During his Friday homily at Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis intensely warned about the deceptions of the devil. He said he is the father of lies and there is only one attitude to have before him.
POPE FRANCIS
'He is a liar and whatâ??s more, he is the father of lies. He generates lies and is a trickster. He makes you believe that if you eat this apple you will be like a God. He sells it to you like this and you buy it and in the end he tricks you, deceives you and ruins your life. â??But father, what can we do to avoid being deceived by the devil?â?? Jesus teaches us: never converse with the devil. One does not converse with him.â?
During his trip to Mexico, the pope expressed himself in the same terms. With the devil, there should be no dialogue. The pope concluded that even Jesus did not attempt to speak with him. Instead, He expelled him.
EXTRACTS OF THE POPE'S HOMILY
(Source: Vatican Radio)
'He is a liar and whatâ??s more is the father of lies, he generates lies and is a trickster. He makes you believe that if you eat this apple you will be like a God. He sells it to you like this and you buy it and in the end he tricks you, deceives you and ruins your life. â??But father, what can we do to avoid being deceived by the devil?â?? Jesus teaches us: never converse with the devil. One does not converse with him. What did Jesus do with the devil? He chased him away, he asked his name but did not hold a dialogue with him.â?
'Eternal damnation is not a torture chamber. Thatâ??s a description of this second death: it is a death. And those who will not be received in the Kingdom of God, it's because they have not drawn close to the Lord. These are the people who journeyed along their own path, distancing themselves from the Lord and passing in front of the Lord but then choosing to walk away from Him. Eternal damnation is continually distancing oneself from God. It is the worst pain, an unsatisfied heart, a heart that was created to find God but which, out of arrogance and self-confidence, distances itself from God.â?
'Hope is what opens our hearts to the encounter with Jesus. This is what awaits us: the encounter with Jesus. Itâ??s beautiful, very beautiful. And He asks us only to be humble and say â??Lord.â?? Itâ??s enough to say that word and He will do the rest.â?
