(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 05.08.2024).- The Pope’s catechesis during the general audience on Wednesday, May 8th, 2024, revolved around the theological virtue of hope. It was the 18th catechesis in the series on vices and virtues. The Pope’s general audience took place in St. Peter’s Square. Below is the translation into English of the Pontiff’s catechesis:
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In the last catechesis we began to reflect on the theological virtues. There are three of them: faith, hope and charity. Last time, we reflected on faith. Now it is the turn of hope. “Hope is the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ’s promises and relying not on our own strength, but on the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1817). These words confirm to us that hope is the answer offered to our heart, when the absolute question arises in us: “What will become of me? What is the purpose of the journey? What is the destiny of the world?”.