Papal message calls upon French bishops to ‘keep alive the missionary zeal’
November 05, 2014
As the French bishops began their autumn meeting on November 4, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, sent a message in Pope Francis’s name.
“His Holiness Pope Francis wants to show you his spiritual closeness, asking the Lord, through the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes, that your work may help to keep alive the missionary zeal of your dioceses so that they may announce the joy of the Gospel in your country,” Cardinal Parolin wrote.
“The Spirit of the Lord leads us to open new paths so that the Word of Life can be offered to all,” he added. “The Holy Father encourages you on the road, difficult and yet so exhilarating, in communicating the love we have received to others. He particularly invites you to persevere in your generous efforts to show your fellowship and that of your diocesan churches with Christians in the Middle East who are sorely tried, as well as people suffering in various parts of the world.”
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