Vatican City, 12 September 2015 (VIS) –
Yesterday afternoon the Holy Father send a message to Cardinal Peter
Erdo, president of the Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe,
which holds its plenary assembly in the Holy Land from 11 to 16
September. The following is the full text of the message:
“I send fraternal greetings and
prayerful good wishes to you and all the members of the Council of
European Bishops' Conferences gathering in the Holy Land from 11 to
16 September 2015. As you reflect on the life of the Church in your
various countries, I pray that your time together may be above all a
time of deep prayer and solidarity. May your rest in the Lord renew
you in holiness of life and in apostolic zeal for those entrusted to
your care. May it also rekindle for you the freshness of the Gospel,
from which 'new avenues arise, new paths of creativity open up, with
different forms of expression, more eloquent sings and words with new
meaning for today's world'. I especially entrust to your prayers the
upcoming General Synod, that the Church may respond with ever greater
urgency and generosity to the needs of the family. Invoking the
intercession of Mary, our Mother, I willingly impart my Apostolic
Blessing to all of you as a pledge of wisdom and strength in Jesus
Christ our Lord”.
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