Pope
Francis: letter to Hebrew-speaking Catholic community
(Vatican
Radio) Pope Francis has written a letter to Fr. David Neuhaus, SJ, who heads
the St. James Vicariate for Hebrew-speaking Catholics in Israel, on the
occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the
Vicariate as the Work of St. James – so named after the Apostle who led the
Church at Jerusalem in the founding generation. Signed by the Cardinal
Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, the letters states, “The Holy Father was
pleased to learn of the celebrations marking the sixtieth anniversary of the
Apostolate of Saint James and he sends cordial good wishes to you and the
priests, religious and Hebrew speaking Catholics of the Saint James Vicariate.”
The
letter goes on to promise prayers for the continued and constant spiritual
renewal of the Vicariate and its members. “In this way, not only will the
Vicariate community be strengthened,” the letter reads, “it will also become an
ever more effective instrument of dialogue and peace within broader society and
a sign of Christ’s love for those most in need.”
Please
find the text of the letter in Enlgish, below
"The
Holy Father was pleased to learn of the celebrations marking the sixtieth
anniversary of the Apostolate of Saint James and he sends cordial good wishes
to you and the priests, religious and Hebrew speaking Catholics of the Saint
James Vicariate. As you reflect on the many graces bestowed by God upon the
Apostolate and Vicariate throughout these years, His Holiness prays that all of
you may be renewed in your joyful witness to the Gospel, “not only with words,
but above all by lives transfigured by God’s presence” (Evangelii Gaudium,
259). In this way, not only will the Vicariate community be strengthened, it
will also become an ever more effective instrument of dialogue and peace within
broader society and a sign of Christ’s love for those most in need. Commending
the Saint James Vicariate to the maternal intercession of Mary, Mother of the
Church, Pope Francis willingly imparts his Apostolic Blessing as pledge of
peace and joy in the Lord.”
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