirit, by enabling us to live a new life in Christ, takes away our hearts of flesh and opens them to the holy desire to abandon sin and to be conformed to Jesus’ own heart, his love and his desires.  The Ten Commandments invite us first to enter into a faithful and loving relationship with God our Father, to reject every false idol that enslaves us, and to find our authentic rest in the freedom of Christ and the Holy Spirit.  They then teach us how to live redeemed lives, marked by fidelity, integrity and honesty towards our neighbour.  The commandments show us the face of Christ and open the door to the new life of grace; by accepting God’s offer of saving love, we find our true selves and the source of a joy that will never end.

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28 November 2018, 09:56
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