{"id":29017,"date":"2026-02-17T16:32:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=29017"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:32:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:32:22","slug":"holy-fathers-message-for-lent-2026-listening-fasting-and-walking-together-for-true-conversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/02\/17\/holy-fathers-message-for-lent-2026-listening-fasting-and-walking-together-for-true-conversion\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Father\u2019s Message for Lent 2026: Listening, Fasting, and Walking Together for True Conversion"},"content":{"rendered":"

(ANS \u2013 Vatican City) \u2013 Listening, fasting, and walking together: these are the three fundamental pillars on which one can base the journey of conversion during Lent proposed by Pope Leo XIV<\/strong> to all the faithful. His message, published by the Holy See Press Office, reminds us that this season can be a favorable opportunity to \u201cplace the mystery of God back at the center of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEvery journey of conversion begins when we allow ourselves to be reached by the Word and welcome it with docility of spirit,\u201d the Pontiff begins, emphasizing that it is precisely to the extent that we welcome the Word and divine grace that they have the power to work in and transform people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this reason, listening to the Word is the first step in beginning a serious path of conversion. Leo XIV also points out that \u201clistening is a distinctive trait\u201d of God Himself, who is attentive to the cries of the oppressed. \u201cI have observed the misery of my people in Egypt and have heard their cry\u201d (Ex 3:7), quotes the Holy Father. He therefore invites the faithful to imitate God\u2019s example: just as He listens and cares for the poor, so too Christians are sent \u201cto recognize that \u2018the condition of the poor represents a cry that, in the history of humanity, constantly challenges our lives.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next step after listening is fasting, an ancient ascetical practice that serves \u201cto discern and order our appetites,\u201d but above all allows us to \u201cexpand our desire\u201d so that it turns toward God and is oriented to doing good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this sense, after reaffirming the value and goodness of fasting that involves the body, the Holy Father also calls for a metaphorical fast\u2014one from \u201cwords that strike and wound our neighbor.\u201d He therefore invites the faithful to \u201cdisarm language,\u201d confident that in doing so, \u201cmany words of hatred will give way to words of hope and peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the Pope emphasizes the communal dimension of listening to the Word and practicing fasting\u2014without which any good intention risks making the heart proud. He thus encourages sharing both listening and fasting in a common journey, in which \u201clistening to the Word of God, as well as to the cry of the poor and of the earth, becomes a way of life together, and fasting supports authentic repentance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complete message of Pope Leo XIV<\/strong> is available in various languages here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(ANS \u2013 Vatican City) \u2013 Listening, fasting, and walking together: these are the three fundamental pillars on which one can base the journey of conversion during Lent proposed by Pope Leo XIV to all the faithful. His message, published by the Holy See Press Office, reminds us that this season can be a favorable opportunity to \u201cplace the mystery of God back at the center … Continuar leyendo Holy Father\u2019s Message for Lent 2026: Listening, Fasting, and Walking Together for True Conversion<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10336596,"featured_media":29020,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[299562,516714022],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holy-father","category-salesian-world-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-17-Pope_Lent-feature.jpg?fit=1600%2C875&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-7y1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10336596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29017"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29021,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29017\/revisions\/29021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}