Vatican
City, 6 July 2013 (VIS) - “A witness of hope” was how Pope
Francis defined the late Cardinal Francois-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan,
who had been the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and
Peace, and for whom the diocesan phase of the beatification process
has now come to an end.
This
morning in the Vatican Apostolic Palace the Holy Father greeted the
participants in the closing session of this phase and thanked Waldery
Hilgeman, postulator of the cause of Cardinal Van Thuan's
beatification, emphasizing that “many people can testify to their
edification through meeting the Servant of God Francois-Xavier Nguyen
Van Thuan in various stages of his life”.
“The
experience shows that his renowned holiness was transmitted through
the testimony of the many people who met him and who cherish within
their hearts his gentle smile and the greatness of his sensibility.
Many encountered him through his writings, simple yet profound, which
demonstrate his priestly heart, deeply united with He who called him
to be the minister of His mercy and His love. Many people have
written to tell of grace received and signs attributed to the
intercession of this venerated Brother, son of the east, who has
completed his earthly journey in the service of Peter's Successor.
“We
entrust the furthering of his cause, and all the others currently in
process, to the intercession of the Virgin Mary. May Our Lady help us
to live ever more the beauty and joy of communion with Christ”, the
Pope concluded.
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