Vatican
City, 21 April 2013 (VIS) – After the Regina Coeli, the Pope asked
for prayers for those suffering from the political violence in
Venezuela and from the earthquake in China.
“I
am following attentively the events that are happening in Venezuela,”
the Pontiff said. “I accompany them with deep concern, with intense
prayer, and with the hope that you will seek and find ways to
overcome, with justice and peace, this moment of serious difficulty
that the country is undergoing. I call upon the beloved Venezuelan
people, especially institutional and political decision makers, to
firmly reject any type of violence and to establish a dialogue based
in truth, mutual recognition, in the search for the common good, and
in love for the Nation. I ask believers to pray and work for
reconciliation and peace. Let us join together in a prayer full of
hope for Venezuela, placing it in the hands of Our Lady of Coromoto.”
“My
thoughts are also with, the pontiff continued, “those who have been
affected by the earthquake that struck the south-west of mainland
China. We pray for the victims and those who are suffering because of
the violent earthquake.”
The
Pope also noted that, this afternoon in Sondrio, Italy, Fr. Nicolo
Rusca, who lived between the 16th and 17th centuries, will be
beatified. “For a long time he was an exemplary pastor in Sondrio
and he fell victim to the political-religious conflicts that were
afflicting Europe at that time. Let us give thanks to God for his
witness.”
Finally,
he spoke of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which was “born
50 years ago thanks to the happy intuition of Pope Paul VI. I invite
everyone to pray that the Lord send many workers to his vineyard. St.
Annibale Maria di Francia, apostle of prayer for vocations, remind us
of this very important task.”
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