Bishop Barbarito’s latest column for the Florida Catholic focuses on the Eucharist:
The Sacrament of Sacraments, the treasure of treasures
On Monday, Aug. 25, Pope Leo met with a number of young men and women from France, who had gone to Rome for the Holy Year. What joined the young people was the fact that they were altar servers from France. During his address to them, Pope Leo spoke to them about the Holy Year and the theme of the virtue of hope. The pope reflected on the need for hope, especially in regard to our world today and the particular difficulties that the young people and their friends may be facing or have faced. He expressed to them, in speaking about Jesus as the center of their lives, “I hope that you will depart from Rome closer to Him, more determined than ever to love and follow Him, and thus better equipped with hope to face the life that lies ahead of you. In difficult moments of doubt, discouragement and turmoil, this hope will always be like that of a secure anchor cast towards heaven (cf. Heb 6:19), enabling you to continue on your journey.”
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