Sunday, December 15, 2013

At the Villa

Having concluded the recitation of the Angelus at the Vatican Apostolic Palace today, Pope Francis then went to the Hall of Blessings in order to meet with the members of the Domenico Tardini community from Villa Nazareth who had been present for the celebration of the Mass at 10:00am today.  In his remarks, printed below, the Holy Father makes particular reference to the presence of Cardinal Achille Sylvestrini, the President of the Domenico Tardini Community Foundation.


Address of the Holy Father, Pope Francis
with members of the Domenico Tardini community

Good morning,

Thank you for your warm welcome. Thank you.  Thank you for coming to celebrate our Cardinal who has done do much good work; we are thankful for his strong and nourishing guidance, for his insistence on the dignity of the human person, for his service and for his commitment to encouraging every person to discover the talents that the Lord has given in order for us to navigate through life.  Thank you, Your Eminence, for all of this, thank you very much!

And to all of you too, many thanks for all the work you do.  Every one of you does a little bit, you do your own work, but together you work toward the continuing progression for the good of all!  Thank you very much for your collaboration, for your work, for your membership in Villa Nazareth which does so much good for the Church and in the Church.  Thank you very much!  I wish you all a good and holy Christmas!  And I ask you all to pray for me, because I need them!  Thank you very much.

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