In Your Eyes I See My Words

Pope Francis (Author) Pope Francis was born in Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 17, 1936, entered the Society of Jesus at age twenty-one, and was ordained in 1969 with a degree in philosophy. He became auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires in 1992, archbishop in 1998, and cardinal in 2001. He was elected as the first Jesuit pope on March 13, 2013.Antonio Spadaro (Edited By) Antonio Spadaro, S.J., is editor of the review La Civiltà Cattolica and teaches at the Pontifical Gregorian University.Patrick J. Ryan (Foreword By) Patrick J. Ryan, S.J., is the Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham University.Marina A. Herrera (Translator) Marina A. Herrera is co-editor, translator, and writer for La Fe Viva, daily biblical devotions for Creative Communications for the Parish.

• Foreword by Patrick J. Ryan, S.J.Introduction by Antonio Spadaro, S.J.Translator's Notes by Marina A. HererraList of Abbreviations 2009The Meaning and Importance of Academic PreparationAddress to the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America— February 18, 2009To Fast Is to LoveHomily, Ash Wednesday—February 25, 2009Our Country Has a Believing SoulMessage to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on the Occasion of the Ad Limina Visit of the First Group of Argentine Bishops, Vatican City—March 14, 2009We Are Anointed to AnointHomily, Chrism Mass—April 9, 2009The Stone Has Been MovedHomily, Easter Vigil—April 11, 2009, Year B (Transcript)Open Your Heart to the LightHomily, Education Mass—April 22, 2009 (Transcript)The Spirit Makes Us MissionariesHomily, Opening Mass of the Ninety-Seventh Episcopal Assembly—May 11, 2009, Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter, Year BWhat Do You Want Me to Do?Letter to Priests on the Solemnity of Pentecost—May 31, 2009, Year BWe Recover the Memory of His LoveHomily, Solemnity of Corpus Christi—June 13, 2009, Year BThe Mission of the Disciples in the Service of Full LifeKeynote, Meeting of Argentina Liturgical Society, Pilar—June 15, 2009"With Saint Cajetan We Seek Justice, Bread, and Work"Homily, Feast of Saint Cajetan––August 7, 2009"Cry Out Full-Throated and Unsparingly"Homily at Plaza Constitución—September 4, 2009 (Transcript)It Is Urgent to Build and Establish the Culture of EncounterOpening Address, Twelfth Annual Day of Social Pastoral Ministry, Shrine of Saint Cajetan in Liniers—September 19, 2009 (Transcript)To Repay the Social DebtOpening Address at the Seminar on the Social Debt Organized by EPOCA –– September 30, 2009Mother, Your Gaze Renews Our HopeHomily, Thirty-Fifth Youth Pilgrimage to Luján—October 4, 2009 (Transcript)To Purify the TempleHomily, Opening Mass of the Ninety-Eighth Assembly of the Episcopal Conference—November 9, 2009He Is the One Who Will Give Definitive Meaning to Your Suffering, Your PainHomily, Fifth Anniversary of the República Cromañón Tragedy—December 30, 2009 (Transcript) 2010A Christian Heart Is Never on VacationHomily, Mass for the Victims of the Earthquake in Haiti—January 17, 2010 (Transcript)Habituation Is a Brake, a Callus That Imprisons the SoulLenten Act of Solidarity—February 17, 2010Empty Your Hearts. Make Room for Our Lord to EnterHomily, Ash Wednesday—February 17, 2010, (Transcript)Priestly Formation Today: Intellectual, Communitarian, Apostolic, and Spiritual DimensionsPresentation at the Commemoration of the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of La Encarnación Seminary, City of Resistencia—March 25, 2010Our God Came to Become Patient for My SinsHomily, Palm Sunday Mass, San José de Flores Basilica—March 27, 2010, Year C (Transcript)Consecrated through AnointingHomily, Chrism Mass—April 1, 2010, Year CWhy Do You Seek the Living One among the Dead?Homily, Easter Vigil—April 3, 2010, Year C (Transcript)Teach Children the Ability to DreamHomily, Mass for Educators, Metropolitan Cathedral—April 14, 2010 (Transcript)The Homeland Is a Gift That We Must Grow in the Present and Project into the FutureWords at the Opening Mass of the Plenary Assembly of the Argentina Episcopal Conference—April 19, 2010Let Us Recover the Memory of Our Mother and Ask Her Not to Abandon UsCelebration of the Bicentennial at Luján—May 8, 2010The Priest in the City in Light of the Aparecida DocumentPresentation to the Priests from San Isidro—May 18, 2010"I Am with You Always, Until the End of the Age"Homily, Solemnity of Corpus Christi—June 5, 2010, Year CWe Cannot Make Equal What Is DifferentLetter to Dr. Justo Carbajales, Director of Laity Department, Argentina Episcopal Conference—July 5, 2010If We Wash Our Hands, We Are Accomplices to This SlaveryHomily, Mass at the Constitution Railway Station for the Victims of Human Trafficking—July 12, 2010 (Transcript)We Walk with Faith, Praying for Your ProtectionHomily, Feast of Saint Cajetan—August 7, 2010We Need Witnesses More Than TeachersLetter to Catechists—August 21, 2010"Mother, We Desire a Homeland for All"Homily on the Thirty-Sixth Pilgrimage to the Shrine at Luján—October 3, 2010Toward a Bicentennial of Justice and Solidarity: We as Citizens, We as a PeopleKeynote Address, Thirteenth Archdiocesan Day for Social Ministry, Buenos Aires, October 16, 2010 To Die Is to Place Oneself in His HandsHomily, Memorial Mass for Dr. Néstor Kirchner—October 27, 2010 (Transcript)We Are Called to Live as Children with a Meek HeartHomily, Opening Mass of the One Hundredth Assembly of the Episcopal Conference, Pilar—November 8, 2010He Will Come a Second TimeHomily, Christmas Mass—December 24, 2010, Year A (Transcript)2011Ironing out the Wrinkles of the HeartHomily, Ash Wednesday—March 9, 2011 (Transcript)The Fast That God WantsLenten Act of Solidarity—March 9, 2011Mary Receives and Accompanies LifeHomily, Mass for Life—March 25, 2011 (Transcript)They Were Killed by Slave LaborHomily, Mass in Memory of the Victims of Slave Labor, Five Years after the Fire in the Clandestine Workshop at 1269 Luis Viale Street—March 27, 2011 (Transcript)The Truth That Shines Brightest Is the Truth of the Father's MercyHomily, Chrism Mass—April 21, 2011Beyond the Grave There Is Always HopeHomily, Easter Vigil—April 23, 2011, Year ADo Not Fear JoyHomily, Mass of Thanksgiving for the Beatification of Pope John Paul II—May 1, 2011 (Transcript)A Proposal for Justice and Love to a Disillusioned WorldHomily, Closing Mass during the National Congress on the Social Teaching of the Church, Rosario—May 8, 2011Together with Mary, the Woman Who "Is There"Homily, Opening Mass for the 102nd Assembly of the Argentina Episcopal Conference, Pilar —May 9, 2011Humility Rekindles Our ConfidenceHomily, Solemn Te Deum on National Day—May 25, 2011We Share the "Salt of Life"Homily, Solemnity of Corpus Christi—June 25, 2011, Year AJoy Is Rooted When We Get down to WorkHomily, Feast of Saint Cajetan—August 7, 2011God Lives in the CityOpening Address to the First Regional Congress on Urban Ministry—August 25, 2011Teach Us to Strive so That This City Will Have No More SlavesHomily, Fourth Mass for the Victims of Human Trafficking and Smuggling, Plaza Constitución—September 23, 2011 (Transcript)"Mother, Help Us to Care for Life"Homily, Thirty-Seventh Walking Youth Pilgrimage to Luján—October 2, 2011 (Transcript)Everything Is Grace, Tangible Grace Shed for LoveHomily, Opening Mass for the 103rd Assembly of the Argentina Episcopal Conference, Pilar—November 7, 2011The Spirit of ChristmasOpinion Piece for La Nación—Friday, December 23, 2011If We Do Not Feel Marginalized, We Are Not InvitedHomily, Christmas Mass—December 24, 20112012To Combat Habituation, Return to the Roots of FaithLenten Message—February 22, 2012Welcome Life Not in Luxury PackagingHomily at the Archdiocesan Catechetical Encounter (EAC)—March 3, 2012 (Transcript)We Ask for the Grace to CryHomily, at Month's Mind Mass after Train Tragedy of the Once Station—March 23, 2012 (Transcript)Remain in the AnointingHomily, Chrism Mass—April 5, 2012This Night Shall Be as Bright as DayHomily, Easter Vigil—April 7, 2012, Year BLet Us Accompany the Harmony of a Growing HeartHomily, Mass for Education—April 18, 2012 (Transcript)Reciprocal and Radical Faith Is the Fruit of LoveHomily, Solemn Te Deum on National Day—May 25, 2012We Make Room for Everyone to EnterHomily, Solemnity of Corpus Christi—June 9, 2012, Year BWe Carry with Us Only What We GaveHomily, Shrine of Saint Cajetan—August 7, 2012Open All the Doors to FaithLetter to Catechists—August 21, 2012Keep Yourselves Unstained by the WorldHomily, Closing Mass for Urban Ministry Day in the Buenos Aires Region—September 2, 2012 (Transcript)Where Is Your Enslaved Brother?Homily, Fifth Mass for the Victims of Human Trafficking and Smuggling, Plaza Constitución—September 25, 2012 (Transcript)Crossing the Threshold of FaithLetter to the Priests, Consecrated Men and Women, and Lay Faithful of the Archdiocese, Feast of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus—October 1, 2012Mother, Teach Us to Work for JusticeHomily, Thirty-Eighth Youth Pilgrimage to Luján—October 7, 2012 (Transcript)2013 Rend Your Hearts, Not Your GarmentsLenten Message, Buenos Aires—February 13, 2013Allow Yourself to Be Reconciled with GodHomily, Ash Wednesday—February 13, 2013 (Transcript)Remain in the AnointingHomily, Chrism Mass—March 28, 2013 Index of Scriptural ReferencesGeneral Index