Pope
to Cuba: Jesus loves you from the heart
(Vatican
Radio) Pope Francis has sent a videomessage to the people of Cuba on the
eve of his Apostolic visit to the country. In the message to the people of
Cuba which was broadcast on Thursday evening, Pope Francis said he was visiting
their country to share their faith and their hope. He expressed the joy he
felt when thinking about their fidelity to the Lord, and the strength it
gave him thinking about the courage with which they face the difficulties of
everyday and the love with which they help and support each other along the
path of life.
In
his broadcast the Pope said his message was a very simple one, but he added, an
important and necessary one. It is, Pope Francis said, that Jesus loves you so
much, Jesus loves you completely.
The
Holy Father continued saying that the Lord loves you from the heart.
“He
knows better than anyone else what everyone needs, what are your longings, what
is your deepest desire. He never abandons us, and even when we don’t act as he
expects us to, he said, Jesus is always at our side, ready to welcome us, to
comfort us, to give us a new hope, a new opportunity, a new life.
Thanking
the Cuban people for their prayers in advance of his visit, Pope Francis said
he wanted to be with them as a missionary of mercy, adding “let me also
encourage you to be missionaries of the infinite love of God.
Noting
that he would be visiting the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Cobre as a pilgrim,
the Holy Father entrusted this Apostolic journey to her.
Pope
Francis will visit Cuba from the 19-22 of September.
(Lydia O'Kane)
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