Francis visits the “home” of the Good Samaritan fraternity. Listen to the testimonies of the guests of the association founded by Mother Elvira, which welcomes those who live in discomfort. And the Year of St. Joseph concludes in the chapel built by the boys
ROME. The Pontiff visits the “house” of the Good Samaritan fraternity in the capital. It is another surprise of hers from the Immaculate Conception, after going early in the morning to pray to Our Lady in front of the Marian statue in Piazza di Spagna. This afternoon, just before 4.30 pm, Pope Francis “went to the headquarters of the Cenacolo Community, where he was welcomed by about 25 brothers and sisters of the Good Samaritan fraternity, present in Rome, and by others from some scattered fraternities for Italy, together with families born in the community and people regularly assisted ». This was reported by the director of the Holy See Press Office Matteo Bruni.
After having seen a film on the life of Saint Joseph, made by the young guests of the two fraternities in Medjugorje, and having listened to some of the stories “of welcome and rebirth” experienced by the members of the Community, the Pontiff takes the floor to thank the Community Cenacle and encourage the journey of these young people: “Do not be afraid of reality, of truth, of our miseries. Do not be afraid because Jesus likes reality as it is, not made up; the Lord does not like people who make up their souls, who make up their hearts ». Bergoglio encourages us to “help many young people who are in situations like yours”. Finally, another exhortation: «Have the courage to say: ‘Think there is a better way’».
The Community was founded by Sister Elvira Petrozzi, known by all as Mother Elvira. The website of the Holy See Vatican News writes that love is the rule that Sister Elvira “imposed” on this community, born on July 16, 1983 in a dilapidated and abandoned house on the hill of Saluzzo and today branched out into every continent (71 houses in 20 countries, particularly in Latin America) ». For the past forty years the objective has been to welcome marginalized and desperate people, crushed by situations of physical and spiritual discomfort, above all entangled in the tunnel of drugs and alcoholism “. The Cenacolo Community on the official website defines itself as “a response of God’s tenderness to the cry of despair of so many lost, deceived and disappointed young people, who seek the joy of living”.
While visiting the headquarters of the fraternity, Francis greeted those present personally and paused in particular to bless the chapel, built by the members themselves with salvaged objects, «also signifying the renewal of the life of each one within the Cenacle Community. He then prayed together with everyone with the prayer dedicated to Saint Joseph and contained in the Apostolic Letter Patris Corde, entrusting the world and the Church to the protection of the Saint, and thus concluding the Year dedicated to him ”.
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