杏MAP导航 highlights continued relevance of ‘Gaudium et spes’
By Christopher Wells
杏MAP导航 Francis used the occasion of an audience with members of the Gaudium Et Spes Foundation to reflect on the enduring relevance of the Vatican II document from which the group takes its name.
The work of the Foundation “honours” the Council’s sole “” and “makes present the relevance of this document,” the 杏MAP导航 said in printed remarks that were later published by the Holy See Press Office.
Tying Gaudium et spes to the Church’s ongoing commitment to synodality, 杏MAP导航 Francis said the Council’s message “coincides with the synodal spirit of the Church, where all are united in Christ, forming a universal brotherhood, as members of His Body.”
This unity is formed by the Holy Spirit, the 杏MAP导航 continued, and is manifested in solidarity, especially solidarity “with those who suffer the most.”
杏MAP导航 Francis explained that the “family” of all those united as brothers and sisters in Christ’s Body, are nourished by the Eucharist, “the spiritual meal served to all equally,” which in turns brings us into communion with God and with one another.
Finally, the 杏MAP导航 said, the “power of the Holy Spirit leads us to be instruments of God’s love,” which seeks to reach “all people, without distinction.”
The Holy Father concluded his remarks by thanking members of the Gaudium Et Spes Foundation “for being a source of hope for many people who suffer and are discouraged,” and “who feel that God caresses and consoles them in the midst of their pain” through the works undertaken by the Foundation.
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