REST IN THE PEACE OF THE LORD, PERE JACQUES HAMEL
ROUEN, FRANCE, JULY 26, 2016
Hope has a face, the face of Christ giving his life as a
sacrifice, that men might have life in abundance. It is this hope, at the heart
of the test, which forever bars the path of despair, of vengeance, and of death.
It is this hope that animated the ministry of Father Jacques Hamel when he
celebrated the Eucharist during which he was savagely executed. It is this hope
which supports the Christians from the East when they must flee before
persecution, and they choose to leave everything rather than renounce their
faith. It is this hope that lives in the heart of hundreds of thousands of
young people gathered around Pope Francis in Krakow .
It is this same hope which permits us not to succumb to hate when we are taken
by torment.
Cardinal
André Vingt-Trois
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