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Pope Benedict XVI- Angelus |
Angelus Message
At the Conclusion of the Fifth World Meeting of Families
H.H. Benedict XVI
July 9, 2006
Before
concluding this celebration, we turn to the Virgin Mary, like the
many families which invoke her in the privacy of their homes, so
that she will be present to them with maternal concern. Through the
intercession of Mary, open your homes and your hearts to Christ, so
that he will be your strength and your joy, and help you to live in
harmony and to proclaim before the world the invincible power of
true love.
At this time, I wish to thank all those who contributed to the
successful outcome of this Meeting. Above all I express my profound
gratitude to Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo, President of the
Pontifical Council for the Family, and to Archbishop Agustín
García-Gasco of Valencia, who brought to a happy end this great
World Meeting of Families. In a particular way, I wish to
acknowledge the generous and efficient work of the many volunteers
from so many nations, and I thank them for their selfless
cooperation in all the events. I offer a special word of thanks to
the many consecrated persons and religious communities, especially
the cloistered communities, who have accompanied all the
celebrations with persevering prayer.
I now have the joy of announcing that the next World Meeting of
Families will be held in 2009 in Mexico City. To the beloved pilgrim
Church in the noble nation of Mexico and, in a personal way, to
Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, the Archbishop of Mexico City, I
express even now my gratitude for his generous offer.
In English:
I greet all the English-speaking participants who have gathered from
various parts of the world. I trust that your experiences here will
have strengthened your commitment to promoting the integrity of
family life. May God abundantly bless you and all those you
represent, and through the intercession of Mary, Mother of the
Church, may you and your families be filled with the wisdom of her
Son.
I warmly embrace all the families here present, as well as those who
have taken part in this celebration through radio, television and
the other communications media. I commend all families to the
protection of the Holy Family of Nazareth. Following its quiet
example, may families help their children to grow in wisdom, age and
grace before God and men (cf. Lk 2:52).
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