Benedict XVI: God never abandons us. Psalm 22, with the invocation of 'my God why hast thou forsaken me', has strong Christological implications because they are the words spoken by Jesus on the cross …More
Benedict XVI: God never abandons us.
Psalm 22, with the invocation of 'my God why hast thou forsaken me', has strong Christological implications because they are the words spoken by Jesus on the cross. This was the subject of the catechesis of Pope Benedict XVI during his general audience. Speaking to the faithful in the Paul VI Audience Hall, the Pope said this cry of anguish is transformed and transfigured in the mystery of the Resurrection. With these words Jesus gives us the weight of his unspeakable suffering, beyond which the certainty of glory opens. Faith transforms death into a gift of life and the abyss of pain into a source of hope. The Psalm shows the triumph of life and the God of salvation has been manifested in Christ ...
Psalm 22, with the invocation of 'my God why hast thou forsaken me', has strong Christological implications because they are the words spoken by Jesus on the cross. This was the subject of the catechesis of Pope Benedict XVI during his general audience. Speaking to the faithful in the Paul VI Audience Hall, the Pope said this cry of anguish is transformed and transfigured in the mystery of the Resurrection. With these words Jesus gives us the weight of his unspeakable suffering, beyond which the certainty of glory opens. Faith transforms death into a gift of life and the abyss of pain into a source of hope. The Psalm shows the triumph of life and the God of salvation has been manifested in Christ ...