Pope Leo XIV (Robert Prevost, born south side of CHICAGO, IL -- USA )

one year ago (May 8, 2025)

Habemus Papa : there is a new Pope for

Roman Catholics worldwide and Eastern

Rite Catholics (Maronite, Melkite, Armenian Rite,

Byzantine Rite, many more)

Robert Cardinal Prevost,

Augustinian order

a missionary

a dual-citizen both in his land of outreach (PERU)

and his native U.S.A. where he had "birthright

Citizenship" from his two parents also of Chicago, Illinois

suburb = raised in Dolton -- his elementary schooling

there at St. Mary of the Assumption

First Papal audience : Pope Leo XIV [immediate agenda : what to do first?]

 Pope Leo XIV, recently elected 

May 2025 in the Sistine

Chapel, Vatican City and installed at St. Peter's

Basilica inaugural called publicly May 21 for :

humanitarian aid to

reach the Gaza Strip

and for an end to the

heartbreaking toll on

its people.  LEO started

with a tour greeting

the 40,000 people present

from his pope-mobile;

he also re-affirmed his

willingness to host the

next round of cease-fire

talks between Ukraine

and Russia.

nbcnews.com/world/Europe/pope-leo-xiv-calls-aid-reach-gaza

De Civitate Dei (readers include Pope Leo XIV and VP JD Vance)

its author was a Bishop of the ancient Church

Hippo of N. Africa : St. Augustine. . .

Essay in NY TIMES platform

about what it meant for JD Vance

to gift the incoming Pope with a copy

of the 5th Century tome (landmark

work of Theology and Politics/Ethics when

in a church publication, a then-

Cardinal of the Roman Catholic

former Missionary to Peru had

earlier informed the "baby Catholic" that

the concept of ordo amoris

was NOT being rightly invoked during the

immigration whiplash taking place in

modern America (Trump 2.0).

Author is Prof. Randy Boyagada of Univ. of

Toronto -- NYTimes.com/2025/07/29/books/review/St-augustine-city-of-God.html

very insightful and relevant to year 2025 - a Jubilee one of Mercy for R. Catholics

and Eastern Rite Catholics

worldwide

Saint Maroun Monastery -- in Lebanon a shrine built for a saint revered by Christians and Muslims alike

 AP NEWS 

"Pope in Lebanon prays for peace at tomb

of saint revered by Christians & Muslims alike"

(who lived 1828 - 1898 :

St. Charbel Makhlouf )

city of ANNAYA, Lebanon

POPE Leo XIV

"for the world we ask for

peace; for the Levant

and for Lebanon"

Prayer sought

Dec. 2025

Pope Leo XIV to speak at Award event (National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA) July 3 -- 36 days from now, 5 weeks and a day

details announced mid-March

[ while the "War of Choice" had already

begun Feb. 28, 2026 ] 

NY TIMES coverage

nytimes.com/2026/03/16/arts/

pope-leo-national-constitution-center.html

July 3

at Philadelphia, PA

his participation will be a distance event --

ZOOM / closed-link for those in attendance at

the Independence Hall location

(Signing and ratifying of the

Declaration of Independence)

God does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war

 Pope Leo XIV

Holy Week, 2026

Aeschylus - - And even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart. . .

from Blog discussing _"Blue Bloods"_ as a CBS drama series:

During the family dinner scene of this episode "Unbearable Loss," Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) reveals that he has been asked to speak at the funeral and shares the quote that he plans to use –- a quote from Aeschylus’ Agamemnon (lines 179-183):

“And even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.”

The main purpose of this reference, on the surface, is to convey through the evocative language of Aeschylus the intensity of the suffering and grief that accompanies a loss. Frank had intended to share this quote at the funeral of his eldest son Joe, who died in the line of duty, but couldn’t find the will to do so at the time. Now, by making use of this quote, Frank demonstrates his understanding and sympathy for the reverend’s loss through an expression of the pain and suffering he himself has gone through.

https://windswaves.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/the-awful-grace-of-god-blue-bloods-robert-kennedy-and-aeschylus-agamemnon/