Leo XIV celebrated Mass on the occasion of the Jubilee of Sport
Pope Leo XIV celebrated on Sunday (15) in the Vatican a mass on the occasion of the Jubilee of sport and stressed that sports activity involves a reflection of the beauty of God and open a path to peace.
The American pontiff stressed that the modalities help people find God for asking for “movement of themselves towards the other”.
“The combination of Trinity and Sport is not exactly a common use, but the comparison is not unreasonable. All good human activity, in fact, brings itself a reflection of the beauty of God, and sport is certainly among them,” said Robert Francis Prevost, which is a tennis enthusiast.
During the celebration, in which several sports authorities participated, the leader of the Catholic Church made an analysis of the expression “Come on!” Used in Italian to encourage athletes during competitions.
“Maybe we don’t think about it, but it is a beautiful imperative: it is the imperative of the” bold “verb. And this can make us reflect, since it is not just about giving physical performance, perhaps extraordinary, but of giving and” playing “. It is a question of giving for others,” said Leo XIV.
The Pope recalled that, through defeat, sport has the power to put the human being “in comparison with some of the deepest truths: fragility, limits and imperfection”.
“This is important, because it is from the experience of this fragility that we open to hope. The athlete who never loses and never loses does not exist. The champions are not infallible machines, but men and women who, even when they fall, find the courage to get up,” he said.
Among conflicts all over the world, especially in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, Prevost has said that sport is a way for the construction of peace.
“I would also like to emphasize that sport is a means of building peace, because it is a school of respect and loyalty, which promotes the culture of the meeting and fraternity. Brothers and sisters, encourage them to practice this style consciously, oppose all forms of violence and oppression. Today it needs a lot. There are many armed conflicts,” he said.
Source: Terra
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