This is the twenty-second 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!
“Friendship with God is our salvation.”
In this week’s Wednesday audience, Pope Leo XIV begins his cycle of catechesis on the Second Vatican Council by looking more closely at Dei Verbum, which reminds us that Jesus radically transformed humanity’s relationship with God into a friendship, a new covenant of love.
With the coming of the Son in human flesh, God invites us into friendship with him. The way we cultivate this friendship with the Lord is through prayer—both in the liturgy and in community, and in personal prayer of the heart. As Christians, we cannot neglect dedicating time each day and week to prayer, meditation, and reflection.
“If Jesus calls us to be friends, let us not leave this call unheeded. Let us welcome it, let us take care of this relationship, and we will discover that friendship with God is our salvation.”
