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Pope Leo XIV: 'Holiness is not a privilege reserved for a few'
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In Short: During his Angelus address in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the Solemnity of All Saints, stating that holiness is a calling for everyone, not an achievement reserved for a select group, according to Ewtnnews and the National Catholic Register.
The pontiff said the Solemnity of All Saints offers a “hope-filled message”: God sees goodness hidden from us and calls every person to holiness, as reported by Ewtnnews and the Catholic World Report.
Pope Leo XIV also noted that the saints brought forth “actions and choices of love that transcend the calculations of greed and the arrogance of evil, which at times seems to prevail,” as CathNews and the National Catholic Register reported.
He further emphasized that holiness cannot be reduced to any calculation, for such is the good that all the saints have spread around them in the world, according to CathNews and the Catholic World Report.
Pope Leo XIV highlighted the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, calling the first Olympic event held on the African continent “a sign of hope coming from the world of sport,” as reported by Ewtnnews and the National Catholic Register.
Pope Leo XIV noted that the Church celebrates not only canonized saints on Nov. 1, but also the countless others who have not been formally recognized but are known to God, as reported by CathNews and the National Catholic Register.
Ahead of the Nov. 2 Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, the pope announced that he would celebrate Mass at Rome’s Verano Cemetery, as reported by Ewtnnews and the National Catholic Register.
All publications agreed that Pope Leo XIV emphasized the universal call to holiness, encouraging everyone to foster peace in their daily lives and to remember those who have passed away, especially those whom no one remembers.
What this adds
The sources have not established any discrepancies in Pope Leo XIV's message regarding the universal call to holiness.
What's confirmed
- The pontiff said the Solemnity of All Saints offers a “hope-filled message”: God sees goodness hidden from us and calls every person to holiness.
- Finally, ahead of the Nov. 2 Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, the pope announced that he would celebrate Mass at Rome’s Verano Cemetery.
- Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that holiness is a calling for everyone, not an achievement reserved for a select group, as he reflected on the Solemnity of All Saints during his Angelus address in St. Peter’s Square.
- “Originally from Spain, they responded generously to the Lordʼs call to evangelize the peoples of the Americas, even to the point of giving their lives,” the pope said.
- “The Solemnity of All Saints, which we celebrate today, invites us to share in the joy of that countless family of men and women who, following the Lord Jesus, have made their lives a gift to God and to their neighbors,” the Pope said.
- Quoting Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical Spe Salvi, Leo said the saints, along their different paths to holiness, “have longed for ‘the ocean of infinite love.’” The Pope noted that the Church celebrates not only canonized saints on Nov.
- “Holiness is not a privilege reserved for a few, but a universal vocation that speaks to each of us where we live,” Leo said.
- Pope Leo said the saints brought forth “actions and choices of love that transcend the calculations of greed and the arrogance of evil, which at times seems to prevail”.
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- Pope Leo XIV: ‘Holiness is not a privilege reserved for a few’ (By Marco Mancini, EWTN News ) Enter the username or e-mail you used in your profile.