Vatican
City, 26 March 2013
(VIS) – Pope Francis sent a telegram to the Chief Rabbi of the
Jewish community in Rome, Dr. Riccardo Di Segni, with his greetings
for the Jewish celebration of Pesach, or Passover, which began at
sundown yesterday evening.
The
Bishop of Rome thanked Rabbi Di Segni for his presence at the
celebrations of the beginning of his pontificate and asked him to
extend the pontiff's “best wishes for the great Feast of Pesach”
to the entire Jewish community of Rome.
“May
the Almighty, who freed his People from slavery in Egypt in order to
lead them to the promised land, continue to deliver you from all evil
and to accompany you with his blessing. I ask you to pray for me,
while I assure you of my prayers for you, confident that we can
deepen our ties of mutual esteem and friendship.”
The
telegram was published on the home page of the Roman Jewish
community's website, with the information that Rabbi Di Segni had
been greatly pleased to receive the pontiff's greetings and that he
will soon thank the Pope when it is his turn to send the Pope his
best wishes for the upcoming Easter celebration.
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