This is the eleventh in a new series of posts sharing Pope Leo XIV’s words each Wednesday in his Weekly Audience, a time when he teaches, encourages, and shapes the mission of the Church around the world. Check back here each Wednesday to get to know Pope Leo!
“On the paths of the heart, the Risen One walks with us and for us.”
In this week’s Wednesday audience, Pope Leo XIV reflects on how Christ’s resurrection can heal one of the malaises of our time: sadness.
Like the discouraged disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13–29), sadness can rob us of vigor and light, turning our life into a directionless and meaningless journey. But in the breaking of the bread, Christ reopens the eyes of the hearts of the two disciples—their joy is rekindled and their journey renewed.
May the unexpected joy of the disciples of Emmaus remind us that it is Christ who radically changes our perspective, instilling the hope that fills the void of sadness.
“To recognize the Resurrection means to change one’s outlook on the world: to return to the light to recognize the Truth that has saved us, and that saves us. . . . He alone makes the impossible possible!”
