Hajja Salesjana

So the greatest trick of the Devil is convincing people he doesn’t exist? Pope Francis is not impressed. Starting with his very first homily as the bishop of Rome, Pope Francis has regularly reminded believers that the Devil is real, that we must be on guard, and that our only hope against him is in Jesus Christ. Here are are 13 of Pope Francis’ most direct quotes on the matter: 1 “When one does not profess Jesus Christ, one professes the worldliness of the devil.” - First homily, 14/3/2013 2 “The Prince of this world, Satan, doesn’t want our holiness, he doesn’t want us to follow Christ. Maybe some of you might say: ‘But Father, how old fashioned you are to speak about the devil in the 21st century!’ But look out because the devil is present! The devil is here… even in the 21st century! And we mustn’t be naïve, right? We must learn from the Gospel how to fight against Satan.” - Homily on 4/10/2014 3 “[The Devil] attacks the family so much. That demon does not love it and seeks to destroy it. […] May the Lord bless the family. May He make it strong in this crisis, in which the devil wishes to destroy it.” - Homily, 6/1/2014 4 “It is enough to open a newspaper and we see that around us there is the presence of evil, the Devil is at work. But I would like to say in a loud voice ‘God is stronger.’ Do you believe this, that God is stronger?” - General audience, 6/12/2013 5 “Let us ask the Lord for the grace to take these things seriously. He came to fight for our salvation. He won against the devil! Please, let us not do business with the devil! He seeks to return home, to take possession of us… Do not relativise; be vigilant! And always with Jesus!” - Homily, 11/8/2013 6 “The presence of the devil is on the first page of the Bible, and the Bible ends Photo by Neom - Unsplash.com Photo by Neom - Unsplash.com 13 Warnings from Pope Francis on Man’s Oldest Foe, the Devil by ChurchPOP Editor "The devil is here… even in the 21st century!" Pope Francis 10 Lulju-Settembru 2023 hajja