Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for the recitation of the Regina Caeli on May 7, 2023. / Vatican MediaCNA Staff, May 7, 2023 / 06:30 am (CNA).Pope Francis on Sunday warned against the danger of living life without a sense of purpose or a destination to set our course by, reminding the faithful that Jesus is "our compass for reaching heaven," our true home.Speaking to pilgrims gathered on a sunny day in St. Peter s Square to pray the Regina Caeli, the pope reflected on the day s Gospel reading, in which Jesus consoles his disciples before his ascension, telling them, "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (Jn. 14:6)."Jesus sees the disciples distress, their fear of being abandoned, just as it happens to us when we are forced to be separated from someone we care for. And so, he says: I go to prepare a place for you … that where I am you may be also," the pope said."Jesus uses the familiar image of home, the place
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