Pope Leo XIV emphasizes living liturgy in General Audience catechesis

Pope Leo XIV began a General Audience on 20 May 2026 at St. Peter’s Square, launching a series of catecheses on the Vatican II Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium). In his address he highlighted that liturgy is not only a ritual but the source of the Church’s life, urging the faithful to let it "be shaped internally by rites, symbols, gestures, and above all by the living presence of Christ in the liturgy".

He explained that participation in the liturgy renews believers, drawing them into the Paschal mystery and encouraging them to live that experience in daily life, making the liturgy a “living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God.”