Pope Leo met with a number major superiors of Jesuits at the Vatican. They all seem to be dressed in some form of clerics for this meeting, which is good to see. If I am not mistaken, it seems that Pope Leo is requiring proper dress at the Vatican of priests and prelates and those meeting with him. Perhaps sloppiness in the Vatican is being vanquished and Pope Leo is returning to Pope Benedict's more formal expectations?
His Holiness had much to say, but what I print below is a bombshell, specifically for Jesuits longing for the 1970's to return and living as though the 1970's have never passed:
The urgency to proclaim the Gospel today is as great as in the time of Saint Ignatius. The Lord says through the prophet Isaiah: “I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not see it?” (Isa 43:19) Your mission, dear brothers, is to help the world perceive this newness — to sow hope where despair seems dominant, to bring light where darkness reigns.
To accomplish this, I encourage you to remain close to Jesus. As the Gospel tells us, the first disciples stayed with him “the whole day” (cf. Jn 1). Remain with him through private prayer, the celebration of the Sacraments, devotion to his Sacred Heart and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. In a different yet still powerful way, remain with him by recognizing his presence in community life. From this rootedness, you will have the courage to walk anywhere: to speak truth, to reconcile, to heal, to labor for justice, to set captives free. No frontier will be beyond your reach if you walk with Christ.
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