Vatican
City, 16 April 2013
(VIS) – This morning, on the occasion of the birthday of Pope
emeritus Benedict XVI, the Holy Father Francis began the celebration
of Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae, inviting all
those present to pray with these words: “Today is Benedict XVI's
birthday. We offer the Mass for him, so that the Lord be with him,
comfort him, and give him much consolation.”
During
the morning, Pope Francis then made friendly a phone call to Benedict
XVI to wish him a happy birthday as well as to extend his greetings
and best wishes to his brother, Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, who has been
at Castel Gandolfo for several days, staying precisely to celebrate
in a familial and fraternal way, today's occasion and who will in
turn celebrate his saint's day, St. George, this coming 23 April,
just as Pope Francis will.
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