Vatican
City, 16 May 2012
(VIS) - "Work should not be an obstacle to the family, but
should rather sustain and unite it", affirmed Benedict XVI in an
appeal made at the end of today's general audience.
After
recalling that yesterday was the celebration of the International
Day of Families that the UN dedicated this year to the relationship
between family and work, the Pope noted that work should favour the
family, "helping it to be open to life and to enter into
relationship with society and with the Church". At the same
time, the pontiff expressed his wish that Sunday, "the Lord's
day and a weekly Easter, be a day of rest and an occasion to
strengthen family ties".
Also
during the traditional greetings in different languages to the more
than 11,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square, Benedict XVI
highlighted that tomorrow celebrates the Solemnity of the Lord's
Ascension. This feastday "invites us to look to Jesus who,
ascending to heaven, entrusts the apostles with the mandate of
carrying His message of salvation to the entire world... The Lord has
prepared a place for each of us and it is waiting for us. May our
thoughts and our deeds be directed toward our heavenly homeland".
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