Pope Francis's message for this year's Lenten period has been released by the Vatican. Dated 6 February, the message was written the week before the Holy Father was admitted into hospital on 14 February.
Focusing on the idea of being a pilgrim Church on a constant journey of conversion, the message for Lent 2025 is entitled “Let us journey together in hope” and is divided into three parts.
The first part of the Holy Father’s reflection encourages Catholics to begin the journey while evoking the motto of this Jubilee year, “Pilgrims of Hope". He reflects on the pilgrimage of the Israelites in Exodus, who were brought from slavery to freedom – a point that shares similarities with his 2024 Lenten reflection entitled “Through the desert God leads us to freedom".
