A rare bird in the Vatican
Robert Sarah is, without a doubt, a rare bird in the Vatican corridors. He has the contemplative charism of a Trappist monk, but also the firmness necessary to live amid the noisy chaos and cynicism that, unfortunately, often permeate the Curia. His mere presence is a testimony that faith is not a custom nor an abstract theory, but a real force that illuminates and impacts. The simple fact of spending some time with Robert Sarah serves to verify how a faith lived with coherence and radicality does not leave one indifferent. There are hundreds of testimonies that have experienced it.
The Decisive Battle: the Holy Mass
The Guinean cardinal is convinced that, before any human battle, there exists a decisive spiritual battle: that of the liturgy. For Sarah, the Holy Mass is the source and summit of Christian life, the place where the future of the Church is at stake. His certainty is clear: if we win that battle, the spiritual fruits will make it possible to face the other human struggles with strength and hope.
Perseverance in doctrine, the coherence of bishops, the fidelity of cardinals, and the strength of the faithful depend on a faith nourished by the Eucharist. Without a liturgy lived with reverence, truth, and love, there is no authentic renewal or mission.
A Message for the Pope
Today, probably, Leo XIV has heard firsthand that vision of the Church that Sarah offers with simplicity and brilliance, so convinced that it overwhelms. It is not about human strategies or passing ideologies, but about the absolute certainty that God acts in the sacraments, and that fidelity to them is the key to everything else.
Let us pray that this testimony of faith, fruit of a life given to Christ, also touches the heart of the Pope and strengthens his gaze upon the Church entrusted to him.