a summary of ch 4 of Pope Francis' exhortation on christian joy, on the theme of modern signs of holiness

1. GAUDETE ET EXULTATE
Chapter Four
SIGNS OF HOLINESS IN TODAY´S WORLD

2. Chapter Four – SIGNS OF HOLINESS IN TODAY ’S WORLD
Perseverance, patience and meekness [112-121]
Joy and a sense of humour [122-128]
Boldness and passion [129-139]
In community [140-146]
In constant prayer [147-157]

3. I will not pause to explain
the means of sanctification
already known to us:
the various methods of prayer,
the inestimable sacraments
of the Eucharist and Reconciliation,
the offering of personal sacrifices,
different forms of devotion,
spiritual directionetc GE 110

4. There we see a sense of anxiety, sometimes violent,
that distracts and debilitates; negativity and sullenness;
the self-content bred by consumerism; individualism; GE 111

5. Perseverance, Patience and Meekness
is solid grounding in the God who loves and sustains us. GE 112

6. “put away all bitterness and wrath and wrangling and slander,
together with all malice” (Eph 4:31). GE 113

7. We need to recognize and combat
our aggressive and selfish inclinations,
and not let them take root. GE 114

8. Christians too can be caught up in networks
of verbal violence through the internet
and the various forums of digital communication. GE 115

9. Inner strength, as the work of grace,
prevents us from becoming carried away
by the violence that is so much a part of life today,
because grace defuses vanity and
makes possible meekness of heart. GE 116

10. It is not good when we look down on others
like heartless judges,
lording it over them
and always trying to teach them lessons.
That is itself a subtle form of violence. GE 117

11. Humility can only take root in the heart through humiliations.
Without them, there is no humility or holiness. GE 118

12. the daily humiliations of those who keep silent to save their families,
who prefer to praise others rather than boast about themselves,
or who choose the less welcome tasks, at times even choosing
to bear an injustice so as to offer it to the Lord. GE 119

13. So let us not fall into the temptation
of looking for security in success,
vain pleasures, possessions,
power over others
or social status. GE 121

14. Joy and a Sense of Humour
saints are joyful and full of good humour. GE 122

15. “Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord
is your strength!” (Neh 8,10) GE 123

16. Mary, recognizing the newness that Jesus brought,
sang: “My spirit rejoices” (Lc 1,47) GE 124

17. personal certainty that, when everything is said
and done, we are infinitely loved. GE 125

18. Christian joy is usually accompanied
by a sense of humour. GE 126

19. He wants us to be positive, grateful and uncomplicated:
“In the day of prosperity, be joyful...
God created human beings straightforward,
but they have devised many schemes” (Eccl 7:14.29). GE 127

20. a joy lived in communion, which shares and is shared,
since “there is more happiness in giving than in receiving” (Acts 20:35)
and “God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Cor 9:7). GE 128

21. Holiness is also parrhesía: it is boldness,
an impulse to evangelize and
to leave a mark in this world. GE 129
Boldness and Passion

22. the Lord calls us to put out into the deep
and let down our nets (cf. Lc 5,4). GE 130

23. We are weak, yet we hold a treasure that can enlarge us and
make those who receive it better and happier. GE 131

24. It is a joyful assurance that leads us
to glory in the Gospel we proclaim.
It is an unshakeable trust
in the faithful Witness
who gives us the certainty
that nothing can “separate us
from the love of God”
(Rom 8:39) GE 132

25. We need the Spirit’s prompting,
lest we be paralyzed by fear and excessive caution,
lest we grow used to keeping within safe bounds. GE 133

26. we are constantly tempted to flee to a safe haven.
It can have many names: individualism, spiritualism,
living in a little world, addiction, intransigence,
the rejection of new ideas and approaches, dogmatism,
nostalgia, pessimism, hiding behind rules and regulations. GE 134

27. God is eternal newness.
He impels us constantly to set out anew,
to pass beyond what is familiar,
to the fringes and beyond. GE 135
Abram leaves his home upon God’s call

28. perhaps Jesus is already inside us and knocking on the door for us
to let him escape from our stale self-centredness. GE 136

29. let us allow the Lord to rouse us from our torpor,
to free us from our inertia. GE 137

30. We are inspired to act by the example of all those priests, religious, and laity
who devote themselves to proclamation and to serving others with great fidelity,
often at the risk of their lives and certainly at the cost of their comfort. GE 138

31. Let us ask the Lord for the grace
not to hesitate when the Spirit calls us
to take a step forward.
Let us ask for the apostolic courage
to share the Gospel with others. GE 139

32. In community
When we live apart from others, it is very difficult
to fight against concupiscence, the snares and temptations
of the devil and the selfishness of the world. GE 140

33. Growth in holiness is a journey in community,
side by side with others. GE 141

34. Each community is called
to create a “God-enlightened space
in which to experience the hidden presence
of the risen Lord.. GE 142

35. The common life, whether in the family, the parish,
the religious community or any other,
is made up of small everyday things. GE 143

36. Jesús invitaba a sus discípulos a prestar atención a los detalles.Jesus asked his disciples to pay attention to details.
GE 144

37. A community that cherishes the little details of love,
whose members care for one another and create an open
and evangelizing environment, is a place where the risen Lord
is present, sanctifying it in accordance with the Father’s plan. GE 145

38. our path to holiness can only make us identify all the more
with Jesus’ prayer “that all may be one; even as you,
Father, are in me, and I in you”. (Jn 17,21) GE 146

39. In constant prayer
holiness consists in a habitual openness to the transcendent,
expressed in prayer and adoration. E 147

40. “Try to be continuous in prayer, and in the midst of bodily exercises
do not leave it. Whether you eat, drink, talk with others,
or do anything, always go to God and attach your heart to him. GE 148

41. some moments
spent alone with God
are also necessary. GE 149

42. In that silence, we can discern, in the light of the Spirit,
the paths of holiness to which the Lord is calling us. GE 150

43. Are there moments when you place yourself quietly in the Lord’s presence,
when you calmly spend time with him, when you bask in his gaze?
Do you let his fire inflame your heart? GE 151

44. never regard prayerful silence as a form of escape
and rejection of the world around us. GE 152

45. Prayer, because it is nourished by the gift of God present and at work in our lives,
must always be marked by remembrance. The memory of God’s works is central
to the experience of the covenant between God and his people. GE 153

46. Prayer of supplication is an expression of a heart that trusts in God
and realizes that of itself it can do nothing. GE 154

47. . If we realize that God exists,
we cannot help but worship him,
at times in quiet wonder,
and praise him in festive song. GE 155

48. . The prayerful reading of God’s word,
which is “sweeter than honey” (Ps 119:103)
yet a “two-edged sword” (Heb 4:12),

49. it enables us to pause and listen to the voice of the Master.
It becomes a lamp for our steps
and a light for our path (cf. Ps 119:105) GE 156

50. Meeting Jesus in the Scriptures leads us to the Eucharist,
where the written word attains its greatest efficacy,
for there the living Word is truly present.

51. In the Eucharist, the one true God receives the greatest worship
the world can give him, for it is Christ himself who is offered.

52. When we receive him in Holy Communion,
we renew our covenant with him and allow him
to carry out ever more fully his work
of transforming our lives.
GE 157

53. LIST OF PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH
Advent and Christmas – time of hope and peace
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9
Amoris Laetitia – general introduction
Carnival
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – Church and Family today
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - God’s plan for the family
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – family as a Community
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – serving life and education
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – mission of the family in society
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - Family in the Church
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Football in Spain
Gaudete et exultate
Haurietis aquas – devotion to the Sacred Heart by Pius XII
Holidays and Holy Days
Holy Spirit
Holy Week – drawings for children
Holy Week – glmjpses of the last hours of JC
Inauguration of President Donald Trump
Juno explores Jupiter
Laudato si 1 – care for the common home
Laudato si 2 – Gospel of creation
Laudato si 3 – Human roots of the ecological crisis
Laudato si 4 – integral ecology
Laudato si 5 – lines of approach and action
Laudato si 6 – Education y Ecological Spirituality
Love and Marriage 1-
Love and Marriage 2 – growing up to sexual maturity
Love and Marriage 3 – psychological differences and complimentarity
Love and Marriage 4- causes of sexual attraction
Love and Marriage 5- freedom and intimacy
Love and Marriage 6 - human love
Love and Marriage 7 - destiny of human love
Love and Marriage 8- marriage between Christian believers
Love and Marriage 9 – sacrament of marriage
Lumen Fidei – ch 1
Lumen Fidei – ch 2
Lumen Fidei – ch 3
Lumen Fidei – ch 4
Medjugore Pilgrimage
Misericordiae Vultus in English
Mother Teresa of Calcuta – Saint
Pope Francis in America
Pope Francis in the WYD in Poland 2016
Resurrection of Jesus Christ –according to the Gospels
Russian Revolution and Communismo 3 civil war 1918.1921
Russian Revolution and Communism 1
Russian Revolution and Communismo 2
Saint Patrick and Ireland
Sunday – day of the Lord
Thanksgiving – History and Customs
The Body, the cult – (Eucharist)
Valentine
Vocación
Way of the Cross – drawings for children
Winter Olympics – Korea2018
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54. LISTA DE PRESENTACIONES EN ESPAÑOL
Abuelos
Adviento y Navidad, tiempo de esperanza
Amor y Matrimonio
Amor y Matrimonio 1 - el mundo de hombres y mujeres
Amor y Matrimonio 2 – crecer hastala madurez sexual
Amor y Matrimonio 3 – sicología – diferencias y complementariedad
Amor y Matrimonio 4 – causas de la atracción sexual
Amor y Matrimonio 5
Amor y Matrimonio 6
Amor y Matrimonio 7
Amor y Matrimonio 8
Amor y Matrimonio 9
Amoris Laetitia – cap 1
Amoris Laetitia – cap 2
Amoris Laetitia – cap 3
Amoris Laetitia – cap 4
Amoris Laetitia – cap 5
Amoris Laetitia – cap 6
Amoris Laetitia – cap 7
Amoris Laetitia – cap 8
Amoris Laetitia – cap 9
Amoris Laetitia – introducción general
Carnaval
Domingo – día del Señor
El camino de la cruz de JC en dibujos para niños
El Cuerpo, el culto – (eucaristía)
Espíritu Santo
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – iglesia y familia hoy
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - el plan de Dios para la familia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – familia como comunidad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – servicio a la vida y educación
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – misión de la familia en la sociedad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - participación de la familia en la iglesia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Fátima – Historia de las Apariciones de la Virgen
Feria de Sevilla
Gaudete et exultate
Haurietis aquas – el culto al Sagrado Corazón
Hermandades y cofradías
Hispanidad
Laudato si 1 – cuidado del hogar común
Laudato si 2 – evangelio de creación
Laudato si 3 – La raíz de la crisis ecológica
Laudato si 4 – ecología integral
Laudato si 5 – líneas de acción
Laudato si 6 – Educación y Espiritualidad Ecológica
Lumen Fidei – cap 1
Lumen Fidei – cap 2
Lumen Fidei – cap 3
Lumen Fidei – cap 4
Madre Teresa de Calcuta – Santa
María y la Biblia
Medjugore peregrinación
Misericordiae Vultus en Español
Papa Francisco en México
Papa Francisco – mensaje para la Jornada Mundial Juventud 2016
Papa Francisco – visita a Chile
Papa Francisco – visita a Perú
Papa Francisco en Colombia 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Cuba
Papa Francisco en Fátima
Papa Francisco en la JMJ 2016 – Polonia
Resurrección de Jesucristo – según los Evangelios
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 1
Revolución Rusa y comunismo 2
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 3
Santiago Apóstol
Semana santa – Vistas de las últimas horas de JC
Vacaciones Cristianas
Valentín
Vocación
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