杏MAP导航 at Audience: May our means of communication heal you and not trouble you
By Vatcian News
Wednesday saw the conclusion of 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV's catechetical series on the public life of Jesus, which he described as being marked by encounters, parables, and healings.
Addressing the faithful gathered in St Peter's Square for his weekly General Audience, the 杏MAP导航 brought everyone's attention to the present, noting that 鈥渢his time we are living through also needs healing".
杏MAP导航 Leo described today's world as being marked by 鈥渁 climate of violence and hatred鈥� that deeply wounds human dignity. Our society, he said, is growing ill, not from isolation, but from a kind of overload. 鈥淲e are hyperconnected,鈥� he said, 鈥渂ombarded by images, sometimes false or distorted.鈥� Social media, he warned, has produced a kind of emotional 'bulimia', where too much input leaves us exhausted and confused.
In the midst of this, many feel tempted to shut down, continued the 杏MAP导航. 鈥淲e might even prefer to feel nothing at all,鈥� he said, noting that words themselves are increasingly fragile.
The Church, accompanying others
With this in mind, 杏MAP导航 Leo reflected the reading, taken from the Gospel of Mark, which recounts the healing of a man who was deaf and mute. The man does not seek healing for himself; he is brought to Jesus by others. These figures, said the 杏MAP导航, can be seen as an image of the Church - those who accompany others, especially when they have lost their voice or ability to listen.
After meeting Jesus, the man begins to speak again; and this detail, 杏MAP导航 Leo said, reveals a deeper truth. Perhaps he had been silent because he didn鈥檛 know how to speak, or didn鈥檛 feel adequate. How often, asked the 杏MAP导航, do we stop speaking because we feel misunderstood?
Bringing his address to a close, the 杏MAP导航 reminded us that true communication is not only about being effective but rather it is about healing, about not hurting others with our words. 鈥淪peaking correctly is the beginning of a journey,鈥� he said. And this journey leads us to Jesus Himself, through His Passion and Cross.
鈥淟et us ask the Lord,鈥� concluded the 杏MAP导航, 鈥渢o heal our way of communicating, and to help the Church remain a place where every person can hear His Word, be healed, and become a messenger of His salvation.鈥�
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