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03:30I want to read you a text from chapter 16 of the book of Acts of the Apostles, starting from verse 22.
03:39Saint Paul, while in Philippi, expels a demon that is inside a girl who prophesies.
03:53The owners of the girl didn't like this because she was a slave, because that's how they made money; they accused them and finally put them in jail.
04:06There he is, and Silas.
04:36At midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, while the other prisoners listened to them.
04:44Suddenly there was a great earthquake that shook the foundations of the prison, and all the doors flew open and all the prisoners' chains came loose.
04:55Upon waking up, the jailer, the jailer, took out the prison doors, took out the dagger with the intention of committing suicide, thinking that the prisoners had escaped.
05:06But Pablo shouted to him, "Don't hurt yourself, we're all here."
05:12The jailer asked for a torch, entered the cell, and trembling, threw himself at the feet of Paul and Silas.
05:20Then he took him outside and said, gentlemen, what must I do to save myself?
05:26They answered him, "If you believe in the Lord Jesus, you and your household will be saved."
05:34Then they explained the Lord's message to him and all his family members.
05:38And at that very hour of the night, the jailer took them with him, washed their wounds, and then received baptism with all his family.
05:46Then he took them to his house, prepared a banquet, and celebrated with his whole family the joy of having believed in God.
05:53We see, my beloved brothers, the great contrast in this reading.
05:59On one hand, Pablo, terribly beaten, is put in jail, he is treated with the full force of the law.
06:11While in jail, Paul doesn't get discouraged, but instead starts singing hymns and praises to the Lord.
06:20The other prisoners are amazed, what is this man doing?
06:26The Lord delivers them.
06:29The jailer takes them to his house, washes their wounds, and gets baptized.
06:35And the last verse we read is truly beautiful, isn't it?
06:44Says
06:44Then he took them to his house, prepared a banquet, and celebrated with his whole family the joy of having believed in God.
06:59We see that this suffering, all this persecution, is giving birth to new Christians.
07:09And that these new Christians experience at the moment they receive God's grace,
07:16They experienced great joy and celebrated the joy of having believed in Jesus.
07:22Of all this, my beloved brothers and sisters, it is important,
07:30Firstly, that we understand with great clarity
07:34that the Christian life is not easy.
07:39That what we heard from Paul,
07:43how they put him in jail, how they persecute him, how they severely flog him,
07:48How they deprive him of his freedom for having done the things God asked of him,
07:56Well, the same thing is going to happen to all of us, perhaps in different ways.
08:02When a Christian begins to show himself as a true follower of the Lord,
08:07Well, people don't like us very much anymore.
08:10Well, if you read a little further, starting from verse 11, these people...
08:17They will realize that they have lost a very lucrative little business.
08:22They were using a woman who was possessed by a demon to make money through her.
08:28When Paul arrives, he frees the woman; imagine a woman tormented by a demon.
08:33Pablo arrives, frees her, and at that moment, well, obviously, this people's business falls apart.
08:42And of course they are annoyed with Paul and Silas.
08:47The path, my beloved brothers of Christianity, is narrow.
08:53And we need to understand this ourselves, so that we can then communicate it to the children.
08:59Today it is necessary for children, from a young age, to first identify themselves as Christians.
09:08Let them know that they are Christians.
09:15The fact that we have, well, I don't know if it's been replaced or taken as the central element of our identification,
09:24Saying "I am Catholic" has deprived us of the greatest honorary title we should have.
09:33what it means to be Christian.
09:37This morning I was talking to some children at the school,
09:42And I was telling them that we are Christians,
09:46and that as Christians we have to be different,
09:49and we have to speak differently, etc.
09:51And he told me, not one, but several of the children, were second-grade students,
09:58Father, who are the Christians?
10:03Imagine asking, "Who are the Christians?"
10:08The children don't know who the Christians are.
10:11They didn't know they were Christians, they told me.
10:14because we are Catholics.
10:16And of course, they're right.
10:22The truth is, they're not Catholic.
10:26We belong to the Catholic Church.
10:29And of course, we can say that we are Catholic, because of that membership in the church.
10:35But what we are, well, we are Christians.
10:41And this identification is what will present us to the world as different people,
10:49people who think, who speak, who feel, who relate in a different way.
10:54We saw it last week in our homily, when we talked about the baptismal garment.
10:59Through this identification, they need to understand some things about the Christian life.
11:10I have already discussed this with you at some points,
11:14He did so on Sunday in our homily,
11:17We Christians are different.
11:20Jesus, in the Gospel of Saint John, says,
11:25Father, I pray for them, and I do not ask that you take them out of the world,
11:32but protect them from him,
11:35because they are not of the world.
11:39We, brothers, do not belong to this world,
11:42And that's why our words, our thoughts,
11:47our actions,
11:49They are different from those of the rest of the world.
11:53In ancient times,
11:55It was very difficult for a Christian to go unnoticed.
11:59The contrast was tremendous.
12:03And I'm going to give you an example,
12:06which always bothers me, because it's not right.
12:09Do you see a person,
12:14a woman,
12:15wearing floor-length skirts,
12:20Many colors, right?
12:24All closed,
12:26her high-necked blouse,
12:29And with a Bible, right?
12:30With a Bible in his hand,
12:32And they say, this woman,
12:35well,
12:36we say,
12:37She is Christian, really.
12:39Well, he's Protestant.
12:40He belongs to one of the radical sects,
12:43that do not allow them to wear other types of dresses.
12:47It shows, doesn't it?
12:50In other words, you see it and you say,
12:51This person is acting strange.
12:54He's not like me,
12:55It's different.
12:58Well, that's it,
12:59This happened in ancient times.
13:02Those,
13:03Christians are different,
13:04They don't think like us,
13:07They don't speak like us,
13:09They don't act like us,
13:13They are different,
13:13And it showed.
13:16You can tell he's a Christian.
13:18because it is not of this world,
13:20belongs to a different world.
13:22Today we use
13:24the same fashion as the rest of the world.
13:26I've told them,
13:28on several occasions,
13:29already,
13:30that,
13:30well,
13:31really,
13:31today,
13:32women's party dresses,
13:35well,
13:35are really,
13:36for the church,
13:37They are a scandal.
13:41For me,
13:42really,
13:43It's terrible,
13:44see,
13:46today,
13:46as,
13:47women's fashion,
13:49well,
13:49is,
13:50definitely,
13:51provocative.
13:53They come with a low neckline,
13:54almost up to the navel,
13:56They no longer use it.
13:58not even a bra,
14:01I mean,
14:01is,
14:03The only thing left,
14:03what they lack,
14:04well,
14:04is to come,
14:06topless,
14:06TRUE?
14:07I mean,
14:10It's true,
14:11scandalous.
14:12That fashion,
14:13She uses it,
14:15the world,
14:17But the Christians,
14:18No,
14:18We are not of this world,
14:21and the child,
14:22from a very young age,
14:24has to,
14:25identify,
14:26and he needs to know,
14:27who will suffer,
14:30which is going to be difficult,
14:33his life.
14:34Look what he tells us,
14:35Matthew,
14:37Chapter 7,
14:39verses 13 and 14.
14:46Enter through the narrow gate,
14:48because the gate is wide,
14:51and widen the path,
14:52which leads to ruin,
14:53And many enter through it.
14:57Instead,
14:58The door is narrow,
15:00and narrow the road,
15:01that life leads to,
15:03And few find it.
15:05We can't see everything,
15:09We can't hear everything,
15:12We can't do everything.
15:14We are Christians.
15:16There are shows,
15:17those we cannot attend,
15:20There are places,
15:21those we cannot attend,
15:24There are words,
15:25that we cannot use,
15:28There are conversations,
15:29that we cannot have,
15:31There are thoughts,
15:33that we cannot allow.
15:37And this,
15:38my beloved brothers,
15:39If the child doesn't learn it,
15:40when he is a child,
15:42After that it's going to be very difficult.
15:43that he understands.
15:45If right now,
15:46He doesn't understand.
15:48what is it,
15:49a Christian,
15:52that he won't be able to do,
15:54anything he wants,
15:55that he won't be able to speak,
15:56However he wants,
15:57that he won't be able to have,
15:58whatever he wants,
15:59but our life,
16:00is governed,
16:01through the word of God,
16:04Well, that child,
16:05It's going to grow,
16:07and it will grow,
16:08as unfortunately today,
16:10because it has grown,
16:11most of our Catholics,
16:15in the middle of the world,
16:17contaminated,
16:18talking,
16:19using the same language,
16:20the same fashions,
16:22doing the same,
16:22commercial activities,
16:25doing everything,
16:29and so,
16:30is detrimental,
16:31of our own lives,
16:34the text says,
16:35that we hear,
16:36from the book of facts,
16:36of the apostles,
16:38and they celebrated,
16:40joy,
16:40had I believed,
16:42the Christian life, brothers,
16:44It truly is,
16:45a marvel,
16:46but,
16:48We have to experience it,
16:49as God asks,
16:51not going doing,
16:52each,
16:53our own faith,
16:54our own religion,
16:56but to live it,
16:57So,
16:58like the Lord,
16:59It tells us so,
17:00through Sacred Scripture,
17:01which is difficult,
17:04Yeah,
17:05which can lead us,
17:07to suffering,
17:08like Paul's,
17:09Yeah,
17:12But this is the way,
17:14It is narrow,
17:15The door is narrow,
17:17Jesus says,
17:17instead,
17:18the one who brings perdition,
17:20the road,
17:20which leads to ruin,
17:22It is spacious,
17:22It is wide,
17:23can,
17:24Do whatever you want,
17:25wear whatever fashion you want,
17:26attend the shows,
17:27whatever you want,
17:28use the vocabulary,
17:29whatever you want,
17:30do your business,
17:31whatever you want,
17:32nothing else,
17:33that path,
17:34It ends in a precipice,
17:37It's very pretty,
17:39a road,
17:39four-lane,
17:41lovely,
17:42perfectly,
17:43paved,
17:43by Mr. Chamuco,
17:46It has no heights,
17:49There are no restrictions there.
17:51speed,
17:52that's where it can sink,
17:53the whole leg,
17:56There are no signs there.
17:57nowhere,
18:01clear path,
18:02Okay,
18:03Add it up,
18:03There are no potholes,
18:04Okay,
18:08hey,
18:08and where does it end,
18:10Ah,
18:10well,
18:11I forgot to tell you,
18:13It ends in hell,
18:15There's a small detail,
18:17no,
18:18that I hadn't considered telling you,
18:20the way to heaven,
18:23No,
18:24the way to heaven,
18:24It is paved,
18:25It has potholes,
18:28It has bifurcations,
18:29that the enemy of the kingdom,
18:30has been putting,
18:31everywhere,
18:31come this way,
18:32to the right,
18:33up,
18:33down,
18:34create confusion,
18:35Where was I going?
18:36Well, I don't even know anymore.
18:38It's part of his life,
18:39generally,
18:42Sometimes we meet,
18:43even thorns,
18:44He's thin,
18:46It cannot overwhelm him,
18:47the accelerator,
18:48No,
18:49and where does it end,
18:51that path,
18:51ends,
18:52in the arms,
18:53from God the Father,
18:54That's where it ends.
18:55These are the two paths,
18:59and this,
19:00We have to teach it,
19:02little by little,
19:03to the children,
19:05This is us,
19:06in the catechism,
19:08We cannot teach it,
19:10I cannot teach this.
19:12Me here,
19:13to the children,
19:15not even you,
19:17because it is something,
19:19that he has to live,
19:20no darling,
19:21that program,
19:22We can't see it,
19:23that Nintendo game,
19:24we can't buy it,
19:27But daddy,
19:27Because if all my colleagues,
19:29They bring it at school.
19:31Yeah,
19:32But will your colleagues...
19:34They are also Christians,
19:36Could it be that they,
19:37They also discovered,
19:38the path that life leads,
19:40or they are walking,
19:41down the road that leads to death,
19:43and they haven't even realized it,
19:45dad,
19:46because I can't go to that party,
19:48mother,
19:48because I can't arrive at this time,
19:50dad,
19:51because I can't get dressed,
19:52this dress,
19:54Well, the answer is,
19:56It's quite simple,
19:58We are Christians,
20:00But it's difficult,
20:01dad,
20:01all my friends,
20:02and all my friends,
20:05Yeah,
20:06mine too,
20:09They too,
20:09They do things,
20:10that Christians,
20:12we don't do,
20:13but our life,
20:14It ends,
20:15I was telling you recently,
20:17and one day,
20:18we don't know,
20:19nor the day,
20:19nor the time,
20:20One day we will die,
20:21And that day,
20:22They're going to hold us accountable,
20:24that day,
20:24the road ends,
20:26the cobblestones,
20:29we will find,
20:30to our loving God,
20:31with open arms,
20:33Come in, blessed ones,
20:34to take possession,
20:35of the kingdom,
20:36that I prepared for you,
20:38the others,
20:39that they were going at full speed,
20:40along the wide road,
20:42because they will meet,
20:44So then,
20:45all that they enjoyed,
20:46and all is well,
20:46that they spent it,
20:47It was useless.
20:52because eternity,
20:53nothing,
20:55nothing compares,
20:57with the 50,
20:5860,
20:5870,
20:5980,
21:00I don't know,
21:01100 years,
21:02that we can live,
21:04That is why, my brothers,
21:06We need to convince ourselves,
21:08that we are Christians,
21:10And we have to help.
21:12to our children,
21:13I bet they did too,
21:14They'll understand it,
21:15But they have to do this.
21:16you at home,
21:18I can't do this.
21:19I am here in the temple,
21:20They can't do it.
21:21our catechists,
21:23because we are talking,
21:24from an experience,
21:25life,
21:26They are related,
21:27Well, sometimes,
21:28also to you,
21:28It's going to be difficult for them.
21:29job,
21:30They'll see,
21:31that you,
21:32probably,
21:32They dress a little differently,
21:34that in their conversations,
21:36They use a different language,
21:38that his way of acting,
21:39Well, it's different.
21:40because?
21:42Because we are Christians,
21:44And then the child,
21:45Well, when someone tells him,
21:48something about Christians,
21:49he will say,
21:50I am,
21:52I am one of those,
21:54I am a Catholic Christian,
21:56But above all,
21:58I am a Christian,
22:00I am a follower,
22:00of Jesus Christ,
22:02attached,
22:03to the church he founded,
22:04by the Lord,
22:05which is the church,
22:06that is,
22:07well-founded,
22:08in San Pedro,
22:09and that we,
22:10we call Catholic,
22:10which means,
22:12universal,
22:14I belong to the church,
22:16universal,
22:17But I am,
22:19I am a Christian,
22:20I am a follower of the Lord,
22:22And that's why,
22:23my thoughts,
22:24my words,
22:25and my actions,
22:26They are different,
22:27to those of the world,
22:29And we are going to suffer,
22:31siblings,
22:32We are going to suffer a lot,
22:34Saint Paul knows it,
22:35Saint Paul experienced it,
22:37And that's why,
22:39he writes in his letter,
22:40to the Romans,
22:41this beautiful text,
22:42which is also very important,
22:44in our Christian life,
22:46surely,
22:46Many will already have it,
22:47even underlined,
22:49in their Bibles,
22:50because it is a text,
22:51very important,
22:54Romans 8,
22:5535,
23:00if they don't have it underlined,
23:02underline,
23:02It's not worth it.
23:03this text,
23:05says,
23:06Saint Paul,
23:07Who will separate us?
23:09of the love of Christ?
23:11Suffering,
23:13the anguish,
23:14the persecution,
23:15hunger,
23:16nudity,
23:17the danger,
23:19the sword,
23:20The scriptures already say so,
23:22because of you,
23:23we are exposed,
23:24to death every day,
23:26They consider us,
23:27like sheep,
23:27destined for slaughter,
23:29But God,
23:30who loves us,
23:31It will make us go out,
23:32victorious,
23:33of all these tests,
23:36Who will separate us?
23:37of God's love?
23:38Nobody,
23:39siblings,
23:40nothing,
23:41nor anyone else,
23:43except,
23:44the world,
23:45and sin,
23:46nobody,
23:49This is the great wonder,
23:51of the Christian,
23:52who knows,
23:54experiment,
23:55continuously,
23:57this presence,
23:58of God,
23:58this protection,
23:59protection,
24:00in his life,
24:01It was beginning,
24:03telling them,
24:05today,
24:05in our world,
24:06where we hear,
24:07of wars,
24:08where we hear,
24:09of kidnappings,
24:11where we hear,
24:11of robberies,
24:12of murders,
24:13of rapes,
24:14well,
24:16We were horrified,
24:19Let's begin,
24:20to feel,
24:21distress,
24:21fear,
24:22fear,
24:23So what are we going to do?
24:26we're going to get anxious,
24:28This is what they're going to take from us.
24:30peace,
24:31absolutely,
24:33I am a Christian,
24:35This is,
24:35the great benefit,
24:37of the Christian life,
24:39nothing,
24:40nor anyone else,
24:41can separate us,
24:42of the love of Christ,
24:45nor the shootings,
24:46nor the kidnappings,
24:48not at all,
24:49nothing,
24:50can separate us,
24:51of all this,
24:52that we are living through,
24:55we don't know,
24:56today,
24:56This has become widespread,
24:59we can see,
25:00the consequences,
25:01of a world,
25:03who lives in sin,
25:04of a world,
25:05who has rejected God,
25:07of a world,
25:08that he's not interested in,
25:09plus eternal life,
25:10and we,
25:11We experienced it,
25:12terribly,
25:13as they experienced it,
25:15at that time,
25:16our first brothers,
25:17Christians,
25:19that they could see,
25:20persecuted,
25:20us,
25:21not exactly,
25:23because they are Christians,
25:24but because,
25:25evil,
25:25He no longer respects it today.
25:26nor to Christians,
25:27nor to non-Christians,
25:29But we're not leaving.
25:30to afflict,
25:31And we're not leaving,
25:32to intimidate,
25:35Let's look for it.
25:36my beloved brothers,
25:37influence,
25:38in our world,
25:40as they did,
25:41the first Christians,
25:43If you remember,
25:45the conversation,
25:46that I gave them,
25:46two years ago,
25:47at our party,
25:48Easter,
25:49where I was telling them,
25:51that life,
25:53in Rome,
25:54the situation,
25:54of the world,
25:55that they had,
25:56that face,
25:57Christians,
25:58Well, it was very difficult,
26:00to face,
26:02an empire,
26:03corrupt,
26:05today,
26:06we talked a lot,
26:07of pedophilia,
26:08That was something,
26:11bread,
26:11everyday,
26:12in Rome,
26:13the senators,
26:15the Caesars themselves,
26:16They practiced it,
26:18they bought,
26:18children,
26:19slaves,
26:19to practice it,
26:21It was common,
26:22It was normal,
26:24in the Roman Empire,
26:26prostitution,
26:28Well, needless to say,
26:29from this,
26:30fashions,
26:32the holidays,
26:33in the palace,
26:33women,
26:35nails,
26:36in the palace,
26:37especially now,
26:38in the second century,
26:39after Nero,
26:41well,
26:42They no longer used,
26:44nothing above,
26:46women in the palace,
26:47They were walking,
26:48simply,
26:49with a species,
26:49wearing a short skirt,
26:52high society,
26:54at big parties,
26:55who was arriving,
26:56with big dresses,
26:58because they were ending,
26:59in orgies,
27:01That was Rome,
27:02of the,
27:02of the early Christians,
27:04and then,
27:06of four centuries,
27:08little by little,
27:08Christianity,
27:10it infiltrated,
27:11he started to get involved,
27:12everywhere,
27:14arrived at,
27:14He arrived at the palace,
27:16arrived at the court,
27:17He reached the soldiers,
27:19the people,
27:19I was experiencing,
27:20what today,
27:21we have heard,
27:21of this soldier,
27:24This soldier,
27:24Roman,
27:26experiment,
27:26joy,
27:27had I found it,
27:28to Jesus,
27:30and throws a party,
27:31together with Pablo,
27:32and with Silas,
27:33the people,
27:34He was getting emotional,
27:35upon receiving Jesus,
27:37and so,
27:38little by little,
27:38it was transformed,
27:40society,
27:42it kept changing,
27:43little by little,
27:45an empire,
27:46very large,
27:49Rome,
27:50at that time,
27:51I would be,
27:52truly,
27:53a,
27:54super megapolis,
27:57probably,
27:57it is being discussed,
27:58that he had,
27:59nearly one million,
27:59of inhabitants,
28:00that for a city,
28:02from that time,
28:03well,
28:03It was inconceivable,
28:06Well,
28:06well,
28:07little by little,
28:07Christians,
28:09starting from the shores,
28:10because Christianity,
28:12It always developed,
28:13with force,
28:14among poor people,
28:16and little by little,
28:18it was ascending,
28:19towards the patricians,
28:20towards the soldiers,
28:21he started to get involved,
28:22in some areas,
28:23of the court,
28:24until finally,
28:26in the fourth century,
28:27in it,
28:27in the 321,
28:28It is signed,
28:29the Edict of Milan,
28:30where,
28:31finally,
28:32It ends,
28:32the persecution,
28:34us,
28:38we live,
28:39in a situation,
28:40how are you doing,
28:41nothing else,
28:42that difference,
28:43It's that Christians,
28:44from that time,
28:46well,
28:46They were willing,
28:47to give his blood,
28:49And today,
28:50well,
28:51like what,
28:51who knows,
28:54Christians,
28:54from that time,
28:55They were noticeable,
28:56well,
28:57that's why,
28:57They were being pursued,
28:59all that,
28:59that they didn't know,
29:00Where were they?
29:01and that they were hiding,
29:01in the catacombs,
29:02and all that stuff,
29:04all that,
29:04It's Hollywood,
29:06That wasn't the case,
29:09they knew,
29:10Where were they?
29:11They knew them,
29:11They identified them,
29:14because it was noticeable,
29:15their way of doing things,
29:16their way of life,
29:17their way of thinking,
29:18his way of speaking,
29:19It was different,
29:21their parties,
29:22They were joyful,
29:23in the Lord,
29:25on Sunday,
29:26when they got together,
29:27to celebrate,
29:28the resurrection,
29:29of the Lord,
29:29It was a big party,
29:31It wasn't a party,
29:32for a few hours,
29:35was,
29:36a party,
29:37long,
29:39in the book,
29:39of the facts,
29:40of the apostles,
29:41practically,
29:42in the end,
29:43He tells us,
29:44as,
29:45Saint Paul being,
29:46which is already on its way,
29:47to the prison in Rome,
29:49well,
29:50he entertains himself,
29:51preaching,
29:52all night,
29:53I mean,
29:55the holidays,
29:56the meeting,
29:56of the Christians,
29:58well,
29:58was,
29:58It was long,
30:01today,
30:01sometimes,
30:01us,
30:02It's starting to annoy us.
30:04Chihuahua,
30:04The father has already gone on too long,
30:05one hour,
30:07that here,
30:07well,
30:08they must say,
30:08the father,
30:08It's already been extended,
30:09for an hour and a half,
30:09two hours,
30:10TRUE,
30:10because,
30:11when I lengthen,
30:14I'm going on too long,
30:15Hey,
30:19I set a new record,
30:20recently,
30:21I preached,
30:24How much did I tell them?
30:2550 minutes,
30:26or something like that,
30:28I don't know,
30:29but a lot,
30:29I didn't even notice,
30:32But the thing is,
30:35when one is speaking,
30:36of the things of the Lord,
30:39Time passes us by,
30:40in a powder,
30:41We don't even realize it,
30:42is something that we,
30:43that produces joy,
30:44in the heart,
30:46many centuries,
30:47siblings,
30:50many centuries,
30:50The devil has time,
30:52He is not anxious,
30:55He has time,
30:56and little by little,
30:58he was taking it out,
30:59the word of God,
31:01from our homes,
31:03He took it out,
31:04from the schools,
31:06He took it out,
31:06of the congresses,
31:09And today,
31:10Where is the word of God?
31:11well,
31:11in libraries,
31:13probably,
31:14in our homes,
31:15But, well,
31:15in a,
31:16shelf,
31:17in a closet,
31:18And if the word of God,
31:23do not overheat the soul,
31:25my beloved brothers,
31:26We are going to be victims,
31:27of sin,
31:29from destruction,
31:32Who will separate us?
31:33of God's love?
31:34nobody,
31:35Good heavens,
31:37a child,
31:38growing,
31:40with the word of God,
31:41sown,
31:42in his heart,
31:43It will be as Jesus says.
31:46when it refers to,
31:47to the parable,
31:48of the sower,
31:50That is the seed,
31:51that fell on good soil,
31:53that was planted,
31:54deeply,
31:55that was watered,
31:56and that produces,
31:57Well, some,
31:58They will produce on the 20th,
31:59or 50,
32:0070 to one,
32:02but it will produce,
32:03that it will produce,
32:04What will it be?
32:05a Christian person,
32:06It doesn't fit me.
32:08we won't be there,
32:10my beloved brothers,
32:11exempt,
32:12of tribulation,
32:13Yes, truly.
32:15We want to be Christians,
32:17We need to know,
32:18that we are going to experience,
32:20in a world,
32:20who doesn't appreciate us,
32:22in a world,
32:23that it does not recognize,
32:24the lordship of Jesus,
32:27for those who,
32:28love,
32:29peace,
32:30and Christian joy,
32:32They have no meaning,
32:34the world today,
32:35finds,
32:36his joy,
32:37in other pleasures,
32:38finds his joy,
32:40in other delights,
32:41for us,
32:44our joy,
32:45is,
32:45God's love,
32:46in the heart,
32:48Saint Paul,
32:49he writes in his letter,
32:50to the Thessalonians,
32:52Let's not get discouraged,
32:56what are we going to go through?
32:57certainly,
32:58through many tribulations,
32:59First Thessalonians,
33:01Chapter 1,
33:02verse 6,
33:03says the apostle,
33:09for its part,
33:10They followed our example,
33:12and the one of the gentleman,
33:14receiving the word,
33:15in the midst of great difficulties,
33:17but with joy,
33:18which comes from the Holy Spirit,
33:20in the midst of difficulties,
33:23but with joy,
33:25which comes from the Holy Spirit,
33:27There are two elements,
33:29fundamental,
33:32of our life,
33:34persecution,
33:35difficulty,
33:37but at the same time,
33:38joy,
33:39and joy,
33:40coming,
33:40precisely from God,
33:42and this joy,
33:43my beloved brothers,
33:45this joy,
33:45It has no limit,
33:46and it has no equal,
33:49it can't be done,
33:49to compare with anything,
33:50There is nothing like it,
33:52in this world,
33:53that produces,
33:54joy,
33:55that the Holy Spirit,
33:56produces,
33:57in our hearts,
33:58It is an immense joy,
34:01because it is produced,
34:02through the presence of God,
34:03in the soul,
34:05And this is what sustains us,
34:07And this is what,
34:07to the first communities,
34:09I encouraged them,
34:12Just imagine,
34:14or try to imagine,
34:17what it is,
34:18that they have whipped,
34:20severely,
34:22to Paul,
34:23the required floggings,
34:26that were given,
34:27There were 39 lashes,
34:29with a quince branch,
34:31or something similar,
34:34I don't know,
34:35If any of you,
34:36they have given it to him,
34:36a blow,
34:38one,
34:39but like that,
34:43eagerly,
34:45TRUE,
34:46I mean,
34:47a blow,
34:49Well,
34:50them,
34:51They took off their clothes,
34:53and they gave them 39,
34:54and Saint Luke,
34:58who writes,
34:59the book of facts,
35:00of the apostles,
35:00says,
35:01who did it maliciously,
35:04I mean,
35:05They beat them,
35:09were,
35:10as you can imagine,
35:11How were they?
35:12the backs of these two men,
35:13after 39 blows,
35:17the text says,
35:19who went to heal them,
35:20the wounds,
35:21I mean,
35:21They had their backs,
35:22undone,
35:22all bleeding,
35:24and what were they doing,
35:28in jail,
35:30They were lamenting,
35:31Oh, us,
35:32the poor things,
35:33This is what we got out of it,
35:34by following the Lord,
35:35that he sent us,
35:35to have released,
35:36this old woman,
35:37it would have stayed that way,
35:37total to me,
35:38that,
35:42No,
35:45They weren't lamenting,
35:47had I done it,
35:48what they did,
35:50He says they were,
35:51singing,
35:53hymns,
35:53and psalms,
35:55and the others,
35:56were,
35:57and these,
35:57What's wrong with them?
36:01with the back,
36:02completely,
36:03full of blood,
36:04after having them,
36:05whipping die,
36:06stuck in the last one,
36:08dungeon,
36:08and with the feet,
36:09in the stocks,
36:10And this pair of men,
36:15They were singing,
36:17at night,
36:18at midnight,
36:20siblings,
36:22what is this,
36:24we are,
36:25in the face of force,
36:26of God,
36:27we are,
36:28in the presence,
36:29of the spirit,
36:31which drives,
36:32within us,
36:33a fire,
36:35drives,
36:36of us,
36:36a song,
36:37a joy,
36:38unimaginable,
36:39despite,
36:42of suffering,
36:44They don't know,
36:44as if it's going to happen to them,
36:47For now,
36:48They had already been put in,
36:48to jail,
36:49They had been accused,
36:51probably,
36:52were,
36:53Well, waiting.
36:53that the next day,
36:54They will take them,
36:55to trial,
36:55and to death,
36:57Well,
36:57well,
36:59today,
36:59For now,
37:00if the,
37:01You know,
37:01that one of,
37:02I will praise,
37:03I will praise,
37:04I will praise,
37:05If you know it,
37:06and the,
37:06Well, let's sing it.
37:07Okay,
37:08and they put on,
37:10to sing,
37:10I will praise him,
37:11there,
37:12at twelve o'clock,
37:12at night,
37:13with the whole back,
37:14made into ointment,
37:19Those were,
37:19our first,
37:20Christians,
37:21siblings,
37:23Those were the people,
37:24to which,
37:25But this,
37:26siblings,
37:27It starts in their homes,
37:29this,
37:30We can't do it.
37:31in the catechism,
37:33because we are talking,
37:35If you look closely,
37:36from an experience,
37:38life,
37:39of something,
37:40that one has,
37:40that will be absorbed,
37:42that one has,
37:43that go deeper,
37:44in the heart,
37:46that it has,
37:46that gradually permeates,
37:47all areas,
37:48of our life,
37:50which is appropriate,
37:51of something,
37:51that I live,
37:52continuously,
37:53at my place,
37:54because in my house,
37:55We are Christians,
37:57because in my house,
37:59we read the word,
38:00at my place,
38:00we pray,
38:03think,
38:03by not coming to mass,
38:05well,
38:06on which planet,
38:07that will happen,
38:07No,
38:08not to take communion,
38:11not to live in grace,
38:12What could that be?
38:13for the early Christians,
38:15This wasn't it,
38:16It was inconceivable,
38:18And he tells us,
38:21the text,
38:22that we read,
38:22at first,
38:24of,
38:25Acts 16,
38:27that this man,
38:28he was baptized,
38:31and he was filled with joy,
38:33with his whole family,
38:35the text says,
38:41then,
38:42They explained it to him,
38:43and to all their relatives,
38:45the message of the Lord,
38:47at that same hour,
38:48at night,
38:49the jailer,
38:49He took them with him,
38:50He washed their wounds,
38:52then he received baptism,
38:53with all his people,
38:55Then he took them to his house,
38:56and threw a big party,
38:58This jailer,
39:03found Jesus,
39:04But he didn't find it.
39:06nothing more for him,
39:08Okay, brothers,
39:09Tell him here,
39:10to my lady,
39:11How's this going on?
39:13and to my children,
39:14who are here,
39:15And tell them,
39:16what is this,
39:16because I can't reach,
39:18to understand,
39:19What happened?
39:20And then Paul,
39:21He began to explain to them,
39:23This good news,
39:24of Jesus Christ,
39:26And they accepted her,
39:27and they were baptized,
39:28and they were filled with joy,
39:29and they were filled with joy,
39:31and most likely,
39:33It was two days later,
39:34they may have run him out,
39:35to this friend,
39:35from prison,
39:37or himself,
39:38has resigned,
39:39Seeing all the injustices,
39:40I don't know,
39:42his life,
39:44a process began,
39:45gradual,
39:45of transformation,
39:46And this is what I would like,
39:49my beloved brothers,
39:50invite them,
39:51as it happened,
39:53in their lives,
39:54so that once,
39:55let their lives pass,
39:57inform him,
39:58so they catch it,
39:59instill it in them,
40:00to everyone,
40:01and to each one,
40:01of his children,
40:03need,
40:04my beloved brothers,
40:05in a few years,
40:07Perhaps many,
40:08Many more will pass,
40:09But we need senators,
40:13We need members of parliament,
40:16We need police officers.
40:18Christians,
40:21We need businessmen,
40:24Christians,
40:26And those are his children,
40:29Yes, right now.
40:31you,
40:32implant in their hearts,
40:34this seed,
40:35from the word of God,
40:37Yes, right now.
40:38They worry,
40:39so that Christianity,
40:41not simply,
40:43coming to mass,
40:44so that Christianity,
40:46not simply,
40:47send it,
40:48to the catechism,
40:49Saturdays,
40:49and wait,
40:51Let's see when they do it.
40:51her first communion,
40:54but Christianity,
40:56be an experience,
40:57fundamental,
40:58of his life,
40:59and that they are based,
41:02completely,
41:02in the gospel,
41:04so that they can,
41:05transform,
41:06at the time,
41:07society,
41:07How do we know,
41:10if I enter,
41:11one of his children,
41:13There is the next president,
41:15of the republic,
41:17In 30 or 40 years?
41:19Don't we know?
41:23How do we know,
41:24if there will be no members of parliament,
41:25and senators,
41:26among their children?
41:29How do we know,
41:30if God,
41:30He will not bless them,
41:31And he will do it,
41:32extremely prosperous people,
41:34And they will arrive,
41:34to have companies,
41:36or they will arrive,
41:36to have positions,
41:37important,
41:38in companies,
41:39from where,
41:40they will be able to,
41:40to practice charity,
41:43and gradually permeate,
41:44the Christian life,
41:46of the gospel,
41:48in all those who are,
41:49around him,
41:50We don't know.
41:52but we would like,
41:54that their children,
41:54were members of parliament,
41:56and were senators,
41:57and were entrepreneurs,
41:59and were directors,
42:01But if they don't arrive,
42:03If they arrive,
42:04to be,
42:04workers,
42:05or employees,
42:06like many of us,
42:07we have been,
42:09they will form,
42:10different families,
42:11where,
42:13There will be love,
42:14comprehension,
42:16where the husband,
42:17and the wife,
42:17They will love each other,
42:19In one way,
42:19that today,
42:20unfortunately,
42:21the world,
42:21does not know,
42:23tenderly,
42:24with passion,
42:24with joy,
42:26with dedication,
42:27and they will have,
42:28families,
42:29beautiful,
42:30and happy,
42:32they will have learned,
42:33to live,
42:34the persecution,
42:36to be rejected,
42:37of the groups,
42:38who are not Christians,
42:40that they do not know,
42:41to Jesus Christ,
42:42will be,
42:43in some places,
42:44I invite you,
42:45my beloved brothers,
42:47that,
42:49continue,
42:50each,
42:51in the stage,
42:51wherever I am,
42:53continue,
42:53their training,
42:54its preparation,
42:56Christian,
42:58that they look for,
42:59daily,
43:00become,
43:00more similar,
43:01to Jesus,
43:02that the gospel,
43:04be rooted,
43:05in their hearts,
43:07and let them fight,
43:08with all his might,
43:10so that their children,
43:11above all,
43:12those who have,
43:12still children,
43:13very small,
43:14they can from a young age,
43:16to know the Lord,
43:18and be sown,
43:19in their hearts,
43:20the seed of the gospel,
43:23I've always told them,
43:24than the first ones,
43:25beneficiaries,
43:26It will be you,
43:27because a child,
43:29Christian,
43:30He's a child,
43:30obedient,
43:31He's a child,
43:32respectful,
43:33He's a child,
43:34who is afraid,
43:34of God,
43:35which he prefers,
43:36anything,
43:37rather than offend him,
43:39He's a child,
43:39who knows,
43:40that his parents,
43:41They are the expression,
43:42of the authority,
43:43and of God's love,
43:44and so it will grow,
43:45And so he will be a teenager.
43:47and then young man,
43:48going through all the stages,
43:49of rebellion,
43:50and difficulty,
43:51that we all have to go through,
43:53but,
43:54that's how I think,
43:55of this girl,
43:56with this comment,
43:57that I heard,
43:58yesterday,
44:00you don't know,
44:01that the month of October,
44:02It is the month of the rosary,
44:03and that Christians,
44:05We don't celebrate Halloween.
44:06that girl,
44:08whose heart is already full,
44:11of the Holy Spirit,
44:12He has filled it with the Gospel,
44:14It is the prototype,
44:15of the children,
44:16that we want to achieve,
44:18but that come from,
44:19of families,
44:20in which also,
44:22Christianity,
44:22is firmly rooted,
44:25search with all your might,
44:27that this happens,
44:27in their hearts,
44:29And I assure you,
44:30that we will have,
44:31a world,
44:31far better,
44:33Praise be to Jesus Christ.
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44:43has been useful,
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45:04remain within yourself,
45:05and all his family,
45:07and that the tenderness of Mary,
45:09embrace your heart.
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