Rector Major Offer Message of Faith and Hope

A message of faith and hope from the Rector Major

(ANS – Rome – April 1, 2020) – Fr. Angel Fernandez Artime addresses to all Salesians, the Salesian Family, and all catechists, animators, young people, and families an invitation to strengthen our faith and intensify our prayers in the critical period in which are living.

In his message, the Rector Major recalls the prayer of Pope Francis on March 27, a prayer which Salesian communities from all over the world joined in force. “The Pope left us this message, the only one possible: an outlook of faith and hope,” Fr. Fernandez emphasized, recalling the words of the Gospel quoted by the Holy Father: “Do not be afraid.”

In addition, Don Bosco’s successor thanks the entire Salesian Family for how it is responding to the emergency caused by COVID-19. On the one hand, he praises the many initiatives designed to continue carrying out formative and celebratory activities; on the other, he recalls the importance of continuing to follow the regulations dictated by civil authorities. Finally, he addresses a special thought to the poor and to all those who “if they can’t work, they can’t eat.” It’s everyone's duty, as upright citizens, to think of how to help the neediest in this difficult moment.

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