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Words of Pope Leo XIV on the Gospel ♰ The scene unfolds at night: Nicodemus, one of the leaders of the Jews, a righteous and open-minded person (cf. Jn 7:50-51), comes to meet Jesus. He needs light and guidance: he seeks God and asks the Teacher of Nazareth for help because he recognizes him as a prophet, a man who performs extraordinary signs. The Lord welcomes him, listens to him, and eventually reveals to him that the Son of Man must be lifted up, “so that whoever believes in him may have eternal life” (Jn 3:15), adding: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life” (v. 16). Nicodemus, who perhaps does not fully comprehend the meaning of these words in the moment, will certainly do so when he helps to bury the Savior’s body after the crucifixion (cf. Jn 19:39). It is then that he will understand that God, in order to redeem humanity, became man and died on the cross (…) for the immense love with which God has transformed the means to death into an instrument of life, embracing it for our salvation, teaching us that nothing can separate us from him (cf. Rom 8:35-39) and that his love is greater than our own sin (cf. Francis, Catechesis, 30 March 2016). (Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 14 September 2025)
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In Italian according to the Vatican liturgical calendar, toghether with a meditation of Pope Leo XIV by his original voice
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Parole di Papa Leone XIV sul Vangelo ♰ La scena si svolge di notte: Nicodemo, uno dei capi dei Giudei, persona retta e dalla mente aperta (cfr Gv 7,50-51), viene a incontrare Gesù. Ha bisogno di luce, di guida: cerca Dio e chiede aiuto al Maestro di Nazaret, perché in Lui riconosce un profeta, un uomo che compie segni straordinari. Il Signore lo accoglie, lo ascolta, e alla fine gli rivela che il Figlio dell’uomo dev’essere innalzato, «perché chiunque crede in lui abbia la vita eterna» (Gv 3,15), e aggiunge: «Dio infatti ha tanto amato il mondo da dare il Figlio unigenito, perché chiunque crede in lui non vada perduto, ma abbia la vita eterna» (cfr v. 16). Nicodemo, che forse al momento non comprende appieno il senso di queste parole, lo potrà fare certamente quando, dopo la crocifissione, aiuterà a seppellire il corpo del Salvatore (cfr Gv 19,39): capirà che Dio, per redimere gli uomini, si è fatto uomo ed è morto sulla croce. (…) Abbracciandola per la nostra salvezza, l’ha trasformata da mezzo di morte a strumento di vita, insegnandoci che niente può separarci da Lui (cfr Rm 8,35-39) e che la sua carità è più grande del nostro stesso peccato (cfr Francesco, Catechesi, 30 marzo 2016). (Leone XIV - Angelus, 14 settembre 2025)
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