As Mother Church celebrates today the life of Pope Saint Leo the Great my Pastor and his father celebrate their name day.If you're looking for a great little biography of Pope Leo I, look no further than the Wednesday Audience that Pope Benedict XVI dedicated to his predecessor. Among other things, Pope Benedict says this of Pope Leo:
Leo the Great knew how to make himself close to the people and the faithful with his pastoral action and his preaching. He enlivened charity in a Rome tried by famines, an influx of refugees, injustice and poverty. He opposed pagan superstitions and the actions of Manichaean groups. He associated the liturgy with the daily life of Christians.
When I was in Rome this past January I was able to celebrate Mass at the altar under which the mortal remains of Pope Leo remain.
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