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Pope at Paris Mass: God quenches the thirst in every human heart
At
Mass in the Place de la Concorde in Paris, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the
thirst for God that lies in the depths of every human heart.
Addressing a vast crowd of around 700,000 people in the Place de la Concorde in the heart of Paris, Pope Leo said “the desire for God dwells deep in our hearts… and it is Jesus Christ, through His Incarnation, who comes to meet every human person in the midst of his or her own story, and reveals Himself as the true source of the living water capable of quenching our thirst.”
Crowds line the streets of Paris as the Pope arrives at the Place de la Concorde for the celebration of Holy Mass (@Vatican Media)
Jesus gives peace to our restless hearts
The
Pope based his remarks on the readings for the Votive Mass of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, Fountain of Salvation, which refer continually to
the image of living water.
The water flowing from the Temple in
the vision of the prophet Ezekiel is seen in John’s Gospel as the water
flowing from the pierced side of Christ allowing us to be born anew as
children of God.
It is Jesus Christ, he said, following Saint
Augustine, that offers happiness and peace to our restless hearts, that
reveals the unconditional love God has for each and every human person.
“Seeing
you gathered here,” the Pope said, “the heirs of France’s long and
beautiful history of faith, I say to you: Drink from the source that is
the pierced heart of Jesus,” who alone can quench our thirst for God,
life, truth, unity, peace, communion, and happiness.”
Priests concelebrate Holy Mass with Pope Leo in Paris (@Vatican Media)
Sharing the Faith
At the same time, he invited French Catholics not to keep their faith in Jesus to themselves, but to share it with all those they meet, so that they, too, “might be refreshed and satisfied.”
He recalled the long line of French witnesses to the faith, saints such as Irenaeus, Martin, and Francis de Sales, as well as the many people who, “even today… continue to devote themselves to the cause of life, the family, truth, peace, fraternity and justice.”
The Holy Father said he prays “fervently” that from Paris, “the living water of the Holy Spirit may flow throughout France.”
And
he offered special thanks to families, young people, and catechumens
and new Christians for their witness to faith in an increasingly
secularized society.
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