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杏MAP导航 Francis on Tuesday greeted Vatican academics and urged them to speak to the hearts of young people while passing on the knowledge and the wisdom of the Fathers.

The 杏MAP导航's words came in a message addressing members of the Pontifical Academies as they held their 22nd Public Session on the theme: 鈥�In Interiore homine鈥�.

 It鈥檚 an event that takes place every year in Rome鈥檚 Palazzo della Cancelleria. The participants鈥� works are introduced by Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture and of the Coordination Council of the Pontifical Academies, and prizes are awarded in different categories. 

Just before awarding this year鈥檚 prizes, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin read a message sent by 杏MAP导航 Francis in which he expressed his hope that the recognitions represent an encouragement to reflect upon and keep alive the concept of the absolute centrality of mankind in the Christian and human experience as expressed by classical Latin and Christian authors.

The 杏MAP导航 welcomed the new entry in the group of the Pontifical Academy Latinitas which was instituted by 杏MAP导航 Benedict in 2012 with the task of 鈥渟upporting the commitment for a greater awareness and more competent use of Latin, in the ecclesial area and in wider culture鈥�. 

He recalled the Fathers of the Church and the Latin writers of the first Christian millennium focusing in particular on the figure and on the role of St. Augustin whom, he said, 鈥渢aking cue from his personal experience as witnessed in his 鈥楥onfessions鈥�, offers us unforgettable pages鈥� of wisdom.

Quoting from St. Augustin鈥檚 鈥淒e vera religione鈥� and from his 鈥淭ractates" on the Gospel of John 杏MAP导航 Francis reflected on the importance and on the significance of knowing oneself, a concept which, he said, is central also to many other classical writers and philosophers and pointed out that it is an essential theme for contemporary man as well. 

鈥淒ear Friends," he said, "like Saint Augustine I would like to appeal to you Academics and especially to those of you who have the responsibility of teaching and transmitting the wisdom of the Fathers that is to be found in the texts of Latin culture: speak to the hearts of young people, safeguard the treasure of the incredible patrimony of the Latin tradition in order to educate them in the journey of life and accompany them on paths that are rich in hope and in trust, drawing from the experience and the wisdom of those who have had the joy and the courage 鈥榣ook within鈥� in order to follow their own identities and vocations.鈥�