Pope Leo Urges Summer Prayer With Scripture During Vacation at Castel Gandolfo
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Updated · Aleteia · Jul 12
Pope Leo Urges Summer Prayer With Scripture During Vacation at Castel Gandolfo
3 articles · Updated · Aleteia · Jul 12
Summary
At Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo told pilgrims to use summer vacation for prayer with Scripture as well as rest and recreation, saying it can renew people “in body and spirit.”
Before the midday Angelus, he tied that appeal to Matthew’s Parable of the Sower, saying God keeps sowing his Word because divine love is stronger than human weakness.
Leo said God’s generosity is “not naïve but wise,” arguing that God sees good in people even when they do not recognize it themselves.
A large crowd of locals and pilgrims gathered despite intense heat in Italy, as the pope framed silence, reading and meditation as preparation to return to daily work ready to spread the Gospel.