Vatican City, 18 January 2016 (VIS) –
This morning the Holy Father received in audience in the Clementine
Hall the members of the General Inspectorate for Public Security in
the who serve in the Vatican. The agents also accompany the Pope on
his pastoral visits in Italy, and the Pope also thanked them for
their service in this role.
During his address to the security
personnel, Francis affirmed that his meeting with them was very
important this year in the context of the Holy Year of Mercy, an
event of spiritual significance which has already brought tens of
thousands of pilgrims from around the world to Rome in this first
month alone. The managers, officials and agents of the public
security service are therefore required to make even greater efforts
"to ensure that the celebrations and events connected with the
extraordinary Jubilee take place in a regular and fruitful way.
External order, over which you keep careful watch, can only benefit
inner order, permeated with serenity and peace".
"We have just concluded Christmas
time, but in many places, as in St. Peter's Square, the nativity
remains on display, and invites us to protect within us, following
the example of Our Lady, the mystery we have celebrated. Mary offered
us Jesus as the beginning of a new life. The Child is the true
consoler of hearts, the true light that illuminates our life,
conquering the darkness of sin. In Him we have contemplated the face
of the mercy of God the Father, and we have received a renewed
invitation to convert to love and forgiveness. May this spiritual
experience accompany us throughout the entire Holy Year, and may the
Jubilee of Mercy be for all of us a time that is strong for the
spirit, a time of reconciliation with God and with our brothers",
concluded the Holy Father.
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