Among many participants is our Beloved General Minister in the special synod. He will also make his presentation during the synod. We are proud of our General Minister who will represent the Franciscan family in this special synod for the Family. He will definitely collaborate along with the entire Franciscan Family in what yesterday Pope Francis invited participants on a mission “to work together on the loving plan God has for his people”
We pray and hope that this synod becomes a reality and a fact what the Pope said yesterday “Synod Assemblies are not meant to discuss beautiful and clever ideas, or to see who is more intelligent... They are meant to better nurture and tend the Lord's vineyard, to help realize his dream, his loving plan for his people.
Pope Francis invites us to carry out their mission of caring for the family, which has been from the beginning an integral part of his loving plan for humanity.”
The Message for all of us from the Holy Father is : "we too can be tempted to "take over" the vineyard, because of that greed which is always present in us human beings.” “God's dream always clashes with the hypocrisy of some of his servants. We can "thwart" God's dream if we fail to let ourselves be guided by the Holy Spirit.” “The Spirit gives us that wisdom which surpasses knowledge, and enables us to work generously with authentic freedom and humble creativity.” "My brothers, - he concluded - to do a good job of nurturing and tending the vineyard, our hearts and our minds must be kept in Jesus Christ, as Saint Paul says, by "the peace of God which passes all understanding", Francis stressed quoting St. Paul. “In this way our thoughts and plans will correspond to God's dream: to form a holy people who are his own and produce the fruits of the kingdom of God,”
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