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I feel sad Pope is talking to empty place in Vatican square. Does this emptyness has a spiritual meaning?
 
Yosef said:
I feel sad Pope is talking to empty place in Vatican square. Does this emptyness has a spiritual meaning?
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Only if you want to read into it. The exterior isn’t as important as the interior now that we have a crisis that prevents us.
 
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I feel sad Pope is talking to empty place in Vatican square.
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I think it is sad also. Very sad and I am pretty sure he is feeling saddened about it also. I think it is wrong to not feel saddened in this situation.

Whether or not it has a spiritual meaning or not I am not sure, but it should bring cause for all of us to contemplate on what we are missing and be grateful for the Sacrifice of the Mass when we have it and pray we do not lose the ability to receive Christ in the Eucharist again because of any other reasons.
 
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I found the images of the Pope standing alone and praying for the world to be inspirational. It is a model for each of us. Many of us feel we are alone, but we are together in doing what we can and must do for one another.
 
He had so many people tuned in from around the world to watch his Urbi et Orbi, if we were all there physically in person it would have probably filled the whole country of Italy not just the square.
The Pope knows how many people’s hearts and souls are there with him even if their bodies are elsewhere.
 
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I feel sad Pope is talking to empty place in Vatican square. Does this emptyness has a spiritual meaning?
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I had a totally different experience. What I saw on Friday, was the Word and the Holy Eucharist during that moment (that lasted about an hour and a half), being the absolute centre of the whole world.

Catholics, other Christians, non Christians, Jews, Muslims, all turned their attention, united in time, to hear our Holy Father, leading us in prayer for our world and an end to our present, common physical threat.
“Jesus. Wake up. The boat is sinking!”
“Have you so little faith?”
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It was awesome!
 
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We must keep physical distance and yet we still connect.
We can’t go to our usual activities so we can refocus on what we do.
We must shift our thinking from personal autonomy to the common good.
We can no longer participate in our outer prayer but we can go deeper with our inner prayer.
We realize how little power we have over nature.

This is an amazing time, all over the world.

Lord, have mercy!
 
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I think it is wrong to not feel saddened in this situation.
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I think it depends. I find myself not so much feeling sadness or loss. But trust, hope and anticipation for a healed world in more ways than one. I have a stronger desire to pray for Gods mercy on a world in pain and for His mercy on all sinners. I don’t know why but that’s what is happening for me.
 
Every now and then the words of that hymn we used to sing robustly after the concluding rite pops into my head. Go now you are sent forth! This is the time for doing for others. Being with in spirit with prayer and fasting. Reconnecting with the family. Honouring and praying for the health workers and other essential services who are out among the threat all day.
  1. Go now, you are sent forth
    to live what you proclaim;
    To show the world you follow Christ
    in fact, not just in name.
  2. Go now, you are sent forth
    To walk this troubled earth,
    To share your faith with all we meet
    And prove your real worth.
  3. Go now, you are sent forth
    As God’s ambassador;
    By serving God in those we meet
    We love God more and more.
  4. Go now, you are sent forth
    And Christ goes with you too.
    Today you help God’s kingdom come
    In everything you do.
 
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But trust, hope and anticipation for a healed world in more ways than one. I have a stronger desire to pray for Gods mercy on a world in pain and for His mercy on all sinners.
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I feel those things also. I definitely have a trust in God and know that He works all things out together for good. Also, as Christians we know we are never alone, though at times it may seem that way. I agree with you about praying for God’s mercy. I have a desire for that also and am very grateful for the Pope, bishops and priests who are praying for us. I am a strong believer in the power of prayer.

The sadness I feel and I suspect the Pope and others feel, is a sadness for those who are being effected by the virus, those who seem to come down with the virus one day and then a week later are gone. Many are quarantined and are dying without family by their side.

That is what I saw with the Pope the other day, with a heavy heart, his calling out to God for the world and asking God’s blessing for us and on those who have died and an end to a pandemic that is hurting so many lives.
 
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