VATICAN CITY, JAN 26, 2000 (VIS) - "The glory of the Trinity in the creation" was the theme of John Paul II's catechesis during the general audience, held this morning in the Paul VI Hall.
"The glory of the Trinity," said the Pope, "shines out in creation. In fact, it is possible to see, in the light of Revelation, how the creative act is associated with the 'Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change'."
John Paul II affirmed that "in Holy Scripture, creation is often also linked to the divine Word which bursts forth and acts. ... At other times, Scripture highlights the role of the Spirit of God in the creative act. ... That same Spirit is symbolically represented in the breath of the mouth of God."
"Faced with the glory of the Trinity in creation, man must contemplate, sing out, rediscover his wonder. ... For believers, contemplating creation also comprehends listening to a message, hearing a paradoxical and silent voice."
The Pope indicated that nature "is a gospel that speaks to us of God." He added that "this capacity to contemplate and know, this discovery of a transcendental presence in creation, must also lead us to rediscover our fraternal relationship with the earth, to which we are bound from the moment of our creation. ... If nature is not violated and humiliated, she will once more become the sister of man."
In his greetings to pilgrims at the audience, Pope John Paul addressed a large group of sick people from all Italy who yesterday participated in a prayer meeting in the Basilica of St. Mary Major. The event was part of an initiative that will be celebrated on the last Tuesday of every month during the Jubilee year: "In the example of the saints, know how to find help in offering your sufferings, united with those of Christ, so that the announcement of salvation may reach all men and women."
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