Pope
Francis sends message to Taizé ecumenical event in Prague
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis says he is praying for the
success of the Taizé Community’s ecumenical meeting from 29 December to 2
January in Prague.
In a message to young
people from around the globe gathered in the capital of the Czech Republic,
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin says that through prayer and
reciprocal dialogue, they are attempting to be “the salt of the earth” and the
Pope encourages them in their efforts towards greater communion.
He reassures them that
as they strive for this goal, they should not be overwhelmed by their
“limitations and their poverty.”
Pope Francis recalls
that the Czech Republic is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its “return to
democracy” and invites young people in Prague to remember in their prayers the
men and women martyrs who “sometimes at the cost of great suffering” gave
freely of themselves so that their country would regain its freedom.
Pope Francis calls
young people to imitate the willingness of the Virgin Mary to open themselves
to God’s plan and says he is confident that with imagination and creativity,
they will spread the word of the Gospel in their own countries. Calling them
“travelers of the faith,” Pope Francis says it is wonderful that young people
are “happy to bring Jesus to every street, to every square, to every corner of
the earth!”
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