The Lord does not work miracles with those who consider themselves righteous, but with those who know themselves to be needy – Pope Francis
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As Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis on Saturday celebrated the feast of the Patrons of this ancient city, Saints Peter and Paul. Dressed in red vestments and against the backdrop of a magnificent St Peter’s Basilica, the Pope noted that these Apostles “stand before us as witnesses.”
During his homily, the Pontiff said, “if we go to the heart of that testimony, we can see them as witnesses to life, witnesses to forgiveness and witnesses to Jesus.” Pope Francis underlined that the lives of these Saints “were not neat and linear.”
“There is a great teaching here”, he went on to say. “The starting point of the Christian life is not our worthiness.” “Whenever we consider ourselves smarter or better than others, that is the beginning of the end.” The Lord, the Pope continued, “does not work miracles with those who consider themselves righteous, but with those who know themselves to be needy…”
Pope Francis leads a mass to bless the Palliums for the new metropolitan archbishops in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican City, 29 June 2019. EPA-EFE/GIUSEPPE LAMI
