Dilexi Te
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Publisher Description
The Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te "I have loved you" (Rev 3:9), focused on love for the poor, was signed by Pope Leo XIV on October 4, 2025, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, and published on October 9.
“I am happy to make this document my own – adding some reflections – and to issue it at the beginning of my own pontificate, since I share the desire of my beloved predecessor that all Christians come to appreciate the close connection between Christ’s love and his summons to care for the poor. I too consider it essential to insist on this path to holiness, for “in this call to recognize him in the poor and the suffering, we see revealed the very heart of Christ, his deepest feelings and choices, which every saint seeks to imitate”, writes Pope Leo XIV (DT 3).
Customer Reviews
Good start
This book was well written and thought provoking . This was my first papal encyclical read ever. Pope Leo finishes off Pope Francis’s last encyclical writing with a perfect 100 pages, I’m not sure if this is standard procedure as it is my first encyclical encounter, but I found it’s content to be fruitful, but with no comparison to gauge it to, I will have to give it three stars. It was not a fun read, but I learned a lot about the church’s historical role in helping the poor. I thought it was interesting both patron saints of my two recent churches were mentioned, but I think it’s pretty standard that most prominent saints were known for their help to the poor. I will say it did inspire me a bit, I started thinking about my role and my works, and what I would do to help the poor if I came into wealth. RIP Pope Francis, overrated, I originally did not agree with everything he did, but I think I have come around, and reading this work was definitely a factor.