“Vive Cristo, esperanza nuestra”
– Pope’s post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation
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| The Marian sanctuary of Loreto, Italy |
During his March 25 visit to the Marian shrine of Loreto,
Pope Francis will sign the post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation, “Vive Cristo,
esperanza nuestra”, the Spanish for “Christ, our hope, lives”.
“ Vive Cristo, esperanza nuestra ”, or
“Christ, our hope, lives!”, are the opening words of the original Spanish text
of the post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation in the form of a Letter to the Young,
which Pope Francis will sign when he visits Italy’s Marian Shrine of Loreto in
Italy on March 25, the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord.
“The Pope intends, with this gesture, to entrust to the
Virgin Mary the document that completes the work of the Synod of Bishops held
in the Vatican from 3 to 28 October, on the theme: “Young people, the faith,
and vocational discernment”, the Vatican’s Press Office said in a statement on
Wednesday.
It said, “The text of the Exhortation will subsequently be
published with the signature of 25 March and presented, as is customary for a
magisterial document, during a Press Conference at the Holy See Press Office,
the details of which will be given in the coming days.”
During the less than 6-hour visit to the popular shrine on
the Adriatic coast, the Pope will celebrate Mass in the Holy House, meet the
sick and lunch with the bishops.
According to a pious tradition, the walls of the Holy House
enshrined inside the Loreto basilica, are believed to be of the house of Mary
in Nazareth where she lived and where the angel appeared and announced she
would be the Mother of God.
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