The Order of Clerics Regular Theatines Welcomes Pope Leo XIV with Hope in the Jubilee Year
In this grace-filled time marked by the Jubilee Year of Hope, the Order of Clerics Regular Theatines joins the universal Church with joy, receiving His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, with filial obedience and fervent prayer.
Since our founding by Saint Cajetan, we have walked with the Gospel in our hearts, consecrated to the renewal of the clergy and generous service to the most in need. In the new Pope, we see a providential figure for this moment in Church history: a humble pastor, rooted in religious life, experienced in pastoral governance, and close to the peripheries.
His election speaks to us deeply in this Jubilee Year, as the Church calls us to rediscover the hope that does not disappoint (cf. Rom 5:5). As Theatines, we renew our openness to the Spirit, trusting that this pontificate will be a time of conversion, listening, and communion.
From our communities around the world, we raise our prayer:
May the Holy Spirit fill him with wisdom and strength.
May Mary, Mother of Hope, protect him.
And may Saint Cajetan intercede for him in every step of his apostolic ministry.
Ad multos annos, Holy Father Leo XIV!——-
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