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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI FOR LENT 2011


"are buried with Christ in Baptism,
are also raised with him" (cf. Col 2:12)



Dear brothers and sisters,

Lent, which leads us to the celebration of Easter, the Church is a liturgical very valuable and important, in view of which I am pleased to say a specific word in order to live with due commitment. While watching the final encounter with his spouse in the eternal Easter, the Church community, assiduous in prayer and charity, he intensified his way of cleansing the spirit, to draw more generously to the mystery of redemption, new life in Christ the Lord (cf. Preface of Lent).

1. This life there has already been forwarded on the day of our baptism, when, "Become partakers of the death and resurrection of Christ", has started for us, "the joyful and exciting adventure of a disciple" (Homily on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, January 10, 2010). St. Paul, in his letters, he insists repeatedly on the unique communion with the Son of God made in this bath. The fact that in most cases you receive the baptism of children highlights that this is a gift from God, no one deserves eternal life by their own efforts. The mercy of God which takes away the sin and can live their lives in "the same sentiments of Christ Jesus" (Phil 2:5), is bestowed on us for free.

The Apostle of nations, in the Letter to the Philippians, expresses the sense of transformation that takes place with the participation in the death and resurrection of Christ, indicating the goal: that "I may know Him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, making according to his death, hoping to attain the resurrection from the dead "(Phil 3.10 to 11). Baptism, therefore, is not a rite of the past, but an encounter with Christ which the whole existence of the baptized, God gives life and calls him to a sincere conversion, initiated and sustained by grace, which leads to reach the adult height of Christ.

A link to the particular alloy Baptism Lent as a time favorable to experience the saving grace. The Fathers of Vatican II have called all the pastors of the Church to use "more abundantly the baptismal features proper to the Lenten liturgy" (Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium, 109). Always, in fact, the Church combines the celebration of the Easter Vigil Baptism: Sacrament takes place in this great mystery why the man dies to sin, is made partaker of new life in the Risen Christ and receive the same Spirit of God raised Jesus from the dead (cf. Rom 8:11). This free gift should always be revived in each of us and Lent offers us a path similar to the catechumenate, which for Christians of the early Church, as well as the catechumens today, is an irreplaceable school of faith and Christian life: they live really Baptism as a decisive act for their entire existence.

2. To take seriously the way to prepare to celebrate Easter and the Resurrection of the Lord - the most joyous and solemn celebration of the liturgical year - what could be more suitable to be led by the Word of God? For this reason the Church, in the Gospel texts of the Sundays of Lent leads us to a particularly intense encounter with the Lord, making us retrace the path of Christian initiation: for the catechumens, the prospect of receiving the sacrament of rebirth for those who is baptized, in view of new and decisive steps in following Christ and the gift more fully to Him

the first Sunday of the Lenten journey highlights our human condition here on earth. The victorious battle against the temptations, which begins the mission of Jesus is an invitation to become aware of its fragility to receive the grace that frees us from sin and gives new strength in Christ, way, truth and life (cf. Ordo Initiationis Christianae Adultorum , n. 25). It 'a strong reminder to remember how the Christian faith involving the example of Jesus, in union with him, a struggle "against the rulers of this dark world" (Eph 6:12), in which the devil is at work and not get tired, even today, groped the man who wants to get closer to the Lord Christ comes out victorious, to open our hearts to hope and lead us to overcome the temptations of evil.

The Gospel of the Transfiguration of the Lord places before our eyes the glory of Christ, the resurrection and anticipates announcing the deification of man. The Christian community is aware of being carried out, as the apostles Peter, James and John, "aside, on a high mountain" (Mt 17:1), to welcome again in Christ, as sons in the Son, the gift of grace God: "This is my Son, my beloved: in him I am well pleased. Listen to him "(v. 5). E 'invitation to move away from the noise of everyday life to plunge into God's presence: He wants to send, every day, a word that penetrates into the depths of our spirit, which discerns the good and evil (cf. Heb 4:12 ) and strengthens the will to follow the Lord.

The question of Jesus to the Samaritan woman: "Give me a drink" (Jn 4:7), which is presented on the third Sunday in the liturgy, expressing the love of God for every man and wants to arouse in our hearts the desire of the gift ' "water welling up to eternal life" (v. 14) is the gift of the Holy Spirit, which Christians “veri adoratori” in grado di pregare il Padre “in spirito e verità” (v. 23). Solo quest’acqua può estinguere la nostra sete di bene, di verità e di bellezza! Solo quest’acqua, donataci dal Figlio, irriga i deserti dell’anima inquieta e insoddisfatta, “finché non riposa in Dio”, secondo le celebri parole di sant’Agostino.

La “domenica del cieco nato” presenta Cristo come luce del mondo. Il Vangelo interpella ciascuno di noi: “Tu, credi nel Figlio dell’uomo?”. “Credo, Signore!” (Gv 9,35.38), afferma con gioia il cieco nato, facendosi voce di ogni credente. Il miracolo della guarigione è the sign that Christ, with the view, wants to open our inner eye, because our faith to become ever deeper and we acknowledge him as our only Saviour. He lights up all the darkness of life and leads man to live as "children of light".

When, in the fifth Sunday, there was proclaimed the resurrection of Lazarus, we are faced with the ultimate mystery of our existence: "I am the resurrection and the life ... Do you believe this?" (John 11:25-26). For the Christian community is the time to put all sincerity, together with Martha, all the hope in Jesus of Nazareth: "Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Cristo, il Figlio di Dio, colui che viene nel mondo” (v. 27). La comunione con Cristo in questa vita ci prepara a superare il confine della morte, per vivere senza fine in Lui. La fede nella risurrezione dei morti e la speranza della vita eterna aprono il nostro sguardo al senso ultimo della nostra esistenza: Dio ha creato l’uomo per la risurrezione e per la vita, e questa verità dona la dimensione autentica e definitiva alla storia degli uomini, alla loro esistenza personale e al loro vivere sociale, alla cultura, alla politica, all’economia. Privo della luce della fede l’universo intero finisce rinchiuso dentro un sepolcro senza futuro, senza speranza.

Il percorso quaresimale trova il suo compimento nel Triduo Pasquale, particolarmente nella Grande Veglia nella Notte Santa: rinnovando le promesse battesimali, riaffermiamo che Cristo è il Signore della nostra vita, quella vita che Dio ci ha comunicato quando siamo rinati “dall’acqua e dallo Spirito Santo”, e riconfermiamo il nostro fermo impegno di corrispondere all’azione della Grazia per essere suoi discepoli.

3. Il nostro immergerci nella morte e risurrezione di Cristo attraverso il Sacramento del Battesimo, ci spinge ogni giorno a liberare il nostro cuore dal peso delle cose materiali, da un legame egoistico con la “terra”, che ci impoverisce e ci impedisce di essere disponibili e aperti a Dio e al prossimo. In Cristo, Dio si è rivelato come Amore (cfr 1 Jn 4.7 to 10). The Cross of Christ, "the word of the Cross expresses God's saving power (cf. 1 Cor 1:18), which is given to raise man up and bring salvation: love in its most radical form (cf. Enc. Deus caritas east, 12). Through traditional practices of fasting, almsgiving and prayer, expressions of commitment to conversion, Lent prepares us for life in an increasingly radical love of Christ. Fasting, which may have different motivations for the Christian buys a deeply religious meaning: making our poor meal we learn to overcome selfishness to live in the logic of self-love, enduring the deprivation of something - and not just unnecessary - we learn to look away from our self, to find someone close to us and acknowledge God in the faces of our brothers. For the Christian fasting has nothing intimate, but more open to God and to man's needs, and makes love to God is also love of neighbor (cf. Mk 12:31).

On our journey we also face the temptation of having, the greed of money, which undermines the primacy of God in our lives. The greed of possession leads to violence, abuse and death, which is why the Church, especially during Lent, refers to the practice of almsgiving, capacity, that is, sharing. Idolatry of the goods, however, not only leaves the other, but bare man, he makes you unhappy, it deceives, deceives him without realizing what it promises, because it places the material things instead of God, the only source of life . How to understand the fatherly kindness of God if our hearts are full of themselves and of their projects, with which there is an illusion of being able to secure the future? The temptation is to think like the rich man's story: "My soul, you have many goods for many years ...." We know the opinion of the Lord: "Thou fool, this night you will be prompted for your life ..." (Luke 12.19-20). The practice of almsgiving is a reminder of the primacy of God and the attention to the other, to rediscover our good Father and receive his mercy.

Throughout the period of Lent, the Church provides us with a particular abundance meditating on the Word of God and internalized to live every day, we learn a valuable and irreplaceable form of prayer, so attentive listening to God, who continues to speak to our heart, feeds the faith journey that we started on the day of Baptism. Prayer allows us to acquire a new conception of time without the prospect of eternity and transcendence, in fact, it simply marks our steps verso un orizzonte che non ha futuro. Nella preghiera troviamo, invece, tempo per Dio, per conoscere che “le sue parole non passeranno” (cfr Mc 13,31), per entrare in quell’intima comunione con Lui “che nessuno potrà toglierci” (cfr Gv 16,22) e che ci apre alla speranza che non delude, alla vita eterna.

In sintesi, l’itinerario quaresimale, nel quale siamo invitati a contemplare il Mistero della Croce, è “farsi conformi alla morte di Cristo” (Fil 3,10), per attuare una conversione profonda della nostra vita: lasciarci trasformare dall’azione dello Spirito Santo, come san Paolo sulla via di Damasco; orientare con decisione la nostra esistenza secondo la God's will free us from our selfishness, overcoming the instinct to dominate others and looking forward to the charity of Christ. The season of Lent is a favorable moment to acknowledge our own weakness, accept, with sincere amendment of life, renewing the grace of the Sacrament of Penance and the decision to walk with Christ.

Dear brothers and sisters, through the personal encounter with our Savior and through fasting, almsgiving and prayer, the journey of conversion towards Easter leads us to rediscover our baptism. We renew this Lent the reception of the grace that God has given us at that time, to enlighten and guide all our actions. As il Sacramento significa e realizza, siamo chiamati a viverlo ogni giorno in una sequela di Cristo sempre più generosa e autentica. In questo nostro itinerario, ci affidiamo alla Vergine Maria, che ha generato il Verbo di Dio nella fede e nella carne, per immergerci come Lei nella morte e risurrezione del suo Figlio Gesù ed avere la vita eterna.