Pope at Regina Coeli in Blaj
thanks the nation for hosting him: full text
Pope Francis arrives in Blaj to celebrate the Divine Liturgy and beatify 7 Romanian Martyrs |
Pope Francis prayed the Regina Coeli prayer at the end of
the Divine Liturgy celebration on Sunday in the Romanian city of Blaj. He took
the occasion to thank his hosts and the people of Romania for their hospitality
and their welcome. Here is the full text of his address:
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Before concluding this Divine Liturgy, I want once again to
greet all of you and all those whom I have met in the course of these
days. I thank you for your warm welcome. I offer a respectful
greeting to the President of the Republic and to the Authorities present
here. I express my heartfelt gratitude for their generous cooperation in
the planning and the unfolding of my visit. I am grateful to His
Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, to the Holy Synod, and to the clergy and faithful
of the Romanian Orthodox Church for their fraternal welcome. May the Lord
bless this ancient and illustrious Church and sustain it in its mission.
I also
offer a greeting full of affection and gratitude to His Beatitude Cardinal
Lucian Mureşan. I greet the faithful of the Catholic Church: the Bishops,
priests, religious and lay faithful of Bucharest and Iaşi, together with the
many pilgrims from Şumuleu Ciuc. I thank the Lord for giving me the
opportunity to pray with you and to encourage your commitment to evangelization
and your witness of charity. Here in Blaj, the land of martyrdom, freedom
and mercy, I pay tribute to you, the sons and daughters of the Greek-Catholic
Church, who for three centuries have borne witness to your faith with apostolic
zeal.
May the
Virgin Mary bestow her maternal protection upon all the citizens of Romania who
in the course of history have always trusted in her intercession. In
entrusting all of you to her, I ask her to guide you on your journey of faith,
as you advance towards a future of authentic progress and peace, and contribute
to the building of an ever more just and fraternal homeland.
Regina
Coeli…
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