Perfect for gift giving, the complete three-volume boxed set of In
Your Eyes I See My Words gives readers an extraordinary opportunity
to understand the vision of Pope Francis Volume 1 (1999-2004) Pope
Francis is a first in many ways: the first pope from the Americas,
the first Jesuit, the first Francis, the first child of immigrants
from the Old World, nurtured and transformed by the New World and
returned to lead the whole world. His eloquent homilies and
speeches have inspired the faithful of Argentina for decades,
largely through his gift of oratory, tracing back to his time as a
bishop, archbishop, and cardinal in his home country. Published in
English for the first time in their entirety and with contextual
annotations, In Your Eyes I See My Words, Volume 1 collects his
homilies and speeches from 1999 to 2004. This illuminating
collection presents an extraordinary opportunity to understand the
vision of a great pastor. His words bear witness to the deep
experience of faith among God's people while also showcasing his
own extraordinary ability to connect with communities of faith.
Through these homilies and speeches, Pope Francis humbly displays
his abilities as a wordsmith, a patient and attentive teacher, an
inspired and faithful theologian, and a sensitive pastor uniquely
attuned to his people, offering ready guidance for their journeys
but also journeying with them. The first of a three-volume
translation of Pope Francis's theological, pastoral,
anthropological, and educational thought provides rich insights
into the mind and theological unfolding of a spiritual leader who
has become beloved across the globe. Within it we see Archbishop
Jorge Mario Bergoglio-later Pope Francis-ministering to the needs
of the people while also engaging with the political,
technological, and societal forces affecting their daily lives.
Here is an ecclesial voice not afraid to challenge the politicians,
the culture-makers, and media moguls-even his own ordained and lay
church ministers-to live a life of faithfulness marked by justice,
equality, and concern for the needs of everyone, urging all to rely
on the "vitality of memory" and the "recovery of hope." In Your
Eyes I See My Words also provides a glimpse into the political,
social, and religious environment of Argentina and Latin America,
providing a unique perspective on the issues confronting the
faithful and how those issues motivated and nurtured Pope Francis's
understanding of the Church's mission to all segments of
society-particularly to those underrepresented and on the margins
of history. Volume 2 (2005-2008) In Your Eyes I See My Words,
Volume 2 contains Pope Francis's homilies and speeches from 2005 to
2008. Continuing what began in the first volume of this
three-volume publication, Volume 2 shows Archbishop Bergoglio's
growth as a pastor and a theologian/scholar in the midst of his
people. At the same time, it shows him emerging as an international
voice calling for changes in the way the Church carries out its
ministry and its educational task on behalf of children, youth,
adults, and Church ministers. In his homilies from Christmas,
Easter, and especially in his response to the tragic fire and
deaths of 194 people at the nightclub Republica Cromanon, we see
Bergoglio speak passionately to his parishioners, challenging them
with equal portions of tenderness and righteous anger. Perhaps
uniquely, we also watch as his audiences, prominence, and influence
grow globally, foreshadowing who he will become in 2013 when he is
elected Pope. On the larger national and international scale,
Bergoglio addresses various conferences, such as the Argentina
Press Association and the Episcopal Conference of Argentina of
which he was elected President in 2005 and served the maximum
possible term of six years. We see and read as his work takes him
outside his country to Rome (2007) at the Pontifical Commission for
Latin America; to Brazil (2007), where his presentation on the
Crisis of Civilization and Culture at the Fifth CELAM Conference
ends up shaping much of the Aparecida Conclusions; and, finally, to
Quebec (2008) as he speaks at the FortyNinth International
Eucharistic Congress. All told, In Your Eyes I See My Words, Volume
2 is a glimpse into a period of time in which Archbishop Bergoglio
grows immensely in thought, reflection, and action, laying the
groundwork for the mature, thoughtful, and beloved Pope Francis he
has come to be known as around the world. Volume 3 (2009-2013) In
Your Eyes I See My Words, Volume 3 brings together the homilies and
speeches of Archbishop Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from 2009
through his election as Pope Francis on March 13, 2013. Taken
together, all three volumes present with remarkable clarity his
theological, educational, and pastoral vision for the Church that
was shaped far from Europe and North America and in the tumultuous
years of Argentina's political and economic struggles. These
writings provide an intimate glimpse into the theological,
philosophical, scientific, and cultural-educational currents that
forged the steady, loving, and nurturing hands with which Bergoglio
guided the Church in Buenos Aires. Those very same hands have now
done the same for the Church from Rome, a Church rocked by
financial and moral scandals, and a world shaken by the first
global pandemic in a century. No Pope in modern times has compiled
such a rich variety of writings in as many fields as Bergoglio has
done for us in the years prior to his election to the papacy,
especially during his time as Archbishop/Cardinal of Buenos Aires.
These writings were kneaded-a word he uses when talking about the
work of molding the souls and character of youth and seminarians-in
the relationships he formed in his bus rides to work and in his
intense contact with all segments of the population. Because of
that careful and prayerful process of kneading, they have found
their full development in Bergoglio's writing as Pope Francis,
especially in Evangelii gaudium (November 2013); Gaudete et
exsultate, On the call to sanctity (March 2018); and his encyclical
Laudato si' (May 2015). In this final volume of Bergoglio's
homilies and papers we meet European theologians and thinkers such
as Hans Urs von Balthasar, Henri de Lubac, and Bergoglio's
Uruguayan philosopher and friend Methol Ferre, the literary figure
Miguel Angel Asturias, and Enrique Santos Discepolo, a singer and
composer of tangos that decry corruption. In Your Eyes I See My
Words, Volume 3 concludes with a homily Bergoglio prepared before
leaving for Rome to attend the conclave that elected him to the
papacy. It was for the Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday, to be
delivered to his priests in Buenos Aires. Instead, it was his
homily from Rome to the priests of the world, reminding them, "The
precious oil that anoints Aaron's beard not only perfumes his
person but spreads and reaches the margins. The Lord will say it
clearly: his anointing is for the poor, the prisoners, the sick,
those who are sad and alone." Here, as Cardinal Jorge Mario
Bergoglio became Pope Francis, he spoke words of deep tenderness,
reminding all of us that the Lord's anointing is meant precisely
for those who are floundering-those who are sick, who are sad or
alone, who are in need of care. In short, the Lord's anointing is
meant for the world we live in today, at this exact moment of
crisis. In a prophetic conclusion, the last homily of this volume
is an outline of the road map Pope Francis has followed throughout
his papacy: one defined by ongoing love and care for God's people
and that seeks to spread God's anointing to those living on the
margins of life.
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