Apostolic Journey to Brazil Greeting and Blessing by the Holy Father Monastery
of Saint Benedict and Saint Paul, Wednesday 9 May 2007
Apostolic Journey to Brazil Greeting and Blessing by the Holy Father Monastery
of Saint Benedict and Saint Paul, Wednesday 9 May 2007
Dear Friends,
Your
affectionate welcome is heart-warming for the Pope! Thank you for waiting here to
greet me.
These days, for all of you and for the Church, will be full of emotion
and joy.
The Church is in festal mode! In every corner of the world people
are praying for the fruits of this journey, the first Pastoral Journey to Brazil and
to Latin America that Providence has granted me to carry out as the Successor of Peter.
The
canonization of Frei Galvão and the inauguration of the Fifth Conference of the Bishops
of Latin America and the Caribbean will be milestones in the history of the Church.
I am counting on you and on your prayers!