Message of the Holy Father to the GC29
(ANS - Vatican City – April 7, 2025) - We publish below the message
that His Holiness Pope Francis sent to the participants of the 29th General
Chapter, meeting in Valdocco, Turin, from February 16 to April 12, 2025:
Message of the Holy Father
Dear brothers,
Since I am unfortunately unable to meet you, I send this
message on the occasion of the 29th General Chapter of the Salesian
Congregation, as well as the 150th anniversary of Don Bosco's first missionary
expedition to Argentina.
I greet the new Rector Major, Fr. Fabio Attard, wishing him
fruitful work, and I thank Cardinal Angel Fernandez Artime for the service he
has rendered to the Institute over these years and now offers to the universal
Church.
Even from a distance, I wish to encourage you to live this
time of listening to the Spirit and synodal discernment with confidence and
commitment.
You have chosen, as the theme for your work, the motto:
“Salesians passionate about Jesus Christ and dedicated to young people.” It is
a beautiful program: to be “passionate” and “dedicated,” to allow yourselves to
be fully embraced by the love of the Lord and to serve others without holding
anything back, just as your Founder did in his time. While the challenges you
face today are partly different from those of the past, the faith and
enthusiasm remain the same, enriched by new gifts such as interculturality.
Dear brothers, I thank you for the good you do throughout the
world and encourage you to continue with perseverance.
I heartily bless you and your capitular work, as well as your
confreres scattered across six continents, and I kindly ask you to pray for me.
May Mary Help of Christians always accompany you.
From the Vatican, April 2, 2025
FRANCIS
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