Pope Francis: Passover telegram to Jewish Community (full text)
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a telegram to Rome’s Jewish community, to mark
the feast of Passover, which this year begins at sundown, Monday, March 25th.
Below, please find Vatican Radio’s translation of the full text of the message, addressed
to the Chief Rabbi of Rome, Riccardo di Segni, with whom the Holy Father met on March
20th during the course of his audience with delegations from other Christian confessions
and non-Christian religions.*********************************
A few days on from our meeting, and with renewed gratitude for your having desired to honour the celebration of the beginning of my ministry with your presence and that of other distinguished members of the Jewish community, I take great pleasure in extending my warmest best wishes to you and Rome’s entire Jewish community on the occasion of the Great Feast of Pesach. May the Almighty, who freed His people from slavery in Egypt to guide them to the Promised Land continue to deliver you from all evil and to accompany you with His blessing. I ask you to pray for me, as I assure you of my prayers for you, confident that we can deepen [our] ties of mutual esteem and friendship. - FRANCIS
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