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Outpouring of good wishes and prayers for Pope Francis
Messages of support and prayers for Pope Francis' health pour in, as he
continues to be hospitalised at Rome’s Gemelli hospital.
One of the messages that stands out most is addressed to his “beloved brother” by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Costantinople, Bartholomew I. In the handwritten letter the Orthodox Patriarch wishes the Pope a “swift and complete recovery” and a speedy return, “with God’s help”, “to his sacred and important duties.”
United in prayer
Another
letter came from the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal
Pierbattista Pizzaballa, who has called on the faithful to come together
“as one family in faith, united in an urgent appeal” for Pope Francis’
health and well-being. “As a spiritual family”, the letter continues,
“we are called to stand together, united in prayer and supplication”.
In
neighbouring Lebanon, Cardinal Béchara Boutros Pierre Raï, Patriarch of
Antioch of the Maronites, has said that he has prayed for Pope Francis
both publicly and privately. “May the Lord help him and grant him
healing,” he said.
The Symposium of Bishops’ Conferences of
Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has also assured “the solidarity and
spiritual closeness” of all the faithful in the continent.
Prayers from Argentina
Meanwhile,
in Pope Francis’ homeland, Argentina, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires,
Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva, has issued a call for prayers. “In this
way,” he wrote in a letter, “we express our love for Pope Francis and
ask God to grant him strength, restore his health, and sustain him in
the mission entrusted to him.”
Messages and prayers have arrived
from Bishops and Dioceses across Latin America including Uruguay,
Mexico, Ecuador, Chile, and Peru, Nicaragua and Brazil.
Earlier
this week the Presidency of the Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal
Council (Celam), led by Cardinal Jaime Spengler, Archbishop of Porto
Alegre (Brazil), expressed affection and closeness to Pope Francis in a
letter. “We pray for you, so that you may feel the strength and
consolation of the Lord and that He may grant you much patience,” read
the letter.
Ahead of the Feast of the Chair of St Peter on the
22nd of February, Cardinal Jaime Spengler, President of the CNBB and the
Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM), has encouraged the faithful
to include a special prayer intention during Mass: “Lord God, your
servant, Pope Francis, has become for us ‘a witness to the sufferings of
Christ.’”
In Canada, prayers are being offered for “the Holy
Father’s full recovery as he continues to lead the Church with courage
and generosity of spirit.” Bishop William McGrattan of Calgary,
President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), has
invited individuals, families, parish communities, and Catholic
movements to join in prayer. “May the Lord, through the intercession of
Our Lady,” he wrote, “grant him renewed strength, health, and energy as
he continues his vocation to serve the Church as the Successor of Peter
and the Vicar of Christ on Earth.”
Also the the Bishops of the United States have published a special prayer for Pope Francis on their website
Similar
sentiments are shared by Catholic communities throughout Asia. In the
Philippines, Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, the President of the
Episcopal Conference (CBCP), wrote to the faithful asking for “ prayers
for his healing and recovery at this difficult time’.
Chinese
Catholics are also rallying in prayer and fasting for Pope Francis'
full recovery. The website xinde.org, a point of reference for the
mainland Chinese community, is currently publishing updates from the
Holy See on the Pope's health and on Friday invited the faithful say a
special prayer.
António Guterres (UN): Pope Francis is importantant for the entire world
Also
world leaders have joined the chorus of good wishes and support.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited the Pope in hospital on
Wednesday, 19 February.
On Friday UN Secretary-General António
Guterres spoke to cardinal Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin,
Secretary of State of the Holy See, to express wishes of a speedy
recovery, remarking “how important the Pope is, not only for the
Church, but also for the whole world.”
Speaking at an event in
Bologna Italy, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, President of the Italian
Bishops’ Conference (CEI), expressed optimism about the Pope’s
condition, saying that the latest updates suggest “we are heading in the
right direction” towards “a full recovery”, which, he added, “we hope
will come soon.”
On Friday evening Pope Fracis’ medical team
said that his condition is not life-threatening, and that he sitting
upright in a chair, working, and joking as usual, but warned he is not
out of danger and will have to remain in hospital for at least another
week. In its lastest note the Holy See Press Office said the Pope had a
resful night.
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