Silence, and go ahead, suggest the Pope: When we meet with opposition, we must turn toward doing good elsewhere.
In the Gospel reading of June 26, 2022, we hear of Jesus being rejected by the Samaritans. His hot-headed apostles, James and John, react with a desire to "rain down fire from heaven." Jesus chooses a different way.
Pope Francis reflected on this lesson today before leading the midday Angelus.
The apostles, he said, "allow themselves to be overcome by anger."
But, the Holy Father continued:
Pope Francis suggested that we do a little self-examination about how far along we've come with this self-mastery.
The Pope said that at the heart of this difficulty can be a false reason for doing good, or for our religious fervor.
Thus, Pope Francis invited us to pray to be like Jesus:
