“The Church and the world do not need people who fulfill religious duties showing their faith as an external label; Instead, they need workers eager to work the field of the mission, of disciples in love that testify to the kingdom of God wherever they find themselves. Perhaps there is no shortage of the “Christians of the occasions”, which occasionally give space to some good religious feeling or participate in some event; But few are those ready to work every day in the field of God, cultivating the seed of the Gospel in their hearts and then bringing it to daily life, in the family, in the work and study places, in the various social environments and who is in need ».
Is the last Angelus of Pope Leone XIV in San Pietro before the Transfer to Castel Gandolfo Where he will spend two weeks of vacation, until July 20, as he reminds the faithful: “This afternoon”, he said, “I will go to Castel Gandolfo where I realize that I remain for a short rest period. I wish everyone to be able to spend a time of vacation to restore the body and the spirit».
In the catechesis before the Marian prayer, the pontiff focused on commenting on the song of today’s Gospel without forgetting the dramatic moment that the world is experiencing: “Peace” has marked, “is a desire for all peoples and is the painful cry of those stratified of the war. We ask the Lord to touch the hearts and inspire the minds of the rulers so that the violence of weapons replace the search for dialogue». Then, a reference to the great heat of these days, with the temperatures that in Rome exceeded 40 degrees: «nThe great heat of this period your journey to cross the holy doors is even more courageous and admirable»Said the pontiff greeting the pilgrims present in the square.
Throughout the month of July, the general hearings are suspended and the next, great appointment of the Holy Year who will see almost a million pilgrims arrive in Rome is the Jubilee of young people, scheduled DAK 29 July to Sunday 3 August.
The reflection of the Pope starts from Luca’s Gospel who, he underlines, “reminds us of the importance of the mission, to which we are all called, each according to his own vocation and in the concrete situations in which the Lord placed him. Jesus sends seventy -two disciples. This symbolic number indicates how the hope of the Gospel is intended for all peoples: This is precisely the width of the heart of God, his abundant masse, that is, the work he performs in the world so that all his children are reached by his love and are saved “. At the same time, the Pope recalls, “Jesus says:” The Masse is abundant, but there are few workers! So pray the Lord of the Masse, because sending workers in his Masse “. On the one hand God, like a sower, generously came out in the world to sow and He has put in the heart of man and history the desire for infinity, of a full life, of a salvation that free him. And therefore the Masse is a lot, the kingdom of God like a seed sprouts in the ground and today’s women and men, even when they seem overwhelmed by many other things, await a greater truth, are looking for a fuller meaning for their lives, want justice, take an eternal life anelite “.
On the other hand, however, explained Leone, “There are few workers who go to work in the field sown by the Lord and who, before, are able to recognize, with the eyes of Jesus, the good wheat ready for harvesting There is something great that the Lord wants to do in our life and in the history of humanity, but few are those who notice it, who stop to welcome the gift, which announce it and bring it to others “.
To do this, he added, «There are no too many theoretical ideas on pastoral concepts; Above all, it is necessary to pray the master of the Masse. In first place, that is, the relationship with the Lord is, cultivating dialogue with him. Then he will make us his workers and send us to the world of the world as witnesses of his kingdom ».
And he concluded: “We ask the Virgin Mary, who has generously offered their “here I” participating in the work of salvation, To intercede for us and accompany us on the path of the sequence of the Lord, because we too can become joyful workers of the kingdom of God ».
