杏MAP导航

By Robin Gomes

杏MAP导航 Francis on Saturday received in audience members of the Italian Union for the Fight against Muscular Dystrophy and encouraged them to 鈥渂ecome more and more witnesses of solidarity and evangelical charity鈥� to those suffering from neuromuscular diseases.

Hope for the sick

鈥淔or them you are like rays of hope, which relieve moments of loneliness and discouragement and encourage us to face the disease with confidence and serenity,鈥� the 杏MAP导航 told the group of some 1.500.

鈥淧hysical rehabilitation,鈥� the 杏MAP导航 pointed out, 鈥渃an and must be accompanied by spiritual rehabilitation, made primarily of gestures of proximity, in order to fight not only against physical pain, but also against the moral suffering of abandonment or isolation.鈥�

Humanizing society

The Holy Father particularly commended the union鈥檚 free and professional medical and social services independent of any party鈥檚 interests or ideologies.

This free service, he said is well demanded of the union members along with other virtues such as discretion, fidelity, attention, readiness and effectiveness in intervention, ability to sense even the unspoken problems of the sick person, humility, seriousness, determination, punctuality, perseverance and respect for the sick person in all his needs.

The 杏MAP导航 encouraged them along this this path, saying their precious work contributes to humanization that makes society more attentive to the dignity of man and to his multiple expectations. Through the activity of the union, he said, they can experience that only when one loves and gives to others, he or she realizes himself or herself fully.

Jesus asks to be served

Saying that Jesus lived and taught us how to walk in charity, the 杏MAP导航 said that that even today, the Lord asks to be served in the weakest brothers.  He speaks to the hearts of those who place themselves at their service and he makes them experience the joy of selfless love, love that is the source of true happiness. 

The 杏MAP导航 said that members of the Italian Union for the Fight against Muscular Dystrophy are called to be a "gym" of life, especially for young people, contributing to educating them in a culture of solidarity and hospitality, open to the needs of the most vulnerable people. 

"One who suffers, understands better the value of the divine gift of life which is to be promoted, guarded and protected from conception to natural sunset," the 杏MAP导航 added.