Pope Leo XIV blesses a small attendee at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, June 4. 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Jun 4, 2025 / 10:09 am (CNA).
PopeLeoXIVheldthethirdgeneralaudienceofhispontificateonWednesday,tellingthefaithfulthatevenwhenwefeeluselessandinadequate,“theLordremindsusthatourlifeisworthy.”
“Evenwhenitseemsweareabletodolittleinlife,itisalwaysworthwhile.Thereisalwaysthepossibilitytofindmeaning,becauseGodlovesourlife,”LeosaidinasunnySt.Peter’sSquareonJune4,fourdaysbeforetheone-monthmarkofhispontificate.
PopeLeoXIVposeswithvisitorsatthegeneralaudienceinSt.Peter’sSquareonWednesday,June4.2025.Credit:VaticanMediaInhiscatechesis,thepopereflectedontheparableofthevineyardworkers,whichisrecountedintheGospelofMatthew20:1-16.Leoaffirmedthat,liketheownerofthevineyard,Jesus“doesnotestablishrankings,hegivesallofhimselftothosewhoopentheirheartstohim.”
Thisparable“isastorythatfostersourhope,”thepontiffsaid.“Indeed,attimeswehavetheimpressionthatwecannotfindmea
