Open to God by Pope Francis

Author:Pope Francis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

At the end of the dialogue, Fr Arturo Sosa SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, greeted the Pope with these words:

‘Holy Father, at the end of these two sessions, on behalf of all the companions gathered in the 36th General Congregation, I want to thank you from my heart for your fraternal presence among us and, thanks be to God, for speaking so freely! Thank you for your contribution to our discernment.

‘We are grateful that you have confirmed the invitation to live our charism deeply, walking with the Church and so many men and women of good will, moved by compassion, determined to console by reconciling, sensitive to discern the signs of the times.

‘To walk without giving in to the temptation to stay in one of the many beautiful corners we find along the way. To walk, moved by the freedom of the Children of God which makes us available to be sent anywhere, encountering a suffering humanity, following the dynamic of the incarnation of the Lord Jesus, relieving the suffering of so many brothers and sisters, placed, as He was, on the cross.

‘We will walk together, according to our way of acting, without dissolving the tensions between faith and justice, dialogue and reconciliation, contemplation and action … A path that leads us to a deep encounter with the human richness expressed in cultural diversity. We will continue our efforts of inculturation in order to announce the gospel better and to show forth the intercultural face of our common Father.

‘We will faithfully follow your advice to join in your unceasing prayer to receive the consolation that will make of each Jesuit, and of all men and women who share the mission of Christ, servants of the joyful news of the Gospel.

‘With grateful hearts, we would now like to greet you personally.’

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