[
 {
  "id": "q001",
  "text": "The whole life of the parish and its groups exists for this reason: it is a service to light, a service to joy.",
  "date": "2026-03-01",
  "occasion": "Pastoral Visit to the Parish of the “Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ” (1st March 2026)",
  "themes": [
   "service"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260301-visita-pastorale-settore-est.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q002",
  "text": "Let us, then, put our thoughts and energy at the service of God who came not to reign over us, but rather to free us.",
  "date": "2025-12-07",
  "occasion": "Angelus, 7 December 2025",
  "themes": [
   "service"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/angelus/2025/documents/20251207-angelus.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q003",
  "text": "The Only-Begotten Son, in whom we are brothers and sisters, comes to serve rather than dominate, to save rather than condemn.",
  "date": "2026-01-11",
  "occasion": "Angelus, 11 January 2026,  Feast of the Baptism of the Lord",
  "themes": [
   "service"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/angelus/2026/documents/20260111-angelus.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q004",
  "text": "Let us entrust ourselves to the maternal protection of the Virgin Mary.",
  "date": "2025-08-03",
  "occasion": "Angelus, 3 August 2025",
  "themes": [
   "Mary"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/angelus/2025/documents/20250803-angelus.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q005",
  "text": "Our affection for Mary of Nazareth leads us to join her in becoming disciples of Jesus.",
  "date": "2025-10-12",
  "occasion": "Holy Mass - Jubilee of Marian Spirituality (12 October 2025)",
  "themes": [
   "Mary"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20251012-giubileo-spiritualita-mariana.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q006",
  "text": "In a particular way, Mary embodied that virtue through her trust that God would fulfil his promises.",
  "date": "2025-10-06",
  "occasion": "Celebration of Vespers (Domus Australia, 6 October 2025)",
  "themes": [
   "Mary"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20251006-vespri.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q007",
  "text": "May the Blessed Virgin Mary always accompany us on our journey and intercede for us and for the whole world.",
  "date": "2026-04-26",
  "occasion": "Regina Caeli, 26 April 2026",
  "themes": [
   "Mary"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/angelus/2026/documents/20260426-regina-caeli.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q008",
  "text": "May Mary help us, for she was obedient to God’s plans even at the foot of the cross of her Son Jesus.",
  "date": "2026-08-30",
  "occasion": "Angelus, 30 August 2026",
  "themes": [
   "Mary"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/angelus/2026/documents/20260830-angelus.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q009",
  "text": "The Virgin Mary heals our outlook and changes our hearts, giving them peace.",
  "date": "2026-09-27",
  "occasion": "Apostolic Journey to France: Holy Mass in the Prairie of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes (27 September 2026)",
  "themes": [
   "Mary",
   "peace"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260927-francia-messa-lourdes.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q010",
  "text": "On Tepeyac, she awakens in the inhabitants of America the joy of knowing that they are loved by God.",
  "date": "2025-12-12",
  "occasion": "Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe - Holy Mass (12 December 2025)",
  "themes": [
   "Mary",
   "joy"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20251212-messa-guadalupe.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q011",
  "text": "May peace truly reign throughout the world, and may we be the bearers of this message.",
  "date": "2026-04-11",
  "occasion": "Holy Rosary for Peace (11 April 2026)",
  "themes": [
   "peace"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260411-rosario-pace.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q012",
  "text": "It is the peace of Christ, whose presence illuminates our path and calms life’s storms.",
  "date": "2026-04-18",
  "occasion": "Apostolic Journey to Cameroon: Holy Mass at Yaoundé-Ville Airport (18 April 2026)",
  "themes": [
   "peace"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260418-camerun-messa-yaounde.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q013",
  "text": "Let us implore courage and perseverance for those engaged in dialogue and in the sincere search for peace.",
  "date": "2025-05-25",
  "occasion": "Regina Caeli, 25 May 2025",
  "themes": [
   "peace"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/angelus/2025/documents/20250525-regina-caeli.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q015",
  "text": "Let us, therefore, pray for God’s blessing and protection upon all families.",
  "date": "2026-10-21",
  "occasion": "General Audience of 21 October 2026. Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. IV. Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et spes. 6. Commitment to the family in today’s society (GS, 47–52)",
  "themes": [
   "family",
   "prayer"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/audiences/2026/documents/20261021-udienza-generale.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q016",
  "text": "Penance is an act of love, carried out in solidarity with the human family.",
  "date": "2026-09-27",
  "occasion": "Apostolic Journey to France: Holy Mass in the Prairie of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes (27 September 2026)",
  "themes": [
   "family"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260927-francia-messa-lourdes.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q017",
  "text": "Let us entrust our prayer and our commitment to the intercession of the Virgin Mary and all the Saints!",
  "date": "2025-11-01",
  "occasion": "Angelus, 1st November 2025, Solemnity of All Saints",
  "themes": [
   "prayer"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/angelus/2025/documents/20251101-angelus.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q018",
  "text": "May everyone experience that here there are doors and hearts open to prayer, to listening, to charity!",
  "date": "2025-09-21",
  "occasion": "Holy Mass (Parish of Saint Anne in the Vatican, 21 September 2025)",
  "themes": [
   "prayer"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20250921-messa-parrocchia-santanna.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q019",
  "text": "His prayer acts as a balm for our wounds; it speaks to us of forgiveness and reconciliation.",
  "date": "2025-06-01",
  "occasion": "Holy Mass for the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly (1 June 2025)",
  "themes": [
   "prayer",
   "forgiveness"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20250601-omelia-giubileo-famiglie.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q020",
  "text": "I offer a special thought, accompanied by prayer, to the sick, the lonely and those in prison.",
  "date": "2026-06-29",
  "occasion": "Angelus, 29 June 2026, Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul",
  "themes": [
   "prayer"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/angelus/2026/documents/20260629-angelus.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q021",
  "text": "Let us not leave them alone, but instead, form a bond of love and prayer with them.",
  "date": "2025-07-27",
  "occasion": "Angelus, 27 July 2025",
  "themes": [
   "prayer"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/angelus/2025/documents/20250727-angelus.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q022",
  "text": "There is a moment in our lives when only tears prepare us to see Jesus.",
  "date": "2025-09-15",
  "occasion": "Prayer Vigil – Jubilee of Consolation (15 September 2025)",
  "themes": [
   "grief"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20250915-veglia-giubileo-consolazione.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q023",
  "text": "Dear sisters and brothers, tears are a language that express the deep feelings of a wounded heart.",
  "date": "2025-09-15",
  "occasion": "Prayer Vigil – Jubilee of Consolation (15 September 2025)",
  "themes": [
   "grief"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20250915-veglia-giubileo-consolazione.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q024",
  "text": "In the midst of persecution, suffering, struggles, and oppression in our personal lives and in society, God does not abandon us.",
  "date": "2025-11-16",
  "occasion": "Holy Mass on the occasion of the World Day of the Poor (16 November 2025)",
  "themes": [
   "grief"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20251116-messa-giornata-poveri.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q025",
  "text": "This grace is the beautiful name of God’s mercy, which seeks us out wherever we are, to draw us to himself.",
  "date": "2026-06-14",
  "occasion": "Angelus, 14 June 2026",
  "themes": [
   "forgiveness"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/angelus/2026/documents/20260614-angelus.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q026",
  "text": "Redemption is mercy, and it can bring us a better future, even while we await the Lord’s return.",
  "date": "2025-09-15",
  "occasion": "Prayer Vigil – Jubilee of Consolation (15 September 2025)",
  "themes": [
   "forgiveness"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20250915-veglia-giubileo-consolazione.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q027",
  "text": "My dear friends, those who allow themselves to be drawn into this dynamic of compassion and mercy begin to live differently, to be citizens in a different way and to work differently.",
  "date": "2026-07-04",
  "occasion": "Pastoral Visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Lampedusa: Holy Mass (4 July 2026)",
  "themes": [
   "forgiveness"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260704-lampedusa-messa.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q028",
  "text": "In some cases, making oneself understood to others is a first act of love.",
  "date": "2026-02-04",
  "occasion": "General Audience of 4 February 2026 - Catechesis. The Documents of Vatican Council II. I. Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum. 4. The Sacred Scripture: the Word of God in human words",
  "themes": [
   "love"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/audiences/2026/documents/20260204-udienza-generale.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q029",
  "text": "The heart of the Gospel is the love of God that makes us brothers and sisters.",
  "date": "2025-05-18",
  "occasion": "5th Sunday in the Time of Easter - Holy Mass for the Beginning of the Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV (18 May 2025)",
  "themes": [
   "love"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20250518-inizio-pontificato.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q030",
  "text": "The Church is the fruit of an act of love that precedes her and comes from God.",
  "date": "2026-06-09",
  "occasion": "Apostolic Journey to Spain: Midday Prayer in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia (Barcelona, 9 June 2026)",
  "themes": [
   "love"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260609-spagna-preghiera-ora-media.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q031",
  "text": "Out of love, the Lord kneels to wash each one of us, and his divine gift transforms us.",
  "date": "2026-04-02",
  "occasion": "Holy Thursday - Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper (2 April 2026)",
  "themes": [
   "love"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260402-coena-domini.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q032",
  "text": "This is the face of one who does not leave history indifferently, but responds to it with love.",
  "date": "2025-12-26",
  "occasion": "Angelus, 26 December 2025, Saint Stephen, Protomartyr",
  "themes": [
   "love"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/angelus/2025/documents/20251226-angelus.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q033",
  "text": "Thus this day of joy becomes also a day that calls us to choose – how and for whom we shall live.",
  "date": "2025-08-15",
  "occasion": "Castel Gandolfo: Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (15 August 2025)",
  "themes": [
   "joy"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20250815-omelia-castelgandolfo.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q034",
  "text": "Its beauty is a beacon of light for men and women from every place, and serves as a reminder that the joy of goodness is contagious.",
  "date": "2025-11-29",
  "occasion": "Apostolic Journey to Türkiye: Holy Mass in the “Volkswagen Arena” (Istanbul, 29 November 2025)",
  "themes": [
   "joy"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20251129-messa-istanbul.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q035",
  "text": "Dear friends, on the basis of that promise, let us walk in the joy born of faith, in order to become a holy temple of the Lord.",
  "date": "2025-05-25",
  "occasion": "Regina Caeli, 25 May 2025",
  "themes": [
   "joy"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/angelus/2025/documents/20250525-regina-caeli.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q036",
  "text": "Even when it is not understood, let us proclaim this joy always and everywhere, with generosity, courage and faith.",
  "date": "2026-10-11",
  "occasion": "Angelus, 11 October 2026",
  "themes": [
   "joy"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/angelus/2026/documents/20261011-angelus.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q037",
  "text": "Brothers and sisters, may the joy of Christmas encourage us to continue on our journey.",
  "date": "2026-01-04",
  "occasion": "Angelus, 4 January 2026",
  "themes": [
   "joy"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/angelus/2026/documents/20260104-angelus.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q038",
  "text": "There, around the Risen Lord and our loved ones, we hope to savor the joy of the eternal banquet.",
  "date": "2025-11-02",
  "occasion": "Commemoration of all the Faithful departed - Holy Mass (2 November 2025)",
  "themes": [
   "hope",
   "grief"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20251102-messa-fedeli-defunti.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q039",
  "text": "Indeed, their own affection often revives our energy and brings us hope and comfort.",
  "date": "2025-06-26",
  "occasion": "Message of the Holy Father for the 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, 2025: Blessed are those who have not lost hope (cf. Sir 14:2) (27 July 2025)",
  "themes": [
   "hope",
   "family"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/messages/grandparents/documents/20250626-messaggio-nonni-anziani.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q040",
  "text": "May our prayer be a comfort to those who suffer and a seed of hope for the future.",
  "date": "2026-03-11",
  "occasion": "General Audience of 11 March 2026 - Catechesis. The Documents of Vatican Council II. II. Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium. 3. The Church, people of God",
  "themes": [
   "hope",
   "prayer",
   "grief"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/audiences/2026/documents/20260311-udienza-generale.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q041",
  "text": "He is comfort to the weak, light for families, hope for the sick and peace for those who suffer.",
  "date": "2026-06-07",
  "occasion": "Apostolic Journey to Spain: Holy Mass in the \"Plaza de Cibeles\" (Madrid, 7 June 2026)",
  "themes": [
   "hope",
   "family",
   "grief"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260607-spagna-messa-madrid.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q042",
  "text": "You are called to bring hope wherever discouragement and spiritual dryness prevail.",
  "date": "2026-09-26",
  "occasion": "Apostolic Journey to France: Holy Mass in the “Place de la Concorde” (Paris, 26 September 2026)",
  "themes": [
   "hope"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260926-francia-messa-parigi.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q043",
  "text": "It is a new reality, a gift, a grace of the Risen One: it is paschal hope.",
  "date": "2025-11-03",
  "occasion": "Holy Mass in memory of the late Pope Francis and for Cardinals and Bishops who have died over the past year (3 November 2025)",
  "themes": [
   "hope"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20251103-messa-cardinali-defunti.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 },
 {
  "id": "q044",
  "text": "This marks the beginning of hope, for God reveals himself and nothing remains unchanged.",
  "date": "2026-01-06",
  "occasion": "Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord  – Closing of the Holy Door and Holy Mass (6 January 2026)",
  "themes": [
   "hope"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260106-epifania.html",
  "source": "vatican.va",
  "verified": true
 }
]