Pope Greets One Million Youth

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.

(Photo by Andrew Medichini)

 

 

Things that are above

The Pope acknowledged, “There is a burning question in our hearts, a need for truth that we cannot ignore, which leads us to ask ourselves: what is true happiness?  What is the true meaning of life?  What can free us from being trapped in meaninglessness, boredom and mediocrity?"

In recent days, Pope Leo recalled the young people have had many beautiful experiences, adding that through all this, "you can grasp an important point," namely the fullness of our existence does not depend on what we store up or, as we heard in the Gospel, on what we possess. 

Rather, he reminded, fullness has to do with what we joyfully welcome and share.  "Buying, hoarding and consuming are not enough.  We need to lift our eyes, to look upwards, to the 'things that are above…’"

 

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(Photo by Gregorio Borgia)

Mass for the Jubilee of Young People at Tor Vergata