Jesus wants to be close, rekindle hope, on life’s journey, pope says

Jesus wants to be close, rekindle hope, on life’s journey, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Jesus is always walking alongside everyone, no matter how mundane or precarious their journey, Pope Leo XIV said. “Sometimes we think that the Lord comes to visit us only in moments of contemplation or spiritual fervor, when we feel worthy, when our lives appear orderly and bright,” the pope said Oct. 8 during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square. “Instead, the Risen One is close to us precisely in the darkest p…

Jesus wants to be close, rekindle hope, on life's journey, pope says - Catholic Review

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Jesus is always walking alongside everyone, no matter how mundane or precarious their journey, Pope Leo XIV said. “Sometimes we think that the Lord comes to visit us only in moments of contemplation or spiritual fervor, when we feel worthy, when our lives appear orderly and bright,” the pope said Oct. 8 during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square. “Instead, the Risen One is close to us precisely in the darkest p…