{"id":37493,"date":"2025-05-26T09:35:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T07:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/collegio.local\/2025\/05\/26\/benedictines-join-pope-leo-xiv-at-saint-paul-outside-the-walls\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T09:17:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T07:17:50","slug":"benedictines-join-pope-leo-xiv-at-saint-paul-outside-the-walls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.collegiosantanselmo.com\/en\/2025\/05\/26\/benedictines-join-pope-leo-xiv-at-saint-paul-outside-the-walls\/","title":{"rendered":"Benedictines Join Pope Leo XIV at Saint Paul Outside the Walls"},"content":{"rendered":"
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26 May 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>

On Tuesday, 20 May, the new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, formally took possession of the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome. Among those present were around 30 monks from the Collegio of Sant\u2019Anselmo, led by Abbot Primate Jeremias Schr\u00f6der. Their presence \u2014 both liturgical and symbolic \u2014 was a quiet testament to the ongoing Benedictine role in the life of the Church\u2019s centre.<\/p>\n

The event included a special contribution by six members of the Sant\u2019Anselmo schola, who joined the Basilica\u2019s resident choir at the invitation of its choirmaster. The inclusion of monastic chant underlined the depth and continuity of Benedictine liturgical tradition in the modern papacy.<\/p>\n

Upon his arrival at the Basilica, Pope Leo XIV was received by the Abbot Donato Ogliari<\/a>, and the Archpriest of the Basilica, Cardinal James Michael Harvey<\/a>. Abbot Primate Jeremias also was able to greet him personally, along with members of the community of Saint Paul. Together with the Benedictine monks, the Pope entered through the Holy Door and proceeded in solemn procession towards the apse. There, he descended to the Confession and offered veneration at the tomb of Saint Paul the Apostle. It was a moment rich in significance, one that connected the Petrine office with the legacy of the Apostle to the Gentiles.<\/p>\n

Following this act of devotion, Pope Leo XIV addressed the assembly and introduced a reading from the Letter to the Romans. In his homily, the Holy Father reflected on the universality of the Christian message, drawn from Romans 10:9-15. He reminded those gathered that belief and proclamation go hand in hand: \u201cBelieving in the heart and confessing with the lips. These two aspects\u2014interior and exterior\u2014are essential for faith to be lived and shared.\u201d He emphasised that the Gospel must never remain confined to personal belief but must always reach outward through witness and charity. The Pope concluded by affirming that \u201cwe cannot resign ourselves to a world without hope, without Christ,\u201d urging all present to be \u201ccredible signs of the joy and peace of the Risen One.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a brief silence, Pope Leo XIV once more approached the altar to venerate the Trophaeum of the Apostle, a monument traditionally believed to mark the burial place of Saint Paul.<\/p>\n

The phrase \u201cto take possession\u201d of a basilica refers to an ancient custom signifying the new pope\u2019s assumption of spiritual and ceremonial responsibility over the four major papal basilicas of Rome: Saint Peter\u2019s, Saint John Lateran, Saint Mary Major and Saint Paul Outside the Walls. These basilicas have historically anchored the Roman Church\u2019s liturgical and administrative life. Tuesday\u2019s rite at Saint Paul Outside the Walls, the second largest of these after Saint Peter\u2019s, marks another step in Pope Leo XIV\u2019s formal assumption of the duties of the papacy. His second Regina Caeli will be celebrated on Sunday, 25 May, the same day he will take possession of the Basilicas of Saint John Lateran and Saint Mary Major.<\/p>\n

For the monks of Sant\u2019Anselmo, their participation in this historic occasion serves as a quiet but firm reminder of their place at the heart of the Church\u2019s life\u2014rooted in tradition, service and learning. It is also a visible invitation to all Benedictine superiors: to consider the Ateneo Sant\u2019Anselmo and its Collegio not only as institutions of study and formation but as active participants in the rhythms of the universal Church.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Pope Leo XIV has taken possession of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in a ceremony that included members of the Collegio and Schola of Sant\u2019Anselmo. His homily reflected on the universality of salvation and the urgency of proclaiming the Gospel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37490,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[49],"class_list":["post-37493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-collegio-life"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t