Vatican opens the Lent preaching to all the faithful as of March 21

The Vatican announced Monday that the traditional Lenten preaching, organized by the Pontifical House, will be open this year to all the faithful without the need to acquire prior admission.

As reported by the press room of the Holy See, the reflections will be in charge of the preacher of the Pontifical House, the Capuchino friar Roberto Pasolini.

The meditations, through which it will be invited to reflect on Jesus as “the safe and firm anchor whose hope does not disappoint”, will be carried out in the Paul VI classroom at 9:00 (local time), during the four Friday before Holy Week.

The preaching cycle will begin on March 21 under the title “Learn to receive the logic of baptism; will continue with “go beyond- the freedom of the spirit” on March 28; On April 4 it will be the turn of meditation “knowing how to get up – the joy of the resurrection; And, the last one is scheduled for Friday, April 11, whose theme will be “expanding hope- the responsibility of ascension.”

Meditations seek to deepen the importance of conversion according to the Gospel and allow the Holy Spirit to transform believers into “new creatures,” according to the statement.

The invitation of the prefecture of the Pontifical House emphasizes that remaining anchored in Christ must be a “lived reality” and not just a verbal expression.

In addition, the role of hope is underlined as a call to walk with an eye on the final goal: heaven.

This message is in tune with what is expressed by Pope Francis in the jubilee call bull Hope you don’t disappoint, where it emphasizes that Jesus’ life is “a school of humanity” that teaches the necessary steps to move forward with the kingdom of God.

Interested faithful can access preaching without reserving entries previously through the so -called Petriano Cancello, one of the three great accesses to the Vatican.