Dear Parishioners,
Pope Leo XIV recently spoke to a group of French political leaders who had come to Rome. This is an excerpt of an article by Charles Collins about the speech on cruxnow.com:
"The first and only and only — advice I will give you is to unite yourselves more and more to Jesus, to live by Him and bear witness to Him," Leo said.
"There is no separation in the personality of a public figure: There is not the politician on one side, and the Christian on the other. But there is the politician who, under the gaze of God and his conscience, lives out his commitments and responsibilities in a Christian manner," he continued.
The pontiff told the French officials that they are called to strengthen themselves in faith, to deepen y their understanding of the doctrine especially the social doctrine "that Jesus taught the world, and to put it into practice in the exercise of your responsibilities and in the drafting of laws."
"Its foundations are fundamentally in accord with human nature, the natural law that all can recognize - even non-Christians; even non-believers," he said.
He told the French officials they must not be afraid to propose and defend the natural law with conviction: "It is a doctrine of salvation that aims for the good of every human being, the building of peaceful, harmonious, prosperous, and reconciled societies."
"I am well aware that the openly Christian commitment of a public official is not easy, particularly in certain Western societies where Christ and his Church are marginalized, often ignored, and sometimes ridiculed," Leo said.
"Nor am I unaware of the pressures, party orders, and 'ideological colonizations' borrow a fitting expression from Pope Francis - to which politicians are subjected. They need courage: the courage to sometimes say 'No, I can't!' when the truth is at stake," he said.
"Here again, only union with Jesus - Jesus crucified! - will give you the courage to suffer for his name," the pope continued.
God bless you!
Fr. Gerald E. Murray, Pastor
The regular schedule of Masses is as follows:
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