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In his customary address before leading the Sunday Angelus prayer in Saint Peter's Square, Pope Francis spoke about the witness of John the Baptist we hear in today's Gospel where after baptizing Jesus he says “After me comes a man who ranks before me, for he was before me.” These words reflect John's spirit of service, the Pope observed, as John has prepared the way for the Messiah and is now ready to step aside.
“To step aside, to learn to take one’s leave: I have completed this mission, I have had this meeting, I will step aside and leave room to the Lord. To learn to step aside, not to take something for ourselves in recompense.
The Pope recommended we look at our own lives and ask ourselves if we also make room for others in our lives, listen openly to them, and acknowledge their freedom, without demanding recognition for what we do for them. He asked if we know how to rejoice when people take their own path and follow their calling, even if that means we have to let go of them, as well as whether we rejoice in their achievements with sincerity.
“May Mary, the servant of the Lord, help us to be free from attachments, to make way for the Lord and to give space to others.”“Brothers and sisters, let us not forget the battered people of Ukraine who are suffering so much. Let us stay close to them with our thoughts, with our help, and with our prayers.”
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