Timmerie just gave us one of the most surreal and holy moments in recent Catholic memory: hearing the first ever American Pope, Leo XIV, give his inaugural homily… in full-blown Illinois-accented English. 🎙🙏
🎤 Highlights from Pope Leo XIV’s First Homily:
He’s One of Us… and He’s All In
“You have called me to carry that cross… I know I can rely on each and every one of you… as a community of friends of Jesus.”
Pope Leo starts with deep humility… not with grandiosity, but with friendship in Christ. It’s intimate. It’s powerful. It also sets the tone: this is a Pope who wants to walk with us.
Scripture-Soaked and Saint-Packed 📖
Timmerie lit up at how saturated this homily was with Biblical references and saintly wisdom. It’s not fluff. It’s not filler. It’s faith formation on fire. 🔥
Especially striking: Pope Leo anchored the homily around St. Peter’s profession of faith (Matthew 16)“You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” The Holy Father challenged us to say this daily. Why? Because recognizing who Jesus really is transforms everything: our prayer, our decisions, our courage.
A Gut-Check for the Modern Christian
Pope Leo XIV laid out two attitudes people take toward Jesus:
-The fair-weather fan: Likes how Jesus talks… until He asks for moral clarity. Then? Bye.
-The casual believer: Thinks Jesus is a good prophet… but ditches Him when following gets tough.
And he asks: Which one are you?
Oof. That hits. And that’s the point. 👀
Quoting St. Ignatius of Antioch
Pope Leo invoked the martyr-saint who said: “Then I will truly be a disciple of Jesus Christ when the world no longer sees my body.”
True discipleship means disappearing into Christ, letting Him be seen… not us.
And Timmerie believes that this Pope will model that well.
And He Closed with Mama Mary ❤️🌹
“May God grant me this grace today and always through the loving intercession of Mary, Mother of the Church.”
This is a Pope starting his mission on his knees. Not on a platform. And that’s something to celebrate.
🙏 Final Thoughts from Timmerie:
This homily was an invitation to know the heart of Pope Leo XIV, and even more, to know the heart of Christ.
So, Timmerie says: Read the full homily. Get to know your Pope. And repeat after Peter, today and every day:
“You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.”
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