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Deus caritas est (English: "God is Love"), subtitled De Christiano Amore (Of Christian Love), is a 2005 encyclical, the first written by Pope Benedict XVI, in large part derived from writings by his late predecessor, Pope John Paul II.
In his first Encyclical as Pope, Deus caritas est, [2] Benedict XVI describes God as love, and talks about the love which God lavishes upon us and which we in turn must share with others through acts of charity. His letter has two parts.
Benedict XVI: "The one who has hope lives differently; the one who hopes has been granted the gift of a new life.". Spe salvi (English: "Saved in Hope"), referencing the Latin phrase from Romans 8:24, Spe salvi facti sumus ("in hope we were saved"), is the second encyclical letter by Pope Benedict XVI promulgated on November 30, 2007, and is about the theological virtue of hope.
Benedict wrote three encyclicals: Deus caritas est (Latin for "God is Love"), Spe salvi ("Saved by Hope"), and Caritas in veritate ("Love in Truth"). In his first encyclical, Deus caritas est , he said that a human being, created in the image of God who is love, can practise love: to give himself to God and others ( agape ) by receiving and ...
The following is a list of papal encyclicals were promulgated by Pope Benedict XVI. Deus caritas est (God is Love) (December 25, 2005) Text; Spe salvi (In Hope We Were Saved) (November 30, 2007) Text; Caritas in veritate (Charity in Truth) (June 29, 2009) Text
Caritas in veritate (English: "Charity in truth") is the third and last [1] encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI, and his only social encyclical. [2] It was signed on 29 June 2009 [ 2 ] and was published on 7 July 2009.
Benedict XVI also took up the theme in his first encyclical; being the first of his papacy, it is considered emblematic. In Deus caritas est, the Pope-theologian explained the exact theological meaning of what John Paul II preached. The essence of sanctity is love, and we become love by experiencing love, especially through contemplative prayer.
The phrase Deus caritas est from 1 John 4:8—or Θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστίν (Theos agapē estin) in the original Greek [4] is translated in the King James Version as: "God is love", and in the Douay-Rheims bible as: "God is charity" ().