Pope Francis announces theme of
next World Meeting of Families
 |
| Pope Francis in Ireland for the World Meeting of Families 2018 (ANSA) |
The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life releases the theme
for the 2021 World Meeting of Families, which will be held in Rome.
By Francesca Merlo
“Family love: a vocation and a path to holiness” is the
theme chosen by Pope Francis for the next World Meeting of Families, due to
take place in Rome from 23 to 27 June 2021.
A statement released by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and
Life explains that, as the event will be taking place on the 5th anniversary of
the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia and three years
after the promulgation of Gaudete et Exsultate, “the aim is to
emphasise family love as a vocation and a way to holiness, and to understand
and share the profound and redeeming significance of family relationships in
daily life”.
“Conjugal and family love reveals the precious gift of a
life together where communion is nourished and a culture of individualism,
consumption and waste is averted”, reads the statement. It also places emphasis
on recognizing the importance of the identity of each member of the family.
According to the statement, marriage and family shape a
concrete experience of love. They demonstrate the “great significance of human
relationships in which joys and struggles are shared in the unfolding of daily
life as people are led towards an encounter with God”.
This journey strengthens love and enables the vocation to
holiness. In this way, concludes the statement, the Christian Family is an
expression of the “most attractive face of the Church”.
The last World Meeting of Families was held in Ireland in
August 2018. The theme chosen by Pope Francis was “The Gospel of the Family:
Joy for the World”.
Không có nhận xét nào:
Đăng nhận xét