{"id":211625,"date":"2026-05-25T01:22:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T01:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/pope-leo-prays-the-spirit-may-help-build-a-fraternal-world-where-peace-reigns-vatican-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T01:22:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T01:22:45","slug":"pope-leo-prays-the-spirit-may-help-build-a-fraternal-world-where-peace-reigns-vatican-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/pope-leo-prays-the-spirit-may-help-build-a-fraternal-world-where-peace-reigns-vatican-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo prays the Spirit may help build a fraternal world where peace reigns – Vatican News"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Benedetta Capelli<\/b>
\u201cWhat doors does the Spirit open?\u201d is the question posed by Pope Leo XIV in today\u2019s catechesis for the Regina Caeli on May 24, in his final Regina Caeli of 2026. In a warm and bright Saint Peter’s Square, the Pope invited the faithful to contemplate \u201cthe gift of the Holy Spirit, which was poured out in abundance upon the early Church and is bestowed anew upon its members today, granting us light and strength throughout our everyday circumstances.\u201d He urged everyone to invoke the Holy Spirit and \u201cask him to open all the doors that are still closed.\u201d
\u201cWe need to rediscover God as the Father who loves us, so that we can form a Church where everyone feels at home, and build a fraternal world where peace reigns among all peoples.\u201d
The Pope pointed to three \u201cdoors\u201d that must be opened, recalling the account in the Acts of the Apostles that describes the Spirit as a \u201cmighty wind\u201d that opened every door and impelled \u201cthe disciples to go out and proclaim the Good News of the risen Christ.\u201d The first door to be opened, Pope Leo XIV said, is that of God Himself, who grants \u201ctrue faith, helps us understand the meaning of Scripture, reveals himself as our neighbor and allows us to share in his very life.\u201d
\u201cThe Holy Spirit helps us to have a personal experience of God, to encounter him in Jesus and not merely in the observance of a law, to recognize him within us, and to discover the signs of his presence in daily life.\u201d
\u201cThe second door,\u201d the Pope emphasized, \u201cis that of the Upper Room, that is, of the Church.\u201d The wind of the Spirit sweeps away fears and anxieties \u201cin the face of the world\u2019s challenges,\u201d as well as the inability to engage \u201cwith changing times,\u201d so that the Church may become, as Pope Francis often said, a Church with open doors.
\u201cThe Spirit opens the doors of the Church so that it can be welcoming and hospitable to all, even to those who have closed their doors on God and neighbour, on hope and the joy of living.\u201d
The final door indicated by the Pope is that of the human heart, which must be opened in order for fraternity among peoples to be born.
\u201cThe Holy Spirit opens the door of our heart, helping us to overcome resistance, selfishness, mistrust and prejudice, while enabling us to live as children of God and brothers and sisters to one another. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, fraternity is born among individuals, groups and peoples of the Earth, and all speak the same language of love, which unites and brings harmony despite our differences.\u201d
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What is the Regina Caeli<\/i>?
The antiphon Regina Caeli<\/i> (\u201cQueen of Heaven\u201d) is one of four traditional Marian antiphons, the others being Alma Redemptoris Mater<\/i>, Ave Regina Caelorum<\/i>, and Salve Regina<\/i>.
It was Pope Benedict XIV who, in 1742, enjoined the recitation of the Regina Caeli<\/i> in place of the Angelus<\/i> during Eastertide, that is, from Easter Sunday to the end of Pentecost. It is recited standing as a sign of Christ\u2019s victory over death.
Like the Angelus<\/i>, the Regina Caeli<\/i> is said three times a day, at dawn, at noon, and at dusk, in order to consecrate the day to God and the Virgin Mary.
This ancient antiphon arose, according to a pious tradition, in the 6th century; it is attested in documentary sources from the first half of the 13th<\/sup> century, when it was inserted in the Franciscan breviary. It is composed of four short verses, each ending with an \u201calleluia.\u201d With the Regina Caeli<\/i>, the faithful turn to Mary, the Queen of Heaven, to rejoice with her at the Resurrection of Christ.
At the Regina Caeli<\/i> on Easter Monday of 2015, Pope Francis spoke about the spiritual dispositions that should animate the faithful as they recite this Marian prayer:
\u201cIn this prayer, expressed by the Alleluia, we turn to Mary inviting her to rejoice, because the One whom she carried in her womb is Risen as He promised, and we entrust ourselves to her intercession. In fact, our joy is a reflection of Mary\u2019s joy, for it is she who guarded and guards with faith the events of Jesus. Let us therefore recite this prayer with the emotion of children who are happy because their mother is happy<\/i>.\u201d
Regina Coeli<\/b><\/p>\n

Regina coeli, laetare, alleluia.
Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia.
Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia.
Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.
V. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia.
R. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.
Oremus:<\/b>
Deus, qui per resurrectionem Filii tui Domini nostri Iesu Christi mundum laetificare dignatus es, praesta, quaesumus, ut per eius Genetricem Virginem Mariam perpetuae capiamus gaudia vitae.
Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
Regina Caeli<\/b> <\/p>\n

Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia.<\/p>\n

The Son whom you merited to bear, alleluia,
has risen as he said, alleluia.
Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia!
For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia.
Let us pray<\/b>
O God, who through the resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, did vouchsafe to give joy to the world; grant, we beseech you, that through his Mother, the Virgin Mary, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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