{"id":219449,"date":"2025-12-07T02:03:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T02:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/219449\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T02:03:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T02:03:14","slug":"pope-leo-music-is-like-a-bridge-that-leads-us-to-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/219449\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo: \u2018Music is like a bridge that leads us to God\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pope Leo XIV joins the audience at the Vatican\u2019s \u201cConcert with the Poor\u201d in the Paul VI Hall and expresses his pleasure to be able to partake in the joy of listening to music, which is \u201cnot a luxury for the few, but a divine gift accessible to everyone.\u201d <\/p>\n

By Linda Bordoni\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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\n Pope Leo XIV meets artists and organizers on the eve of the annual Christmas Vatican “Concert with the Poor” at its sixth edition.\n <\/p>\n

Saturday evening was special in the Vatican as Pope Leo XIV welcomed artists, volunteers, and more than 3,000 guests of honour – vulnerable and marginalised men and women in need of different nationalities, languages, and religions – who filled the Paul VI Hall for the sixth \u201cConcert with the Poor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Greeting participants and guests at the conclusion of the event organised by the Dicastery for the Service of Charity and in collaboration with the Diocese of Rome and a host of associations and groups that care for the poor, this 2025 edition featured international artist Michael Bubl\u00e8, together with his band, the Choir of the Diocese of Rome, conducted by Monsignor Marco Frisina, and the Nova Opera Orchestra.<\/p>\n

The Pope sat back throughout the concert smiling, clearly enjoying the music, clapping with enthusiasm at the conclusion of every song and even singing along with Michael Bubl\u00e8 before taking a few moments to express his pleasure for having been able to join an event \u201cborn from the heart of Pope Francis.\u201d<\/p>\n

He highlighted the universal gift of music, saying, \u201cThis evening, as the melodies touched our hearts, we felt the inestimable value of music: not a luxury for the few, but a divine gift accessible to everyone, rich and poor.\u201d<\/p>\n

A special joy <\/p>\n

\u201cAs I greet each one of you, I feel a special joy in welcoming you, brothers and sisters, for whom we have experienced this concert today: thank you for your presence!\u201d he said as he welcomed the concert’s intended audience, before\u00a0thanking the organisers and contributors, including Cardinal Vicar Baldo Reina, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, and the various charitable organisations that, he noted, made the event possible.\u00a0\n <\/p>\n

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\n Ahead of the 6th edition of the Vatican’s Concert with the Poor, to be held on 6 December, Canadian singer and songwriter Michael Bubl\u00e9 shares how \u201cmusic is a gift from God\u201d and …\n <\/p>\n

He also had special words of thanks for the performers: \u201cOur gratitude naturally goes to those who have performed the music and songs with art and passion.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Music is like a bridge that leads us to God <\/p>\n

Reflecting on the spiritual significance of music, the Pope said, \u201cMusic is like a bridge that leads us to God. It is capable of transmitting feelings, emotions, even the deepest stirrings of the soul, lifting them up and transforming them into an imaginary stairway connecting earth and heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n

Music, he continued, does not merely distract from suffering, but reminds humanity of its greater identity: \u201cWe are not just this: we are far more than our problems and our troubles, we are God\u2019s beloved children!\u201d<\/p>\n

The Pope also highlighted the strong connection between music and the celebration of Christmas, noting that \u201cIt is not a coincidence that the feast of Christmas is very rich in traditional songs, in every language and every culture. It is as though this Mystery could not be celebrated without music, without hymns of praise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prepare for the coming of Christ <\/p>\n

Inviting all to prepare for the coming of Christ during Advent, the Pope concluded, \u201cLet us ensure that our hearts are not weighed down, that they are not preoccupied with selfish interests and material concerns, but rather that they are awake, attentive to others, to those in need; let us be ready to listen to the song of God\u2019s love, which is Jesus Christ. Yes, Jesus is God\u2019s song of love for humanity. Let us listen to this song! Let us learn it well, so that we too can sing it with our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pope Leo XIV joins the audience at the Vatican\u2019s \u201cConcert with the Poor\u201d in the Paul VI Hall…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":219450,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[16838,18,117,19,17,337,2515,4399,31443,2517],"class_list":{"0":"post-219449","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-christmas","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-music","14":"tag-pope-leo-xiv","15":"tag-poverty","16":"tag-solidarity","17":"tag-vatican"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115675831829694856","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}