Pope thanks Bose Monastics
for 'fruitful presence' in Church and society
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| Pope Francis and Enzo Bianchi, founder of the Bose Monastic Community. |
Marking 50 years from the writing of the Rule of the
Monastic Bose community, Pope has expressed gratitude for its witness and for
its fruitful presence in the Church and in society.
Linda Bordoni
Pope Francis on Monday thanked Enzo Bianchi,
founder of the ecumenical Monastic Bose Community for years of
“fruitful presence in the Church and in society”.
In a letter addressed to Bianchi, who planted the first
seeds of the community in 1965 – significantly on the day the Second Vatican
Council ended – the Pope said “its simple beginning has become a significant
mission which has favoured the renewal of religious life”.
The community
The community today is made up of some 80 brothers and
sisters from different Christian churches who live a life of prayer and work,
seeking God in prayer, poverty, celibacy and obedience to the Gospel.
The Pope’s message marks 50 years since Enzo Bianchi wrote
its Rule.
Place of prayer, encounter, dialogue
“Within this stream of grace” Pope Francis said, “your
community has distinguished itself in its commitment to prepare the way for
unity among Christian Churches, becoming a place of prayer, encounter and
dialogue in view of the communion of faith and love for which Jesus prayed”.
He also expressed his appreciation for the community’s
ministry of hospitality which welcomes all, without distinction - believers and
non-believers - as well as for its capacity to listen and to console and for
its service of discernment for young people in search of their role in society.
Contemporary challenges
He encouraged Bose Community members to be “ever more
witnesses of evangelical love” and witnesses of authentic fraternal communion
in the face of contemporary challenges.
“May community elders encourage the young and may the young
take charge of the elderly: a precious treasure of wisdom and perseverance” he
said.
And he urged them to continue to be attentive to the little
ones, the least, pilgrims and foreigners as “they are the most fragile members
of the body of Jesus”.
“May this anniversary be a moment of grace for each of you”
Pope Francis said, “a time to meditate more intensely on your call and your
mission” and may the sobriety of your life “be a shining witness to the radical
nature of the Gospel”.
May your fraternal and charitable lifestyle, he concluded,
“be a sign that you are a house of communion where all can be welcomed as Christ
in person”.
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