Vatican City, 28 January, 2024 / 8:53 pm (ACI Africa).
Pope Francis warned on Sunday that the devil wants to “chain our souls” and enslave us with many temptations, while “Jesus came to free us from all of these chains.”
In his Angelus address on Jan. 28, the pope said that “the devil always takes away your freedom” and named some of the temptations that the evil one uses to ensnare us.
Pope Francis encouraged people to learn how to “say ‘no’ to the temptations of evil before they creep into the soul” by invoking the name of Jesus.
When facing a temptation, do not attempt to “negotiate with the devil,” Pope Francis said.
“We must call on Jesus,” he underlined. “Call on him where we feel the chains of evil and fear tighten most strongly.”