Vatican
City, 19 December 2013 (VIS) – In view of the forthcoming
Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which will
focus on the theme “The pastoral challenges of the family in the
context of evangelisation”, some prayer initiatives have been
indicated.
On
Sunday, 22 December, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia will preside over the
Holy Mass at the Basilica of the "Sagrada Familia" in
Barcelona, and on Sunday, 29 December, Feast of the Holy Family, at
the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, the Secretary General
of the Synod, Bishop Lorenzo Baldisseri, will celebrate Mass with the
aforementioned prayer intention. On the same day, in the Sanctuary of
the Holy House of Loreto, the Pontifical Delegate Archbishop Giovanni
Tonucci will celebrate Mass with the same intention.
On
Sunday, 29 December, at the Angelus prayer, the Holy Father will
deliver a special prayer he has composed for the family; the
Basilicas of Loreto and Nazareth will be connected via live
television.
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