"Be Bearers of Hope"
Mateusz Opila, CNA
Key Messages from
Pope Leo XIV at the Jubilee of Youth
Those who took part in the Jubilee of Youth will carry away lasting memories. Pope Leo XIV spoke with clarity and humility, touching the hearts of millions, both present and following from afar. To ensure his words are not lost, we’ve gathered the key ideas and quotes that resonated most.
be a hope-bearer in your life
“Study, work and love according to the example of Jesus, the good Teacher who always walks beside us. As we seek what is good, let us ask him at every step: stay with us, Lord (cf. Lk 24:29). Stay with us, because without you we cannot do the good we desire.” - Prayer Vigil with the Young People.
“Buying, hoarding and consuming are not enough. We need to lift our eyes, to look upwards, to the things that are above, to realise that everything in the world has meaning only insofar as it serves to unite us to God and to our brothers and sisters in charity.” - Holy Mass - Homily of his Holiness Pope Leo XIV
“You are the salt of the earth, the light of the world! … Your voices … will be heard to the ends of the earth. You are that message of hope, and you must continue to give hope to everyone.”
Friendship
“Friendship with Christ, which forms the basis of faith, is not just one aid among many others for building the future; it is our guiding star..… Dear young people, love one another! Love one another in Christ! Know how to see Jesus in others. Friendship can truly change the world. Friendship is a path to peace.” - Prayer Vigil with the Young People.
“Dear young people, say to the Lord: “Thank you, Jesus, for calling me. My desire is to remain as one of your friends, so that, embracing you, I may also be a companion on the journey for anyone I meet. Grant, O Lord, that those who meet me may encounter you, even through my limitations and frailties.” - Prayer Vigil with the Young People.
ASPIRE to HOLINESS
“We too, dear friends, are made this way, we are made for this. We are not made for a life where everything is taken for granted and static, but for an existence that is constantly renewed through gift of self in love. This is why we continually aspire to something “more” that no created reality can give us; we feel a deep and burning thirst that no drink in this world can satisfy. Knowing this, let us not deceive our hearts by trying to satisfy them with cheap imitations! Let us rather listen to them! Let us turn this thirst into a step stool, like children who stand on tiptoe, in order to peer through the window of encounter with God. We will then find ourselves before Him, who is waiting for us, knocking gently on the window of our soul (cf. Rev 3:20)” - Holy Mass - Homily of his Holiness Pope Leo XIV
“Let us remain united to Him, let us remain in his friendship, always, cultivating it through prayer, adoration, Eucharistic Communion, frequent Confession, and generous charity, following the examples of Blessed Piergiorgio Frassati and Blessed Carlo Acutis who will soon be declared saints. Aspire to great things, to holiness, wherever you are. Do not settle for less. You will then see the light of the Gospel growing every day, in you and around you.” - Holy Mass - Homily of his Holiness Pope Leo XIV
In his words, Pope Leo XIV urged us to lift our eyes to God, to form deep friendships in Christ, and to aspire to holiness in daily life. His call is clear: be bearers of hope to the world.