During the Mass for the Jubilee of Young People at Tor Vergata, Pope Leo XIV reminds the young people that Jesus is our hope, and urges them to “adventure with the Lord toward eternity” as the Lord is “gently knocking” at the window of their soul.
Jesus is our hope, adventure with Him throughout your life, and let Him enlighten you…
Pope Leo XIV expressed this during the Mass for the Jubilee of Young People at Tor Vergata in Rome on Sunday morning.
The Holy Father introduced this by acknowledging in his homily that even if today’s liturgy does not mention the episode directly, it invites us to reflect on the encounter with the Risen One “Who transforms our lives and enlightens our affections, desires and thoughts.”
The Lord is knocking at window of our soul
He noted that the first reading, taken from the Book of Ecclesiastes, invites us, like the two disciples, to come to terms with the experience of our limitations and the fleeting nature of all things that pass away.
“We are not made for a life where everything is taken for granted and static, but for an existence that is constantly renewed through gift of self in love.” “This is why,” he said, “we continually aspire to something ‘more’ that no created reality can give us; we feel a deep and burning thirst that no drink in this world can satisfy.”
“Knowing this,” he said, “let us not deceive our hearts by trying to satisfy them with cheap imitations!” Rather, he suggested, “Let us listen to them!”
“Let us turn this thirst,” the Holy Father suggested, “into a step stool, like children who stand on tiptoe, in order to peer through the window of encounter with God. We will then find ourselves before Him, who is waiting for us, knocking gently on the window of our soul.”
St. Augustine’s wisdom
“It is truly beautiful, especially at a young age,” the Holy Father said, “to open wide your hearts, to allow him to enter, and to set out on this adventure with him towards eternity.”
Jesus is our hope, adventure with Him throughout your life, and let Him enlighten you…
Pope Leo XIV expressed this during the Mass for the Jubilee of Young People at Tor Vergata in Rome on Sunday morning.
Pope Leo: We are with the young people of Gaza, Ukraine and war-torn lands
Just before the conclusion of the closing Mass for the Jubilee of Young People at Rome’s Tor Vergata field, Pope Leo expressed his closeness and solidarity with the young people suffering in Gaza, Ukraine and all those living in war-torn parts of the world.
“In communion with Christ, our peace and hope for the world, we are closer than ever to young people who suffer the most serious evils which are caused by other human beings. We are with the young people of Gaza. We are with the young people of Ukraine, with those of every land bloodied by war. My young brothers and sisters, you are the sign that a different world is possible, a world of fraternity and friendship, where conflicts are not resolved with weapons but with dialogue.”
Sympathies for Maria and Pascale
The Pope also expressed his sympathies and condolences over the death of two young pilgrims, Maria and Pascale, a Spaniard and Egyptian, who died during their time in Rome due to sudden health emergencies.
