VATICAN - “Your prayers and participation in Holy Childhood initiatives will help support the vocation and mission of many priests, religious and lay men and women. They need you” says Cardinal Dias in a special Holy Childhood Day message to Catholic children in Spain

Thursday, 25 January 2007

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Vatican City (Fides Service) - In a special message to Catholic children in Spain who will celebrate their annual Holy Childhood Day on Sunday 28 January (see Fides 24/1/2007), Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples encouraged the children’s efforts to support the Church’s mission. “Spain is a country which has always responded with generosity to the needs of evangelisation. Today many Spanish priests, religious and lay missionaries dedicate their lives to Jesus in mission territories. Your prayers and participation in Holy Childhood initiatives will help support the vocation and mission of many priests, religious and lay men and women. They need you” the Cardinal told the children.
Recalling the theme of this year’s national Holy Childhood day “Set out... you are a missionary” the Cardinal said it reminded him of the "the tireless feet of the messengers of the Gospel, those fortunate men and women whom the Lord has sent out to all peoples. They are missionaries, they are 'apostles' and with the witness of their life and the sincerity of their words they announce God’s love. These missionaries set us a great example and they call us to ‘forget’ ourselves, they help us to open the eyes of our heart and to listen to the voice of God, they encourage us to go out to people who have not heard of Christ or have forgotten the marvellous love of Jesus Christ our Brother, Lord and Saviour" the Cardinal continued.
The Prefect of Propaganda Fide invoked abundant blessings on all children recalling that Pope Benedict XVI prays every day for the boys and girls of the world, especially those suffer because of war, hunger or abuse. The Cardinal concluded “I too pray with the Holy Father and I ask you to announce the Gospel with joy and courage to your families, friends and all who need to hear the Good News of salvation”. (RG) (Agenzia Fides 25/1/2007; righe 24, parole 349)