It is also demanded by the pleas of many human hearts, their sufferings and hopes, their anxieties and expectations. It is called for by the varied experiences of the Church and of contemporary man.
Man and man's lofty calling are revealed in Christ through the revelation of the mystery of the Father and His love.įor this reason it is now fitting to reflect on this mystery.
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A no less important need in these critical and difficult times impels me to draw attention once again in Christ to the countenance of the "Father of mercies and God of all comfort." 5 We read in the Constitution Gaudium et spes: "Christ the new Adam.fully reveals man to himself and brings to light his lofty calling," and does it "in the very revelation of the mystery of the Father and of his love." 6 The words that I have quoted are clear testimony to the fact that man cannot be manifested in the full dignity of his nature without reference - not only on the level of concepts but also in an integrally existential way - to God. 2 Memorable in this regard is the moment when Philip, one of the twelve Apostles, turned to Christ and said: "Lord, show us the Father, and we shall be satisfied" and Jesus replied: "Have I been with you so long, and yet you do not know me.? He who has seen me has seen the Father." 3 These words were spoken during the farewell discourse at the end of the paschal supper, which was followed by the events of those holy days during which confirmation was to be given once and for all of the fact that "God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ." 4įollowing the teaching of the Second Vatican Council and paying close attention to the special needs of our times, I devoted the encyclical Redemptor hominis to the truth about man, a truth that is revealed to us in its fullness and depth in Christ. It is "God, who is rich in mercy" 1 whom Jesus Christ has revealed to us as Father: it is His very Son who, in Himself, has manifested Him and made Him known to us.
Venerable Brothers and dear sons and daughters,
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