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Pope Leo XIV on Love for God and Neighbors
Pope Leo XIV says love for God must overflow into love for others during Sunday Angelus.
In brief
Pope Leo XIV says love for God must overflow into love for others during Sunday Angelus. Pope Leo XIV states love for God must become a gift for others to fulfill faith. Originally reported by Vaticannews.
Pope Leo XIV at Angelus
Pope Leo XIV reflects on love as the essence of faith during Sunday Angelus.
“We cannot truly love God unless this love overflows into love for our brothers and sisters”
Greatest Commandment
Pope Leo XIV cites Jesus' response to the teacher of the Law about the greatest commandment.
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind”
Personal Relationship with God
Pope Leo XIV emphasizes a personal relationship with God over mere acknowledgment of existence.
“The Lord seeks a personal relationship with us: the one true God wants to become our God”
Love for Neighbors
Pope Leo XIV links love for God with seeing others through Christ's eyes to overcome selfishness.
“You shall love your neighbour as yourself”
Love as Essence of Faith
Pope Leo XIV warns that without love, faith loses its essence and becomes mere moralism.
“Without love, our faith would be deprived of its essence, our good works would be reduced to mere moralism”
At a glance
Pope Leo XIV states love for God must become a gift for others to fulfill faith.
