General Audience with Pope Francis from Vatican | 02 March 2022

[Music] so praise be jesus christ and welcome to this live streamed broadcast of pope francis general audience for wednesday march 2nd 2022 my name is christopher wells i'll be providing the english commentary for today's audience whether you're joining us through the vatican media channels the various apps the vatican audio or radio app the vatican news web portal our youtube channel or be one of our partner stations such as radio maria in papua new guinea radio maria england catholic faith network in america shalom world tv sultan light tv at martian tv ewtn tv catholic tv or loomis radio in india a very warm welcome one and all in today's general audience the holy father is continuing a new catechetical series of reflections on old age speaking this morning on the theme of longevity as a symbol and an opportunity the holy father to arrive here in the audience hall the paul the sixth audience hall in just a few moments the holy father will begin the audience with the sign of the cross in the liturgical greeting after which a reading will be proclaimed by various speakers in different languages today's reading is from the book of genesis chapter 5 verses 1 through 5 which is the beginning of the biblical account of adam and his descendants as i mentioned we'll hear that reading in different languages including english here in a moment after the holy father arrives pope francis will then give his catechetical reflection in italian and i will provide a translation of the holy father's remarks following the catechesis the speakers who proclaimed the biblical reading will then offer a summary of the pope's catechesis in their own languages we do not provide translations of the summaries as they're essentially the same but for those of you who speak french or german or spanish or in the other languages you'll be able to hear a summary in those languages after each summary the holy father greets the various language groups in italian and then his greetings are repeated in each of those languages at the conclusion of the audience the holy father will greet italian speakers before leading at the faithful of the faithful in the chanting of the our father which is prayed in lenin and because of its universality and then after the chanted pattern oster the holy father gives his apostolic blessing and the blessing of pope francis is available not only to those present in the audience hall but also to everyone listening live to this broadcast as well as family and friends and loved ones especially the elderly the young the sick and newlyweds for those of you listening in on the radio you can hear hold our holy father pope francis has arrived in the audience hall on the stage and is making his way to his seat and turns to greet the faithful who are present today foreign and now we will hear the scriptural reading in the various languages the libro de you a a reading from the book of genesis this is the list of the generations of adam when god created man he made him in the likeness of god male and female he created them when adam had lived 130 years he became the father of a son in his own likeness after his image and named him seth the days of adam after he became the father of seth were 800 years and he had other sons and daughters thus all the days that adam lived were 930 years the word of the lord genesis [Music] god has [Music] a genesis [Music] is foreign foreign foreign foreign the biblical account of the genealogies of the old testament one is immediately struck by their tremendous longevity we're talking about centuries when does old age begin here you could ask what's the significance of the fact that these ancient fathers lived so long after fathering their children fathers and sons lived together for centuries this passage of time in terms of centuries narrated in a ritualist style confers a profound symbolic meaning to the relationship between longevity and genealogy it's through the transmission of human life so new in the created universe demanded a slow and prolonged initiation everything is new at the beginnings of the history of a creature whose spirit and life conscience and freedom sensibility and responsibility the new life human life immersed in the tension between its origin in the image and likeness of god and the fragility of his mortal condition represents a novelty to be discovered and it requires a long initiation period in which mutual support among generations is indispensable in order to decipher experiences and ex and confront the enigmas of life during this time the spiritual quality of man is also slowly cultivated in a certain sense every passing epoch in human history offers this feeling again it's as if we had to start over calmly from the beginning with our questions on the meaning of life when the scenario of the human condition appears crowded with new experiences and hitherto unasked questions certainly the accumulation of cultural memory increases the familiarity necessary to face new passages the time of transmission are reduced but the times of assimilation always require patience the excess of speed which by now is an obsession in every stage of our life makes every experience more superficial and less nourishing young people especially are unconscious victims of this split between between the time on the clock that needs to be rushed along and the times of life that require a proper leavening a long life enables these long times and the damages of haste to be experienced old age certainly imposes a slower pace but they are not merely times of inertia indeed the measure of these rhythms opens up for all spaces of meaning of life unknown to the obsession with speed losing contact with the slower rhythms of old age closes up these spaces to everyone it's from this perspective that i want to establish the feast of grandparents on the last sunday of july the alliance between the two extreme generations of life young children and the elderly also helps the other two generations young people and adults to bond with each other so as to make everyone's existence richer in humanity the holy fathers say now that he wants to build a dialogue between the different generations and he's talking about how the young needs to appreciate the the the roots uh by knowing their grandparents by knowing their elders and without those roots they will not grow up well so it's important to have uh uh especially important for this dialogue between generations have the two extremes the very young and the elderly grandparents and their grandchildren to be in that dialogue and to communicate with one another and share their experiences one another well let us imagine the pope says a city in which the coexistence of the different ages forms an integral part of the overall plan of its habitat let's think about the formation of affectionate relationships between old age and youth that irradiate out into the overall style of relations the overlapping of the generations would become a source of energy for truly visible and livable humanism the modern city tends to to be hostile to the elderly and not by chance also to children the excessive speed puts us in a centrifuge that sweeps its way like confetti and one completely loses sight of the bigger picture each person holds on to his or her own piece the floats on the currents of the city market for which a slower pace means losses and and with the idea that speed is money the expense the excess of speed pulverizes life it does not make it more intense important to take time with your children to waste time with your children but this wasting time this losing time uh by spending it with your children builds up the human family and spending time with with your children and with your with your parents and grandparents the pandemic in which we're still being forced to live has imposed and unfortunately very painfully a pause in this obtuse cult of speed in this period grandparents have acted as a barrier to the affective dehydration of the youngest the visible alliance of the generations that harmonizes paces and rhythms restores to us the hope of not living life in vain and it restores each of us the love for our vulnerable lives blocking the way to an obsession with speed which simply consumes our lives we're always agitated by uh the need for speed by the need to move along to hurry on and by having a relationship with the with the young and with the old helps us regulate the pace of our lives the rhythms of old age are an indispensable resource for grasping the meaning of life marked by time the destination of life to the encounter with god becomes more credible a design that is hidden in the creation of the human being in god's image and likeness and that is sealed in the son of god jesus christ becoming man today there's a greater longevity of human life this gives us the opportunity to increase the covenant between all times of life and also with the meaning of life in its entirety life cannot be broken up easily into different ages we experience uh life is the whole experience from birth until old age grant us the intelligence and strength for this reform because this is a reform the arrogance of the time of the clock a need for for speed must be converted into the beauty of the rhythms of life [Music] the the time of hurry that's connected to to the clock must be converted into the beauty of the rhythms of life and thus the alliance of the generations is indispensable and without without the dialogue and relationship between the different ages uh society becomes uh sterile and we're left alone may god help us to find the right music for this harmonization between the diverse ages between the very young of the very old and adults all together and this will be a beautiful symphony in dialogue the holy father's remarks for today's general audience those will be available on the holy see website a little later this morning including in english we'll also have a summary of the holy father's remarks on our vatican news portal after the audience concludes this morning can now hear the greetings in french and the french summary of the pope's remarks is a [Applause] [Music] the french-speaking faithful present at the audience especially the editors of the newspapers today we enter the time of lent our prayer and fasting will be a plea for peace in ukraine remembering that peace in the world always begins with our personal conversion following christ may god bless you you will now hear the greetings in english most holy father the english-speaking visitors and pilgrims present today wish to express to you their sentiments of respect and esteem and to assure you of their prayers for your ministry as a successor of peter at the end of the audience we will sing together the our father in latin the holy father will then impart his apostolic blessing which he willingly extends to all children and young people the elderly and the sick his holiness also intends to bless any religious articles you may have brought for this purpose the following is a summary of the holy father's words this morning dear brothers and sisters in continuing our catechesis on the meaning and value of old age viewed in the light of god's word we now consider the contribution that the elderly can make to the development of a truly humane society one in which every age group has something to offer the elderly have much to teach us about the meaning of life theirs is a wisdom matured over time that can help us to face the ever new questions and challenges raised by today's rapidly evolving society for this reason i wish to set aside a special day in july to honor grandparents in the elderly the covenant between young and old indispensable for a healthy social life can help us amid today's frenetic pace of life to remember that as men and women made in the image of god we are called to a fuller vision of our life together rediscovering god's presence in our midst and caring for the needs of our brothers and sisters may we recognize the importance of the elderly among us and learn from them that the true rhythms of life are those not of the stopwatch but of the harmonious relationship between the generations the holy father will now greet the english-speaking faithful in italian i greet the english-speaking pilgrims and visitors taking part in today's audience especially the groups from norway ireland and the united states of america may the lenten journey we begin today with prayer and fasting for peace in ukraine bring us to the joy of easter with hearts purified and renewed by the grace of the holy spirit upon each of you and your families i cordially invoke god's abundant blessings [Applause] [Music] is agree to the german-speaking faithful let's begin this lent in the spirit of penance and prayer in order to implore god's mercy upon us and peace for the whole world [Applause] the holy father will now uh himself give the summary of the reading in of his catechesis in spanish after an initial greeting by the reader and then when he goes on to greet these spanish speakers i will offer a translation of his greeting consigo [Applause] foreign i cordially greet the spanish-speaking pilgrims may the holy spirit grant us the grace to experience the beauty of each stage of life which promotes the need for a covenant between generations full of harmony and instances harmony and certainty may god bless you and thank you very much [Applause] pedro [Music] prolonged [Music] a foreign portuguese [Applause] is the portuguese speaking faithful today we begin the path of land i invite you to make this journey of conversion through help to those most in need penance done with joy and confident prayer asking the lord intensely for the gift of peace may god bless you a [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] a [Applause] i greet the arabic speaking faithful it's good to think of forming affectionate relationships between the elderly and the young the radiate on the overall style of relationships and then the overlapping of generations would become a source of energy for a truly visible and livable humanism may the lord bless you all and protect you always from every evil and finally we'll have the summary and greetings in polish before the greetings to the italian speaking faithful models temple m perspective is [Applause] and he mentions that the the speaker is is ukrainian and his parents are in this moment hiding underground to defend themselves from the bombs in a place close to kiev and he's continuing to do his work and duties here and we accompany him and we and company all of the the people who are suffering especially the people the the elderly who are underground to defend themselves and thank you he says to to a father who is continuing his work and the first part uh that that last bit that i translated was off the cuff the first words that he spoke we'll have that here in a moment i cordially greet all of the polish people you were the first to support ukraine opening your borders your hearts and the doors of your homes to ukrainians fleeing the war that generated a round of applause which you heard and then he said you are generously offering them everything they need to live in dignity despite the the trauma the dr the tragedy of the moment and he told the polls i'm deeply grateful to you and i bless you with all my heart a conclusion to the italian speaking pilgrims in particular i greeted the priests of the diocese of milan and the military and civilian personnel of the army stationed in avelino [Applause] finally as usual my thoughts go to the elderly the sick the young and the newlyweds journey that begins today as an opportunity for conversion and interior renewal in listening to the word of god in prayer in the daily exercise of charity towards our neighbor and to all my blessings [Applause] [Music] me [Music] m [Music] the [Music] [Music] amen [Applause] and the holy father's blessing uh marks the close of this morning's general audience on behalf of vatican radio i'd like to thank all of our partner stations who helped make these broadcasts available throughout the world especially radio maria in papua new guinea radio maria england catholic faith network in america shalom world tv sultan light tv admira darshan tv ewtn tv catholic catholictv and luminous radio in india thanks to to all of our producers and technicians here in studio who make these broadcasts possible and thanks to all of you for joining us this morning for full coverage of today's catechesis along with other vatican and world news we invite you to visit the vatican news web portal as well as our facebook instagram twitter and youtube accounts my name is christopher wells i've been providing the commentary and translation for this morning's general audience and this concludes the live stream to broadcast of the general audience of pope francis for march 2nd 2022 praise be jesus christ jesus christ [Music] you

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Length: 60min 15sec (3615 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 02 2022