NEWSLETTER INSERTS FOR THE THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
‘Lord of life, all we have comes from You:
the fertile land, the talents we’ve received,
the effort of those who came before us.
Nothing is ours alone — everything is a shared gift.
But so often, Lord, we let the wealth we seek or attain
harden our hearts, lock us in selfishness,
and make us forget the most vulnerable.
Forgive us for storing up instead of sharing,
for using goods as power rather than as service.
You remind us that true wealth
is not found in what we keep,
but in what we give with love.
A heart detached from possessions transforms the world:
it opens paths of justice, tears down walls of indifference,
and sows hope among the poor.
We ask you, Lord, that your Spirit teach us to use what we have —
money, time, talents, opportunities — as instruments of fraternity.
May each economic, family, or community decision
spring from a free heart,
able to recognize that every good is meant for all,
and that only by sharing we build the future.
Make us witnesses of a wealth
transformed into service and mercy,
so that our lives, united to the lives of others,
may be a sign of your Kingdom of justice and peace’.
Amen.
Pope Leo XIV, Prayer Intention for November 2026 - For the Proper Use of Wealth.
‘This is the assurance I wish to place in your hearts: even before you begin to seek Christ, he is already seeking you, walking across the troubled waters of life. Christian courage does not arise primarily from our own strength; it comes from his presence’.
Pope Leo XIV, Message for the 41st World Youth Day.
‘Courage does not come from your own determination or strength of character. It comes from trusting in the One who goes before you; it is born of faith in Jesus Christ. When we reflect on how Christ conquered the world by loving it, we come to understand that Christian courage is not courage against something or someone, but courage for something: for life, for truth, for freedom, and for justice’.
Pope Leo XIV, Message for the 41st World Youth Day.
‘Dear young people, true victory does not lie in seeking to prevail over others, but in giving yourselves to them. By following the path opened by Jesus Christ, you too have no need to impose yourselves, to constantly prove your worth, to appear perfect or to conceal your weaknesses, doubts and limitations. Have the courage to be your true selves before God and others’.
Pope Leo XIV, Message for the 41st World Youth Day.
‘A certain way of thinking tells us that we must do everything on our own, constantly working to improve ourselves and to develop a stronger personality and character. Yet this can ultimately lead us to believe that we are our own saviours. The Gospel shows us another path to growth: not saving ourselves, but allowing ourselves to be saved by Jesus Christ. This requires the courage to accept help from others, acknowledge our limitations, pause, listen and entrust our lives to God.’
Pope Leo XIV, Message for the 41st World Youth Day.
‘I think that we understand well the hope we have for life after death. Perhaps we do not grasp as well what hope means for life before death. So often our hopes in the face of troubles or sickness are for things to go back to how they were, or we hope to avoid suffering and trouble. But this is not real hope and it will inevitably deceive us because nothing stays the same and suffering and death will undoubtedly come. Rather, real Christian hope is believing that despite what comes, the God who raises from the dead will be present and active with his power, inviting us to patiently trust, to grow in holiness and become the people he wants us to be. Real hope is not in things staying the same or avoiding suffering. It is the hope of Easter Sunday and the victory of Christ over sin, suffering and death that he shares with us so we can live in freedom and in joyful hope of a future in God’.
Fr Billy Swan
‘The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried’.
G.K. Chesterton, Whats wrong with the world?
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