Pope baptizes 20 children: Now they have the meaning of life

Carrying on a 45-year-old tradition, Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 children of Vatican employees in the Sistine Chapel. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, the administration of the Sacrament took place during a Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.

In his homily, the Pope reflected on God entering history by coming down to earth to “meet each of us with an open and humble heart.” He wants to meet our gaze and reveal the Word of salvation to us, that is Jesus Christ.

By taking on human flesh, the Holy Father argued, “the Son of God offers to all a surprising possibility, inaugurating a new and unexpected time, even for the prophets.” John the Baptist recognizes this immediately and asks: “I need to be baptized by You, and You come to me?”

In this way, Jesus puts Himself in a place we would not imagine: “He is the Holy One among sinners, who desires to dwell among us without keeping distance, indeed, assuming fully all that is human.”