Timmerie is all in on our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV… and not just because he’s the first American Pope (though whoa, how cool is that?!👀). This episode of Trending with Timmerie feels like a heart-to-heart over coffee and YouTube reels, as she unpacks Pope Leo’s first homily and what it means for you and me.
Here’s what you need to know 👇
A Pope Who Gets It
Timmerie kicks off by sharing her joy, and honestly, her giddiness about Pope Leo. Her four-year-old is already obsessed (“He’s so cute!” 😍), and it’s contagious. Timmerie talks about the homily from his inauguration Mass and what it reveals about his vision as our spiritual papa.
Pope Leo’s Big Theme: Holiness Through Sacrificial Love
Pope Leo is setting the tone: he’s calling us to holiness… not by climbing a ladder of success or checking off boxes, but by sacrificial love. That’s the kind of love Christ modeled, and it’s the love Peter was called into. Guess what?! You and I are called into it too.
🧡 Love + Unity = The Mission
Quoting St. Augustine, Pope Leo reminds us that our hearts are restless until they rest in God. We were made for Divine Love. That restlessness we feel is a hunger for the sacrificial, unshakable love of Christ.
Pope Leo connects this to Peter’s calling: to be a fisher of men, pulling souls from “the waters of evil and death.” This is a battle cry. Pope Leo wants to rescue souls (our souls) by anchoring us in God’s unshakable love.
🐟 St. Peter’s Call Is Our Call
The homily goes into that famous post-Resurrection moment when Jesus asks Peter three times:
“Do you love me?”
Here’s the twist:
-Jesus uses the Greek word for sacrificial love.
-Peter responds with the Greek word for friendly love.
🥲 It’s awkward… but deeply human. Jesus is inviting Peter into deeper love, total self-giving love. Eventually, Peter gets it. He dies upside-down on a cross because he felt unworthy to die like Christ. That’s love. That’s leadership.
🚨 The Church’s Call: Not Just “Nice,” but Holy
Pope Leo quotes St. Augustine again to say the Church isn’t just a group of people who “get along.” It’s people who are radically united in loving their neighbor sacrificially: no fluff, no half-measures.
So, Pope Leo’s message is to stop playing Church. Let’s be the Church.
🙏 Takeaway from Timmerie:
Pray for Pope Leo. 💙 Read his homilies. And most of all, join him in this mission. The path to holiness isn’t glamorous, but it’s epic. And now we’ve got a Holy Father who’s not just talking the talk; he’s walking with us every step.
So… ready to be a fisher of souls with the Pope? 🎣🕊️
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