Pope Leo XIV did not want to enter into the Lent with Ash Wednesday on the 18th, nor begin their Spiritual Exercises on Sunday the 22nd, without first completing appointments or confirmations as members of the Dicastery for Bishops.
This Saturday, February 14, the Vatican made the following announcement public Simona Brambilla, Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, and appointed her as a member of the Dicastery for Bishops. Raffaella Petrini, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and the Governatorato, and Maria Lia Zervino, appointed by Pope Francis in 2022.
Confirmed members of the Dicastery
In addition, the Pope has confirmed several cardinals and bishops as members of the Dicastery of which Archbishop Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. is Prefect.
Among them are Cardinals Parolin, Koch, Braz de Aviz, Da Rocha, Cupich, Tobin, Omella, Arborelius, Advincula, Lojudice, Aveline, Ryś, Cobo, Tolentino de Mendonça, Grech, Roche, You Heung-sik, Gugerotti, Fernández, Tscherrig, Makrickas, and several archbishops and bishops, such as that of Zagreb, Buenos Aires, Münster or Málaga.
Angelus: “True justice is love”.”
In the Angelus of this Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Pope meditated on the Gospel of St. Matthew (5:17-37), in which, after proclaiming the Beatitudes, “Jesus invites us to enter into the newness of the Kingdom of God and, to guide us on this path, he reveals the true meaning of the precepts of the Law of Moses”.
Jesus says that he did not come to abolish the Law, “but to fulfill it” (v. 17). “The fulfillment of the Law is precisely love, which realizes its deepest meaning and ultimate end.”.
“Jesus teaches us that true justice is love,” he told the Romans and pilgrims, very numerous in St. Peter's Square, “and that, in every precept of the Law, we must perceive a requirement of love.”.
It is not enough not to kill or not to commit adultery
As an example, he pointed out that “it is not enough not to kill a person physically, if I then kill him with words or do not respect his dignity (cf. vv. 21- 22)”.
“In the same way, it is not enough to be faithful to one's spouse formally and not to commit adultery, if in that relationship there is a lack of mutual tenderness, listening, respect, mutual care and walking together in a common project (cf. vv. 27-28.31-32).”.
The Pontiff has thus highlighted the importance of the words of Jesus. On the one hand, Jesus affirms: ‘You have heard that it was said to the ancestors’, and, on the other hand: ‘But I say to you’ (cf. vv. 21-37). This approach is very important (...). The Gospel offers us this precious teaching: we do not need a minimum of justice, we need a great love”.
“Let us together invoke the Virgin Mary, who gave the world Christ, the One who brings to fulfillment the Law and the plan of salvation,” he concluded. “May she intercede for us, helping us to enter into the logic of the Kingdom of God and to live in his justice.”.
Closeness to Madagascar, and message for the Lunar New Year in Asia
After the recitation of the Marian prayer of the Angelus, the Pope expressed his closeness to the people of Madagascar, affected in such a short time by two cyclones that have caused floods and landslides. “I pray for the victims and their families, as well as for all those who have suffered serious damage.”.
In addition, Leo XIV noted that in the coming days the Lunar New Year will be celebrated, “a feast that will be celebrated by billions of people in East Asia and other parts of the world. May this joyful celebration serve to strengthen the bonds of family and friendship, bring serenity to homes and society, and be an occasion to look together towards the future, building peace and prosperity for all peoples”.
“With my best wishes for the new year, I express to all my affection and invoke upon each one the blessing of the Lord,” he said.
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