VATICAN CITY, NOV 5, 2004 (VIS) - This morning the Pope received participants in the General Chapter of the Augustinian Recollects, to whom he expressed the Church's gratitude "for their life witness as consecrated religious and for their apostolic activity carried out in 18 countries and three continents" where they are present.
After emphasizing that the Chapter "is a decisive moment for the life of the order," the Holy Father indicated that it is also "an eminent expression of the unity that must reign among all religious around the one vocation and mission of the Church."
"A deep spiritual life," he continued, "so linked to your tradition of observance and contemplation, interior life and tireless search for God, is always the starting point for authentic renovation and the soul of every apostolic initiative."
John Paul II stressed that "progress in the supernatural life, based on arduous prayer and participation in the sacraments, is a fundamental premise for fruitful apostolic activity. In particular, the Eucharist, which is the real presence of Christ in the history of man. It is also the 'font and epiphany' of the fraternal communion that must reign in your communities and must be a lively message of peace in a world frequently dominated by rivalry and conflict."
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