Vatican
City, 10 October 2013 (VIS) – “I wish to express my gratitude for
the unfailing support which your Order has always given to the works
of the Holy See”, began the Holy Father's address to the Knights of
Columbus, whom he received in audience this morning in the Sala
Clementina of the Vatican Apostolic Palace, on the occasion of a
meeting held by the Order in Rome. He thanked them for their prayers
and witness of faith, and concern for brothers and sisters in need.
The
Pope described the “Vicarius Christi Fund” as “an eloquent
sign” of the Order's “solidarity with the Successor of Peter in
his concern for the universal Church”, made manifest in its daily
works. Finally, Pope Francis commended the order to the intercession
of St. Joseph, “protector of the Holy Family of Nazareth … an
admirable model of those manly virtues of quiet strength, integrity
and fidelity which the Knights of Columbus are committed to
preserving, cultivating and passing on to future generations of
Catholic men”.
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