Card. D'Rozario tells Bangladesh priests and religious to visit more families

Card. Patrick D'Rozario, Archbishop of Dhaka is urging his faithful to seek out families in need to help them.  "Go and seek out the homes of Christians that are the farthest from your parishes and visit them.  Bring the joy of the Gospel to these families. Their members need closeness and spiritual advice," Bangladesh’s first cardinal told 50 priests, 20 nuns and 30 lay Catholics at a ceremony at the Archbishop’s Residence. He said many Christian families are in difficulty, needing need love and compassion.  Men and women religious are needed to take care of them.”  Calling the family “a small church”, “the root of the Church”, the 73-yer old cardinal argues the Church cannot live if its roots are cut.  Citing Pope Francis, Card. D’Rozario urged that family members to get together for a few minutes daily to pray for one another.   In a Muslim-majoirty country where Christians account for just 0.6 percent of more than 160 million population, inter-faith marriages are commonplace.  In this regard the Archbishop of Dhaka called for renewed interest in the real meaning of the marital bond. (Source:AsiaNews)