Helping the new Pope
Greetings!
We are, indeed, very glad to have Pope Leo XIV, our new Pope, after the passing on of Pope Francis.
Leading and governing 1.4 billion of Catholics can be a mighty challenge that can mainly be carried out with the guidance and inspiration of the Holy Spirit. To help the Pope in this great responsibility, Saint Josemaría Escriva, the saint of ordinary life, encourages that: “May the daily consideration of the heavy burden which weighs on the Pope and the bishops move you to venerate and love them with real affection, and to help them with your prayers.” (Forge, 136)
For us, the laity, we can give a great deal of support for Pope Leo XIV. Saint Josemaría said that: “You must love, venerate, pray and mortify yourself for the Pope, and do so with greater affection each day. He is the foundation stone of the Church and, throughout the centuries, right to the end of time, he carries out among men that task of sanctifying and governing which Jesus entrusted to Peter.” (Forge, 134)
We must also: “Welcome the Pope’s words with a religious, humble, internal and effective acceptance. And pass them on!” (Forge, 133)
Saint Josemaría, likewise, suggests that: “Your deepest love, your greatest esteem, your most heartfelt veneration, your most complete obedience and your warmest affection have also to be shown towards the Vicar of Christ on earth, towards the Pope. We Catholics should consider that after God and the most Blessed Virgin, our Mother, the Holy Father comes next in the hierarchy of love and authority.” (Forge, 135)
Thank you.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. Ching D. Aunario
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