Dear Pauline Family & Friends,
Let us join in supporting the mission of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI with our prayers.
May God continue to protect and to strengthen the Holy Father in his journey to spread the Gospel and to make disciples of people in all nations. Amen.
Hereby sharing the VIS article that follows:
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THE
POPE LEAVES MEXICO REITERATING HIS CALL FOR SOLIDARITY
Vatican
City, 26 March 2012 (VIS) - This morning, the Holy Father took his leave of
Mexico, arriving at the airport of Leon at 9 a.m. where the departure ceremony
took place.
Addressing
Felipe de Jesus Calderon Hinojosa, president of Mexico, and other civil and
religious authorities who were there to greet him, the Pope noted that his
departure was not the end of his affection and closeness to a country so dear
to him.
"Recognising
the faith in Jesus Christ which I have felt resounding in your hearts, and your
affectionate devotion to His Mother, invoked here with beautiful titles like
Our Lady of Guadalupe and Our Lady of Light, a light I have seen reflected in
your faces, I wish to reiterate clearly and with vigour a plea to the Mexican
people to remain faithful to yourselves, not to let yourselves be intimidated
by the power of evil, but to be valiant and to work to ensure that the sap of
your Christian roots may nourish your present and your future.
"I
have also seen for myself expressions of concern for various aspects of the
life in this beloved country, some more recent and others long standing, which
continue to cause such great divisions in society. I take them with me as well,
as I share in the joys and the suffering of my Mexican brothers and sisters, so
as to place them in prayer at the foot of the Cross, in the heart of Christ,
out of which flowed the blood and water of redemption.
"In
these circumstances, I strongly urge Mexican Catholics, and all men and women
of good will, not to yield to a utilitarian mentality which always finishes by
sacrificing the weakest and most defenceless. I invite you to a common effort
so that society can be renewed from the ground up, in order to attain a life of
dignity, justice and peace for everyone. For Catholics, this contribution to
the common good is also a requirement of that essential dimension of the Gospel
which is the human promotion and a supreme expression of charity. For this
reason, the Church exhorts all her faithful to be good citizens, conscious of
their responsibilities and concerned for the good of others, of everyone, both
in their personal lives and throughout the various sectors of society.
"Dear
Mexican friends, I say to you “Adios!” in the traditional sense of this fine
Hispanic expression: remain with God! Yes, “Adios!”; for ever in the love of
Christ, in which we meet each other and will again meet with one another. May
the Lord bless you and may Mary Most Holy protect you!"
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Respectfully,
Margie Skeels
Pauline Cooperator - NYC
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