The Catholic Mass is not
a show, Pope Francis said Wednesday.
Speaking at his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square,
the pope stressed the Mass meant going to Calvary and to joy,
that it was a memorial and celebration of the Easter message.
The Mass, Francis said, was "the memorial of Christ's
passover from death to life."
The Mass, underlined the pope "is not a show".
"We don't chat or take photos during the celebration because
it is the memorial of Jesus' Passion, which he accomplished for
us, in order to free us from oppression and to enter into the
promised land of eternal life," the pontiff said.
The Pope explained that in the Bible, a "memorial" is more
than a mere remembrance of a past event; It is he said, "the
making present of that event, which enables us to share in its
saving power."
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