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‘The possibility of visiting your country was a special grace for me, at a moment when, after years of strife and suffering, the nation was striving for reconciliation and healing.’
Pope Francis told this today, Oct. 13, 2017, to a delegation of faithful from Sri Lanka, including members of the Organizing Committee for his pastoral visit in January 2015, in the Vatican.
In his address, the Holy Father said how he was deeply moved by the great number of Sri Lankans, united across religions and cultures, who came out to greet him, and by the moving and beautiful celebration of the canonization of Saint Joseph Vaz, missionary to the Indian Ocean.
Recognizing the sacrifices made by many families and individuals and encouraging their work, Francis concluded entrusting Sri Lanka”s people and her leaders to the intercession of Our Lady of Madhu.
Here is the Vatican Press Office-provided translation of the Pope’s address this morning:
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