Rest is important, Pope Francis stresses the importance of rest to care for the family

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Due to the immediacy and speed with which thousands of people go about their daily lives, the Pope Francis He took time to talk about the need for rest, as well as disconnection that modern life entails.

During his mass last Sunday at the St. Peter’s Square for the prayer of the Angelus, the leader of the catholic church He stressed the importance of turning off technological equipment to take a moment and appreciate the small things around our lives, with the aim of achieving peace.

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“I want to warn you of a danger that always threatens us too, let ourselves get caught up in the frenzy of doing thingsfalling into the trap of activism, where the most important thing is the results we obtain and feeling like absolute protagonists,” said Pope Francis during his Sunday mass.

To exemplify the message he wanted to give to the world, the supreme pontiff He recalled the Gospel according to Saint Markwhere Jesus invited his disciples to retire to rest, this after their work of preaching his word and worrying about their health and well-being.

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“How often does it happen in the Church: we are busy, we rush, we think that everything depends on us and, in the end, We risk neglecting Jesus“, said the Pope.

Finally, Pope Francis commented that everyone We need an “ecology of the heart” where we not only need to find rest, but compassion and contemplation are also necessary.

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2024-08-25 19:00:29

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