Vatican
City, 17 January 2014
(VIS) – This morning in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic
Palace, Pope Francis received employees from the Vatican's “Floreria”
services. Their main task is preparing the adornments for audiences
and ceremonies in St. Peter's Basilica and Square, the Paul VI
Audience Hall, the Apostolic Palace, and the other papal basilicas.
They are also in charge of furnishing and maintaining the Vatican
apartments for the Pope and other bishops and prelates of the Curia.
Its services include three workshops: one for the restoration and
repair of textiles, one for woodworking, and one for gilding.
“In
these past months,” the Holy Father commented, “I have realized
the importance of your work … which requires dedication, sacrifice
of spirit, and much patience. I am thinking, for example, of the task
of placing, each week, the thousands of chairs needed for the
pilgrims who attend the general audiences as well as the work you
carry out in the workshops. I wholeheartedly thank you for the care,
the professionalism, and the willingness with which you carry out
your work. I encourage you to persevere in the faithfulness to your
tasks and to keep up amongst yourselves the atmosphere of serenity,
mutual trust, and goodwill. This way of life and work will return to
the benefit of the Vatican's entire working community.”
In
conclusion, the Bishop of Rome bid the workers farewell, invoking
upon them and their family members the blessing of St. Joseph the
Worker.
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