ANGELUS POPE
FRANCIS
Swedbank
Stadion, Malmö
Tuesday, 1 November 2016
APOSTOLIC
JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO SWEDEN
(31 OCTOBER - 1 NOVEMBER 2016)
SOLEMNITY
OF ALL SAINTS
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As we
conclude this celebration, I would like to express my
gratitude to Bishop Anders Arborelius of Stockholm for his kind words, and to
the civil authorities and all who helped in the planning and execution of this
visit.
I offer
a cordial greeting to the President and the Secretary General of the Lutheran
World Federation, and to the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden. I also greet
the members of the ecumenical delegations and the diplomatic corps present on
this occasion, and all those who have joined us in this celebration of the
Eucharist.
I thank
God that I was able to visit this land and to meet with you, many of whom have
come from all over the world. As Catholics, we are part of a great family and
are sustained in the same communion. I encourage you to express your faith in
prayer, in the sacraments, and in generous service to those who are suffering
and in need. I urge you to be salt and light, wherever you find yourselves,
through the way you live and act as followers of Jesus, and to show great
respect and solidarity with our brothers and sisters of other churches and
Christian communities, and with all people of good will.
In our
life, we are not alone; we have the constant help and companionship of the
Virgin Mary. Today she stands before us as first among the saints, the first
disciple of the Lord. We flee to her protection and to her we present our
sorrows and our joys, our fears and our aspirations. We put everything under
her protection, in the sure knowledge that she watches over us and cares for us
with a mother’s love.
Dear
brothers and sisters, I ask you to keep me in your prayers. I keep you all very
present in my own.
Now,
together, let us turn to Our Lady and pray the Angelus.
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