Pope sends message for Italy’s upcoming Eucharistic
Congress
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis
encouraged everyone to visit the Blessed Sacrament every day, if possible, in a
message for of the upcoming Eucharistic Congress in Genoa, Italy.
“On this happy occasion which
is offered to us, I encourage all the Faithful to always honor the most blessed
Eucharist,” the Pope said in the message, which was addressed to the president
of the Italian Bishop’s Conference, Cardinal Agnelo Bagnasco.
Citing the Second Vatican
Council document Sacrosantum Concilium, the Pope referred to the
Eucharist as “a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity,” and he
called the faithful to be nourished by it “in order to be fraternally united
among themselves, and cooperate in the building of the Church and the good of
the world.”
“Moreover, I want to
encourage everyone to visit – if possible, every day – especially amid life’s
difficulties, the Blessed Sacrament of the infinite love of Christ and His
mercy, preserved in our churches, and often abandoned, to speak filially with
Him, to listen to Him in silence, and to peacefully entrust yourself to Him.
The Eucharistic Congress will
take place 15-18 September in the northern Italian city of Genoa.
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