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Herald Malaysia
09-06-2025
- General
- Herald Malaysia
Pope Leo at Pentecost Vigil: God intends all to live as one
Pope Leo leads a Pentecost Vigil prayer service for pilgrims taking part in the Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations, and new Communities. Jun 09, 2025 The 'wide-open' embrace of St Peter's Square (@Vatican Media) By Christopher WellsSome 70,000 pilgrims from more than 100 countries took part in the Vigil of Pentecost in Saint Peter's Square Saturday evening, as part of the festivities for the Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations, and New Communities. After a 'pre-Vigil' consisting of prayer, song, and witness testimonies, the jubilant crowd of pilgrims was joined by Pope Leo, who led a Liturgy of the Word focused on the unity that is a gift of the Holy Spirit. 'St Peter's Square, with its wide-open and welcoming embrace, magnificently expresses the communion of the Church,' which is experienced in the various groups present, Pope Leo said his homily. Synodality unites us to all The Holy Father went on to highlight the concept of synodality, rooted in the communion of the three Persons of the Trinity and as 'God-with-us'; and pointing to the future. Where the Spirit is, the Pope said, 'there is movement, a journey to be made.' Pope Leo explained that this journey unites us to all of humanity, with the Holy Spirit teaching us to walk in unity, in contrast to the violence and division that marks our world. 'The earth will rest, justice will prevail, the poor will rejoice and peace will return,' he said, once we no longer act as predators, but as pilgrims; no longer each of us for ourselves, but walking alongside one another.' 'God created the world so that we might all live as one,' the Pope continued, explaining that 'Synodality' is the term the Church uses to describe this unity. 'Evangelization is always God's work' Finally, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the work of evangelization, which does not mean trying to take over the world, but refers instead to 'the infinite grace that radiates from lives transformed by the Kingdom of God.' Evangelization, then, can be understood as the way of the Beatitudes, the path chosen by Jesus. To follow that Path, Pope Leo said, 'we have no need of powerful patrons, worldly compromises, or emotional strategies. Evangelization is always God's work.' The Holy Father encouraged members of ecclesial movements to be attached to their particular Churches and their local parish communities. 'Together with the bishops and in cooperation with all the other members of the Body of Christ, all of us will then work together harmoniously as one,' he said; and then, 'the challenges facing humanity will be less frightening, the future will be less dark, and discernment will be less complicated… if together we obey the Holy Spirit.'--Vatican News
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Yahoo
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage to visit San Angelo, Abilene
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — As the three-year National Eucharistic Revival in the United States comes to a close this summer, the revival's multi-state pilgrimage is slated to journey through Abilene and San Angelo on June 7 and June 8. According to the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Angelo, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage set out on the 'St. Katherine Drexel Route' in Indianapolis, the site of 2024's National Eucharistic Congress, with a course charted through ten states as it carves a path to its final destination in Los Angeles. The pilgrimage is being traveled by 'perpetual pilgrims,' individuals who are walking the entire route, and includes opportunities for people to join them at events along the way. The pilgrimage is planned to traverse the Diocese of San Angelo from Saturday, June 7, to Tuesday, June 10. The schedule of local events will begin on June 7 with a Mass for the Pentecost Vigil held in the Abilene Convention Center at 4 p.m. Following the vigil, a Eucharistic procession will travel through downtown Abilene. What to do in San Angelo this weekend: June 6 through June 8 The perpetual pilgrims will make their way to San Angelo by Sunday, June 8, when the public may join in a recitation of the Stations of the Cross at the Christ the King Retreat Center at 11 a.m., followed by a meet and greet luncheon. A Eucharistic procession will travel from the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts to the Cathedral Church of the Sacred Heart beginning at 3:30 p.m. The cathedral will then host a Mass for Pentecost at 6 p.m., which will be followed by a meet-and-greet sandwich dinner. On Tuesday, June 10, the perpetual pilgrims will journey to St. Joseph Church in Fort Stockton for a Votive Mass for the Most Holy Eucharist at 11 a.m. A Holy Hour will be held after the Mass. Registration for all events, including those that will occur in the Diocese of San Angelo, is available at While all events are free to attend, registration is requested for each event to assist with planning. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
