PRAISING GOD FREES US FROM SORROW - Pope Francis I

Christians often act like they are "going to a funeral procession rather than to praise God", Pope Francis declared,urging believers to spend time praising God,so they are not slaves to sorrow. "You here at Mass,do you give praise to God or do you only petition and thank God?," the Pope said in the Chapel of St Martha's House, " do you praise God?" he repeated,pointing out that this "is something new,new in our spiritual life". "Anticipating common excuse for not praising God,this mass is so long", "If you do not praise God,you will never know the gratuity of spending time praising God,the mass is so long,but if you go with attitude to God,that is beautiful! This is what eternity will be,giving praise to God! And that will not be boring,it will be beautiful! This joy makes us free," Pope said in his 31st May homily. His homily was based on the readings from the Prophet Zechariah and the other from Luke's gospel which recounted Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth. The old testament reading contains the exclamation "Rejoice! Cries of joy,the Lord is in your midst." Both of the readings speak of joy, "the joy that is celebration,"the Pope said.
But "we Christian are not accustomed to speak of joy,of happiness......I think often we prefer to complain," he stated.
"Without joy,"he added "we Christians cannot become free,we become slaves to sorrows. The Great Paul VI said that you cannot advance the gospel with sad,hopeless,discouraged Christians,you cannot!" He ended by pointing to Mary as the model of "this praise" and "this joy". "The Church calls her the Cause Nostrae Letitiae.WHY? Because she brings the greatest joy that is Jesus. "We need to pray to our Lady so that by bringing Jesus she gives us the grace of joy,the joy of freedom.That gives us the grace to praise God, to praise Him with a praise of gratuitious praise,because he is worthy of praise always."