On Sunday morning, Pope Leo XIV visited the Vatican Grottoes to celebrate a private Mass near the tomb of Saint Peter.
Following the Mass, the Pope spent time in silent prayer at the tombs of his predecessors.
In his homily, the Pope—speaking first in English, then in Italian—reflected on the story of the Good Shepherd in the day’s Gospel.
Pope Leo also spoke of the universal call to proclaim the Gospel, urging the faithful: “Take heart! Don’t be afraid!”
Acknowledging that the mission sometimes involves sacrifice, he emphasized how essential it is to listen—to God’s Word and to one another.
“Listening is what allows us to enter into true dialogue,” he said, calling it the foundation for “building bridges”.
“We have to know how to listen—not to judge, not to shut doors as if we hold all the truth and no one else has anything to offer,” the Pope said. From this posture of humility, he added, will come greater clarity about where the Lord is calling us.
On Sunday morning, Pope Leo XIV visited the Vatican Grottoes to celebrate a private Mass near the tomb of Saint Peter.\n\nFollowing the Mass, the Pope spent time in silent prayer at the tombs of his predecessors. \n\nIn his homily, the Pope\u2014speaking first in English, then in Italian\u2014reflected on the story of the Good Shepherd in the day’s Gospel.\n\nPope Leo also spoke of the universal call to proclaim the Gospel, urging the faithful: \u201cTake heart! Don\u2019t be afraid!\u201d\n\nAcknowledging that the mission sometimes involves sacrifice, he emphasized how essential it is to listen\u2014to God\u2019s Word and to one another.\n\n\u201cListening is what allows us to enter into true dialogue,\u201d he said, calling it the foundation for \”building bridges\”.\n\n\u201cWe have to know how to listen\u2014not to judge, not to shut doors as if we hold all the truth and no one else has anything to offer,\u201d the Pope said. From this posture of humility, he added, will come greater clarity about where the Lord is calling us.”},”is_text_only_story”:false,”id”:”UzpfSTEwMDA2NDU1NDU1NTIzOToxMTI5NzQ0NjY1ODU0MDA4OjExMjk3NDQ2NjU4NTQwMDg=”},”__module_operation_CometFeedStoryAttachedStory_story”:{“__dr”:”CometFeedStoryInvertedAttachedStoryLayoutStrategy_attachedStoryLayout$normalization.graphql”},”__module_component_CometFeedStoryAttachedStory_story”:{“__dr”:”CometFeedStoryInvertedAttachedStoryLayoutStrategy.react”}},”attached_story”:null}},”id”:”UzpfSTEwMDA2NDUzOTcxMjQyNjoxMTE1MTg4OTI3MzA5MDg3OjExMTUxODg5MjczMDkwODc=”},”__module_operation_CometFeedStoryAttachedStoryMatchRenderer_story”:{“__dr”:”CometFeedStoryAttachedStoryStrategy_attachedStory$normalization.graphql”},”__module_component_CometFeedStoryAttachedStoryMatchRenderer_story”:{“__dr”:”CometFeedStoryAttachedStoryStrategy.react”}},”message”:null,”message_suffix”:null,”message_container”:null,”message_sticker”:null,”aggregated_stories”:null},”encrypted_tracking”:”AZX4cXWGnULBGu5VTqTzQ8t_vBua_xbHkwZ0j5movNv35IFOPPd0MwkpMNcWeNeJxfzD9o-XkfKe7GFYdaHC4r3t0q1AgXQRY3iKn78O4DHYKLEAsBwM2GcPFJ1OIlWwYSrjlihzcQ8GG07059wecd5G25wXk8yWHSESXFK_qwY8LOn5iRWZBki8c31xbNpo4Rn_jkTOYmH7UcIO6wKx5DvCrCwzKB-UA6FuY36_VVgYdHmt9-58yOJVz5p2yC4Y9J4iV9QajI-FZ8d6tAKmLEFQujuUZWigJwqIAk_ChfKQfY9dj7eiirICMkpiQmOfcYrrkYXnkPoo1LoowFlu0OG8Hsyc44mkIL7XkV2QDRHdJv-U5laE-AMLNA0hNsXuE7hh-IcdBMZQglzAOckK0Pa4z4wtlRSosr5bCgJrl4RXzEUdMlgNtZQRQOiU0qehcruTRBAxmIUFQM2ptXFvTu0fOImfwe6jmN02smEsiZC3IXS-rmQjNvE8z5U6mlsSOdbvNxCxBM1gofA-oDRjY47hWz5TLZqzCJxrhxoW-j3xUQtER0ecptF1AR19I6qETHviG5pEcFc0cu3QhGDtQktyRWTDf-YkW6rvizRmY50L_Ae4oqy0nXF5HM5zHfXa9RajkIr_PqaQGHNqIfvlIX-Bg-AaF7S9Ut47VjznXkwJLnKH7-ANSp08u2F22gLZ4y0TTpzjFLcHXh-y8XeYY7RhWuMJPKQIh4GCnEECfcuH4Xj3t2lgCBEEO7WLsTBnx0FSbhO_acMVRTpoqNu93U3E_OZzO61x-6tU9VY8EEV2M2wDdUgAaOtebvFGrfBVAPREm0VAGeE20SdviCaEFbGlQNWh4KCcLU80ZARh4ybfoao96NJUfV08UOcoPsu5YwrZ1_fHImaGh4QWzGdMSey3UJAe33td1hipeF50cFayrWc9vT6t8qyOcxiij2jYddtegUcPMlCjpCCsj-ura6-TAD_eDZmZkH2dORgQWk7Z5Jd6z_IyWKSt5MRbTmgQMWajdfx_Qc3T9WQFHUi5ABlHmnopQTIwjpLpTwLnIe4P9zbE12TRZMmKJ-60m6cO9-Z2VGCF_kiHzFTOCnc6tv297V-cwh0if5kHd99sdSsoZ6UhSqX-5pyWhOaLlIM15iS9awUjRZHRUJgI95kc3yu4wQ7kiNGxXKbe6WhswITsnpmep20QaVEWxnYNEd5WrbXXLC2g6gVnfn8815UQvU7EUK4yaC_zQlCbz6YqzepxNWHhfMlVB-4bZd8-bv4nGjC853DXTSpErKiiBWm5utMvWcFjuViR1SR7j-wwVlHRtONN–zpqnzSbUyzMUDWg-XajUUCcYdIHeCnCmcxPpFkwgXrsTzpUGDwYGav43lUlBR-5H2r1EXLA3uU-6T1tbc3KccOp34oxquqkS_DiJbgvQmfipyhsadq111D_e6MfDur5T8UTnvB82D5P34STUa-fvKTmFiMC0jTvilGmTRLg3hEu0o1rDUSUD15jDnlpnGtc4IX1-dQVtUxaDkMppwmCTK1TJzSftrXBjprJbvcC_OhhSd-hWq_Y-jiTPHS8yxo5-RJEH5cmgiz8sbLDs-cE4Q1QlPSt5qov-6Xd4FanQWABG-4w6K5LrLdSypHfL999wqXPIiWcqQueVTXt98t-kSzO8eorRLR4CYVTF5OSwPg8auSJ0WuOJJ2y1rDhIWBu9CiCkEBFACi1CkQJOkmeeJItdwciAXfBoVPUrasEeF4czsIq1H8ey0HKp8Lgjj-v_tLKBTvH98QT-ahe5UrNwA5M-rUUVyts__3BLd1LXshFVvc3DGuJXgZC9DehXYjYFaQAEjRtkxBLkNoq47vjRFiYQY-CZ-8ueHBf12Gjk_q6jMzyaJ1Vz3pIx-Bi7Ls6FHxmJFGT9gD-HGLmgxTC84AtnRVrP_TiZzEs0rsKHYlknptPHT34ypX70Ej7dUKNgQ4HuvfLY_ZFPzlfckWwk_0yAlXDEtfAuUU_uAGU76_3pGb4t9Kr54vz3yLamrGh9ifRZX2enX-zQdCb0e4AibSZ16rUUC-1ojG5Xbe9f1rFtXZDn_BF3VDx9ZE3ICtl6rGiILdyvwkF5i7XO-X4jdz_FVsnysLrgyJdNxauoYr0Vnkj1KRCJYNK_xrVncJ-yMOGUTY-0AM965ajHkYU2XWsOlDilFdr5cUdXBTT-vFXDNH73teiOC3RzV4gjmES55S89uvesAe6hF_RrEgIr9m7bmqDWiQCwKjIEFekZnQFvDdZiTVeOw-qRkaseNNhpa4h5-Noi5R287dtJRDxG4_VM0SJu9LRyEyoX_e3nP8IRIRrxtvtsc0M3gQY_H8FGQBvGq1SaDLy88YPXi1GMFBB8BzWDi5gDDvELsI22JzAgBZMqdjNQpaTOyXT7jqzlIrj7DxA4UMuvpgdUl4M0TuuDZT3QDgJRCroitMAOGSc4VUZgbHxs9NH6R2hAVHoLtzTGylhK7IDoG20ROKtadi7HV7sFa5ETkkFkR2
