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Pope Leo Urges Seminarians to Focus on Jesus
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In Short: Pope Leo emphasized the importance of a deep relationship with Jesus and prayer in the seminary experience during an audience with Italian seminarians.
The heart of the seminary experience, according to Pope Leo, lies in learning to be with the Master, Jesus. He highlighted the importance of an intimate dialogue with God, cultivated in silence and prayer, amidst the noise of the world.
Pope Leo stressed that every vocation is a result of God's free choice and gratuitous love, not self-realization. He encouraged the seminarians to remember that their presence is a sign of God's anticipation and unwavering love.
The pope also emphasized the role of priests in proclaiming the beauty of faith in Jesus Christ and the good news of salvation to all people. He expressed wonder at the beauty of giving one's life for Jesus and the Church.
In his address, Pope Leo looked at each seminarian and reflected on God's continuous whisper to young people, urging them to consider the gift of dedicating their lives to Jesus and the Church.
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- “The heart of the seminary experience lies here: learning to be with the Master, the Lord Jesus,” the pope said in an audience with Italian seminarians in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall.
- “Every vocation is born from an intimate dialogue with God, cultivated in silence and prayer, which often occurs despite the sometimes deafening noise of the world,” the pope said.
- “In a world so eager to celebrate self-realization, it is truly important to reiterate that none of you and none of us are here because we deserve it, but only because of a free choice made by God the Father, a sign…
- “The priest is sent to all people so that he may proclaim to all the beauty of faith in Jesus Christ, the good news of our salvation,” he said.
- “As I look at each of you, I contemplate the wonder of God, who never tires of whispering to the hearts of young people the beauty of giving one’s life for him and for the Church,” the pope said.
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- OSV Newslink