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Like St. Leo the Great, Live Faith Joyfully & Witness Christ’s Love
Invites Faithful to Imitate Doctor of the Church in Defending and Spreading Truth of the Gospel
Like St. Leo the Great, live your faith joyfully and witness Jesus’ love, and defend and spread the Gospel.
Pope Francis urged this toward the end of today’s weekly Wednesday General Audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall.
The Holy Father was greeting Italian-speaking pilgrims, especially the elderly, sick, young and newlyweds.
“Today,” he reminded, “the Liturgy commemorates Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church, who consecrated his life to defending and spreading the truth of the Gospel.”
“Through his intercession, may you live your faith with joy and be serene witnesses to the Lord’s love.”
The Holy Father concluded bestowing his Apostolic Blessing.
Also in his remarks to pilgrims present, Pope Francis invited that during this month of November, “let us pray for our deceased loved ones, and for all who have died, that the Lord in His mercy will welcome them into the Kingdom of Heaven.”
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Deborah Castellano Lubov
Deborah Castellano Lubov is Editorial Director & Senior Vatican & Rome Correspondent for EXAUDI (& Prior, for ZENIT); Author of 'The Other Francis' ('L'Altro Francesco') featuring interviews with those closest to the Pope and preface by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin (currently published in 5 languages); Deborah is also NBC & MSNBC Vatican Analyst. She often covers the Pope's travels abroad, often from the Papal Flight (including for historic trips such as to Abu Dhabi and Japan & Thailand), and has also asked him questions on the return-flight press conference on behalf of the English-speaking press present. Lubov has done much TV & radio commentary, including for NBC, Sky, EWTN, BBC, Vatican Radio, AP, Reuters and more. She also has contributed to various books on the Pope and has written for various Catholic publications. For 'The Other Francis': http://www.gracewing.co.uk/page219.html or https://www.amazon.com/Other-Francis-Everything-They-about/dp/0852449348/
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