Castel Gandolfo, Italy – For today’s special Angelus prayer wey happen for the serene vibes of Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leone XIV don dey yarn for about three thousand faithful. Wetin e talk? E don raise big matter wey concern peace and the wahala wey dey spread for di world like wildfire (oyibo no fit solve this one wey don pass dem). Anyway, e speak with wetin be hope wey dey shine bright like diamond, say ‘Dey no make we rassegin nah, because God dey bigger pass all di sins wey we dey carry.’
As e dey reason wahala wey don scatter many hearts, Leone XIV talk say we go need to run from di yawa of violence and arms wey dey everywhere, ‘cause it no fit bring better things come our world, abeg (make dem no make wahala for our heads again). E remind everybody say na God’s mercy go show us road to peace, and no matter wetin, we gatz hold on to hope like say na palm wine we dey sip.
Na im be this Angelus prayer wey dey fall on di day wey go celebrate Mary, where di Pope carry di matter go serious level. E talk about Pio XII wey don yarn about di time wey di Second World War dey waka, remind everybody say he say: ‘No more wahala for human life!’ As di world still dey feel di touch of violence, di Pope no let dem forget wetin Pio say because e still dey relevant today (dem still dey form strong but we dey wan dey vex for di life wey dem dey kill).
One part wey catch my eye na when di Pope describe Mary as ‘sorgente viva, zampillante di speranza’ – no be small! Na wetin Dante talk wey show how Mary be like fountain of hope wey dey refresh di weary souls (I no dey lie, sometimes I just dey wonder if we sabi wetin dis hope be anymore).
Leone XIV also encourage everybody say make we look up to Mary as Mama wey dey carry we through di road of life, as we all dey walk this pilgrimage of reality. Di way e dey reason am be say, we need to find hope for di times wey bad things dey happen around us. (E get as e just shine light for dark places, no be so?)
After di prayer don finish, di Pope quickly gather with some pikin dem to share laugh and chop (like say dem no dey notice say dem large crowd dey follow dem). Wetin we fit learn from this na say, even in di midst of di wahala, joy dey shine anyhow, and we must no allow ourselves to get tired for di fight to bring peace.
So, my people, as we dey get ready to step into di new day, remember, no matter wetin dey happen, we fit shine our light of hope just like Papa Leone don remind us today. E get hope for di hopeless and strength for di weak, just dey believe am.
