The Holy Father, Pope Francis has sent a Message to the coordinators of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe who are gathered for a Plenary Assembly in the Holy Land (September 11-16, 2015).
I send fraternal greetings and prayerful good wishes to you and all the members of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences gathering in the Holy Land from 11 to 16 September 2015. As you reflect on the life of the Church in your various countries, I pray that your time together may be above all a time of deep prayer and solidarity. May your rest in the Lord renew you in holiness of life and in apostolic zeal for those entrusted to your care. May it also rekindle for you the freshness of the Gospel, from which new avenues arise, new paths of creativity open up, with different forms of expression, more eloquent sings and words with new meaning for today's world (Evangelii gaudium, 11).
I especially entrust to your prayers the upcoming General Synod, that the Church may respond with ever greater urgency and generosity to the needs of the family.
Invoking the intercession of Mary, our Mother, I willingly impart my Apostolic Blessing to all of you as a pledge of wisdom and strength in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Francis
To His Eminence Cardinal Péter Erdő
Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest
President of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences
I send fraternal greetings and prayerful good wishes to you and all the members of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences gathering in the Holy Land from 11 to 16 September 2015. As you reflect on the life of the Church in your various countries, I pray that your time together may be above all a time of deep prayer and solidarity. May your rest in the Lord renew you in holiness of life and in apostolic zeal for those entrusted to your care. May it also rekindle for you the freshness of the Gospel, from which new avenues arise, new paths of creativity open up, with different forms of expression, more eloquent sings and words with new meaning for today's world (Evangelii gaudium, 11).
I especially entrust to your prayers the upcoming General Synod, that the Church may respond with ever greater urgency and generosity to the needs of the family.
Invoking the intercession of Mary, our Mother, I willingly impart my Apostolic Blessing to all of you as a pledge of wisdom and strength in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Francis
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