His Holiness Pope Leo XIV: Like Lazarus, may we hear the Lord's call to new life
At the Sunday Angelus, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV reflects on the Gospel account of the resurrection of Lazarus, and how it invites us to the fullness of life and to be renewed by God's grace to walk in the light of love, reflecting His boundless charity.
Vatican News
Greeting the visitors and pilgrims in Saint Peter's Square for the midday Angelus on the Fifth Sunday of Lent, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV spoke about Lord's raising of Lazarus, "a sign that speaks of Christ’s victory over death and of the gift of eternal life, which we receive through Baptism."
In his Reflections, the Pope said Jesus tells us today, just as he did to Lazarus' sister Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die”.
Preparing for Holy Week
Today's Gospel reading comes just before Holy Week when we relive the events of the Lord’s Passion — his entry into Jerusalem, the Last Supper, the trial, the crucifixion, the burial - the Pope recalled. In this way we can prepare ourselves and better appreciate their significance, meaning and be open to the gift of grace they offer.
“These events are fulfilled in the risen Christ, who has conquered death and lives within us through Baptism, for our salvation and the fullness of life.”
Grace illuminating the world
God's grace illumines the world, the Pople reminded us, while we often get lost looking for things that can never give us lasting happiness, such as the constant search for novelty that consumes time, energy, values and sensitivity we have for others, "as if fame, material goods, entertainment and fleeting relationships could fill our hearts or make us immortal."
We all carry "longing for the infinite" within us, he concluded, "a need that cannot be satisfied by passing things." And as Saint Augustine wrote, "we are made for God, and we find no peace until we rest in him"…
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