US EditionWhat a Sunny Van Gogh Painting of ‘The Sower’ Tells Us About Pope Leo’s Message of Hope
- On June 4, 2025, Pope Leo XIV delivered a general audience in St. Peter's Square, reflecting on the Gospel parable of the vineyard workers and Vincent van Gogh's painting 'Sower at Sunset' as symbols of hope.
- He explained the parable's background, where a generous landowner pays all workers equally despite their varied work hours, emphasizing God's desire to value every person regardless of merit or timing.
- The Pope highlighted that this story confronts doubts about life's meaningfulness and warns against delaying commitment, citing St. Augustine's sermon urging believers to respond promptly to God's call.
- Pope Leo XIV encouraged the youth to respond promptly and energetically to God's call to serve in His vineyard, assuring them that their efforts will be rewarded generously and will bring true meaning to their lives.
- He concluded that God's kingdom offers an equal, eternal reward to all who open their hearts, calling especially young people to find hope in service despite life's challenges and moments of doubt.
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What a sunny van Gogh painting of ‘The Sower’ tells us about Pope Leo’s message of hope
Vincent van Gogh's 'Sower at Sunset' painting. Vincent van Gogh/ Kröller-Müller Museum via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC-SAIn his first general audience in Rome, Pope Leo XIV referred to Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sower at Sunset” and called it a symbol of hope. A brilliant setting sun illuminates a field as a farmer walks toward the right, sowing seeds. Leo referred to Christ’s Parable of the Sower, a story in the Gospel that speaks to the need…
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Pope Leo XIV blesses a small attendee at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, June 4. 2025. ‘God never gives up on us; he is always ready to accept us and give meaning and hope to our lives, however hopeless our situation may seem and however insignificant our merits may appear,’ the Pope said in his English-language summary of the lesson, which he read himself.
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