--- title: "Dilexit Nos — Francis" description: "Dilexit Nos — Encyclical by Pope Francis (2024). A A A AR  - BE  - DE  - EN  - ES  - FR  - IT  - LA  - PL  - PT  - ZH_CN  - ZH_TW ENCYCLICAL LETTER DILEXIT NOS…" canonical: "https://publica.now/creators/francis/works/dilexit-nos" --- Literary # Dilexit Nos [ ![Francis](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/creators/01ksht0gvbrdny294j439cfnpp/avatars/avatar.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261031%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261031T055519Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=a3b4ee539dc2642c4385b9528ab7bca5f2be786ecf204b215318ca11b6c1ce83) Francis ](https://publica.now/creators/francis) Follow Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born 1936) served as head of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025. The first Jesuit pope and the first from the Americas, he focused on mercy, social justice, and... Free [ Sign in to read now ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Ffrancis%2Fworks%2Fdilexit-nos) Share Link copied Format epub Published Oct 24, 2024 Rating No reviews yet ![Dilexit Nos](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01ksht0j50ww7hqaf44kdr549j/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261031%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261031T055519Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=e0629ed78f864ce759f54bbe292148a5ccf745f3dfad2a0c77a1772c661ee984) ## About this work Dilexit Nos — Encyclical by Pope Francis (2024). A A A AR - BE - DE - EN - ES - FR - IT - LA - PL - PT - ZH\_CN - ZH\_TW ENCYCLICAL LETTER DILEXIT NOS OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON THE HUMAN AND DIVINE LOVE OF THE HEART OF JESUS CHRIST 1. “HE LOVED US”, Saint Paul says of Christ (cf. Rom… Sample ## Take a look inside A A A AR - BE - DE - EN - ES - FR - IT - LA - PL - PT - ZH\_CN - ZH\_TW ENCYCLICAL LETTER DILEXIT NOS OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON THE HUMAN AND DIVINE LOVE OF THE HEART OF JESUS CHRIST 1. “HE LOVED US”, Saint Paul says of Christ (cf. Rom 8:37), in order to make us realize that nothing can ever “separate us” from that love (Rom 8:39). Paul could say this with certainty because Jesus himself had told his disciples, “I have loved you” (Jn 15:9, 12). Even now, the Lord says to us, “I have called you friends” (Jn 15:15). His open heart has gone before us and waits for us, unconditionally, asking only to offer us his love and friendship. For “he loved us first” (cf. 1 Jn 4:10). Because of Jesus, “we have come to know and believe in the love that God has for us” (1 Jn 4:16). CHAPTER ONE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HEART 2. The symbol of the heart has often been used to express the love of Jesus Christ. Some have questioned whether this symbol is still meaningful today. Yet living as we do in an age of superficiality, rushing frenetically from one thing to another without really knowing why, and ending up as insatiable consumers and slaves to the mechanisms of a market unconcerned about the deeper meaning of our lives, all of us need to rediscover the importance of the heart. \[1\] WHAT DO WE MEAN BY “THE HEART”? 3. In classical Greek, the word kardía denotes the inmost part of human beings, animals and plants. For Homer, it indicates not only the centre of the body, but also the human soul and spirit. 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