US EditionJoy, Reverence Are Part of Being an Altar Server, Pope Says
Pope Leo XIV encouraged 360 French altar servers on pilgrimage to embrace hope and faith amid global challenges, emphasizing their vital role in Catholic worship and community service.
- On Monday, Pope Leo XIV met with around 360 altar servers from France at the Apostolic Palace, the Vatican, on Aug. 25, 2025.
- On the pilgrimage, the group traveled to Rome as part of a Holy Year pilgrimage with their priests and bishops, including more than 350 participants from 18 French dioceses.
- Pope Leo XIV stressed the centrality of the Eucharist as `the treasure of the church` and said the Mass `keeps and transmits` Christ's sacrifice, which altar servers assist in celebrating.
- Pope Leo XIV thanked the French altar servers for their generous service and urged them to remember the holiness of the celebration, inviting youths to consider priesthood vocations due to the lack of priests in France being a `great misfortune`.
- The pope said altar servers can bear witness to the pride and joy of serving and offer a sign of hope to the world, framing hope as the Jubilee Year's focus and anchor amid global problems.
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Every Catholic at Mass, but especially the altar servers, should rejoice that they are in the presence of Jesus, Pope Leo XIV said. “But the Mass is also a serious, solemn moment, filled with reverence. May your posture, your silence, the dignity of your service, the beauty of the liturgy, the order and majesty of the gestures, help lead the faithful into the sacred grandeur of the mystery,” the pope said Aug. 25 during a meeting with more than …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Every Catholic at Mass, but especially the altar servers, should rejoice that they are in the presence of Jesus, Pope Leo XIV said. “But the Mass is also a serious, solemn moment, filled with reverence. May your posture, your silence, the dignity of your service, the beauty of the liturgy, the order and majesty of the gestures, help lead the faithful into the sacred grandeur of the mystery,” the pope said Aug. 25 during a me…
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