Pope's Angelus: Pope calls for trust in God in moments of personal uncertainty
Agência ECCLESIA30 August 2026 at 11:22
Pope Leo XIV called today for humble acceptance of God's ways, even when they go against human expectations, during the Sunday recitation of the Angelus in Freedom Square in Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome. Before hundreds of people gathered near the pontifical residence, the Pope warned against the temptation to judge divine action in moments of uncertainty, recognizing that it is not easy to understand and accept divine designs.
Leo XIV stated that overcoming these spiritual crises requires the believer to never interrupt dialogue with the Lord, maintaining total trust. The Pope also highlighted the importance of never judging God's action, but rather listening, with humility, in prayer, to what He is revealing.
The reflection was based on the Gospel episode where Jesus announces his death, a perspective that provoked the indignation of the apostle Peter as it was far from the expectations of a triumphant and powerful Messiah. The Pope asked the Catholic community to cultivate the necessary docility to accept what Christ asks, asking that the faithful have the same sincerity as Peter in humbly saying what they really feel, even when the heart is confused.
After the prayer, Leo XIV greeted the various groups present, thanked the Order's forces and all those who contributed to his stay in Castel Gandolfo during the summer. The encounter concluded with a greeting to the faithful following the Angelus from Saint Peter's Square, before moving to meet the crowd in a small electric vehicle.
«Nem sempre é fácil compreender e aceitar os caminhos de Deus, especialmente quando estão muito distantes dos nossos» – Leão XIV
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Castel Gandolfo, Itália, 30 ago 2026 (Ecclesia) – O Papa apelou hoje à aceitação humilde dos “caminhos de Deus”, mesmo quando contrariam as expetativas humanas, alertando para a tentação de julgar a ação divina nos momentos de incerteza.
“Também para nós nem sempre é fácil compreender e aceitar os caminhos de Deus, especialmente quando estão muito distantes dos nossos”, reconheceu Leão XIV, durante a recitação dominical do ângelus na Praça da Liberdade em Castel Gandolfo.
“Nessa altura, surge a tentação de pensar, contra toda a lógica da fé, que é o Senhor quem está errado, ou pior ainda, que não nos ouve ou que não se interessa por nós”, acrescentou, perante centenas de pessoas reunidas junto à residência pontifícia, nos arredores de Roma.
O Papa sustentou que a superação destas crises espirituais obriga o crente a “nunca interromper, nem mesmo nestes momentos, o diálogo com o Senhor”, sempre com total “confiança”.
Leão XIV realçou ainda a importância de “nunca julgar a ação de Deus, mas sim ouvir, com humildade, na oração, o que Ele está a revelar”.
A reflexão baseou-se no episódio evangélico em que Jesus anuncia a sua morte, uma perspetiva que provocou a indignação do apóstolo Pedro por estar “muito longe das expectativas” de “um Messias triunfante e poderoso”.
O encontro dominical culminou com um pedido para que a comunidade católica cultive a “docilidade” necessária para aceitar aquilo que Cristo pede.
“Que também nós, na nossa vida de fé e na nossa oração, tenhamos a mesma sinceridade de Pedro, ao dizer humildemente o que realmente sentimos, mesmo quando o coração está confuso”, recomendou.
Após a oração, Leão XIV saudou os vários grupos presentes no encontro, agradecendo às forças da Ordem e a todos os que contribuíram para a sua estadia em Castel Gandolfo, neste período do verão.
“Envio a minha cordial saudação aos fiéis que seguem o ângelus a partir da Praça de São Pedro. E a todos desejo um bom domingo”, concluiu, antes de se deslocar ao encontro da multidão, num pequeno veículo elétrico, passando entre os peregrinos durante vários minutos.
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