Bishop wants dialogue with our children and they agree to do so willingly. "Thank you because you were born. We do know Jesus and Mary. I love you so much! You are the Father who meets the Son. " Children are curious about the same curiosity of Zacchaeus, give the 'Thou' to the Bishop. How do you do with a dad. A father who "leads the flock towards the right path." And in the end deliver a rose to the Bishop, who symbolizes one of the 'Seven Rose' which are the countries in our Diocese. A rose perhaps small, but certainly no less valuable.
This is the first meeting during the pastoral visit with the community of Montedoro, a fraction of Palagianello right on State Road 7 and home to the church dedicated to St. Anthony, perhaps the most beloved saint and invoked by the Italians, and whose pastor, just as St. Anthony is currently coming from another country. Namely Poland. For some time because the care of souls is reserved for Don Gregory Szczepaniak, really loved the community of believers. This actually is not limited only to residents of Montedoro: Palagianello the same, in fact, come true to follow the functions reserved for the weekend.
Bishop, responding to children, but certainly not forgetting the adults, defined as "important to make big what is pleasing to Jesus Christ came to be together." Even Montedoro, agricultural area, where the work is hard and time is always short. "I know the limitations of time, but I know that if you identify something as a value, this must be cultivated. Be prompt and present in living with your children Christian values, or individualistic ones sprout. And all running in the direction of individualism. " The call of the Bishop is not imperious, shaking the walls of the Church: it is rather as is the case among Christians, a father's advice, affectionate but anxious. "We have every right to educate them to fellowship, to the sense of community life. And this is possible in the life of the parish, the community of the Church. " Better care of children, persons in the making. "The roses should be watered," says the Bishop, and leaves this task to adults: they have the lead, "even when the roses have thorns."
What, then, a possible solution? The Bishop launched the idea of \u200b\u200bsetting up a group Caritas (was present at the function that preceded the meeting, Dean Antonio Sportelli, president of the Diocesan Caritas) as well as a Scout group, gym etiquette and friendship over the years tends to cement rather than disperse. The bases in Montedoro are good, and Bishop Fragnelli the note: "It 's obvious that you really want a lot of good to the Church, and as a community building."
After the usual photos with the children of the community, and hope for Montedoro Palagianello.
It starts Monday, January 19 at the 18th pastoral visit at the parish of St. Peter the Apostle High Mass at the Church of Our Lady of Grace and the presentation of the parish community.
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