Over 150 people from Catholic Action, from all over the Diocese of Rimini, left on the night between 24 and 25 April to go and meet Pope Francis in Rome
Over 150 people from Catholic Action, from all over the Diocese of Rimini, left on the night between 24 and 25 April to go and meet Pope Francis in Rome, in St. Peter’s Square. A moment of celebration and thanksgiving that brought together around 80 thousand people of Catholic Action from all over Italy, entitled “With open arms” which wants to signify what the association’s embrace is like for each one, is ready to welcome each person and to stand by his side on the journey of life.
The Holy Father leaves three mandates to the entire association which start from the concept of embrace, the common thread of the day.
An excerpt from his message: “First, the missing hug; second, the hug that saves; third, the hug that changes life. A hug can change your life, show you new paths, paths of hope. There are many saints in whose existence an embrace marked a decisive turning point, like Saint Francis, who left everything to follow the Lord after holding a leper close to him, as he himself recalls in his will. And if this was valid for them, it is also valid for us. For example, for your associative life, which is multifaceted and finds its common denominator in the embrace of charity, the only essential mark of Christ’s disciples, rule, form and purpose of every means of sanctification and apostolate. Let it shape your every effort and service, so that you can live faithful to your vocation and your history.”
