Holy Father to the Young on Lednica

In a letter to young people praying on 6 June in the Lednice Fields, Pope Leon XIV encourages them to hear the question of the Lord: where are you? "Let it aid everyone to benefit more from the sacraments and return to actual relations and liable testimony," the Holy Father stressed.

The greeting of Pope Leon XIV on the hands of the Primate of Poland Fr Wojciech Polak sent Fr Archbishop Paolo Rudelli, a substitute for general affairs in the Secretariat of State. Referring to the 30-year tradition of meetings on Lake Lednica, the Holy Father acknowledged that this place was “a joyful gathering of young people with Christ, who in the Sacrament of Baptism opened eternal life for us.” The very passage through the Gate of the Fish "let it be a sign for you to renew this grace and to choose Jesus as Lord and Savior," the Pope encouraged.

He noted that this year’s slogan “Genesis” invites young people to return to the source. God, as he recalled, "is the beginning of all good and all human vocation. He created man out of love, and erstwhile man distances himself from him, he continues to search him. He besides gathers us together in the community of the Church and reminds each of us that we are wanted, loved and needed.”

His Holiness besides invited young people to “hear in a planet full of noise, haste and digital distractions the question of God: where are you?”.

"Let it aid all to benefit more from the sacraments, especially the sacrament of penance and Eucharist, and return to the actual accounts and the liable testimony," the young people heard, whom the Holy Father assured of his prayer and gave all apostolic blessings.