Pope at Audience: The Resurrection is the remedy to sadness
At his Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV reflected on the Resurrection of Christ as “an event that one never finishes contemplating and meditating on”.
The more one explores it, the more one is drawn into an “overwhelming yet fascinating light.”
Jesus’ Resurrection, the Pope continued, can heal one of the challenges of today’s world: sadness.
Sadness robs life of meaning and vigour,turning it into a directionless and meaningless journey, Pope Leo explained.
- Sadness is described as a feeling of precariousness which infiltrates one’s innermost being and seems to halt joy.
- It is
Intrusive and widespread, sadness accompanies the days of many people
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Pope Leo XIV argues that the Resurrection is a remedy for sadness.
Author summary: Pope discusses Resurrection as sadness remedy.