April 24 / 24 de abril: Pope Francis and the Journey to Emmaus

On the Third Sunday of Easter, Pope Francis recommended making an examination of conscience at the end of each day as a way to invite Jesus into the joys and struggles of daily life. “Indeed, for all of us it is important to reread our history together with Jesus: the story of our life, of a certain period, of our days, with all of the  disappointments and hopes we have,” the Holy Father said at his midday audience.

He was reflecting on how the two disciples from Emmaus had done much the same with Jesus. “There is a good way of doing this, and today I would like to propose it to you: it consists of dedicating time, every evening, to a brief examination of conscience,” the Holy Father said. “What happened inside of me today? That is the question. It means rereading the day with Jesus.” He went on to say that making an examination of conscience is a way of “rereading my day, opening the heart, bringing to Jesus the people, choices, fears, falls, hopes, and all of the things that took place; to learn gradually to look at things with different eyes, with His eyes and not only our own.”

An introduction to an Ignatian Examen: https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/the-steps-of-the-examen/

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Para leer el mensaje del Papa Francisco: https://www.aciprensa.com/noticias/papa-francisco-pide-releer-la-propia-historia-con-jesus-con-el-examen-de-conciencia-95923

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