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Manila,
January 25-26, 2003 - FOURTH WORLD MEETING
OF THE FAMILIES
THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY: GOOD NEWS FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM
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The Fourth World Meeting follows the
first in Rome (1994) during the Year of the Family, the second in
Rio de Janeiro (1997), and the third in Rome (October 2000) in the
framework of the Jubilee of Families.
The inspirational motto, "The Christian Family: Good News for
the Third Millennium", was chosen by the Holy Father John Paul
II. In the Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio Ineunte, His Holiness
states that "the relationship between a man and a woman - a
mutual and total bond, unique and indissoluble - is part of God's
original plan", and that as a result "on this point the
Church cannot yield to cultural pressures, no matter how widespread
and even militant they may be" (No. 47). This mystery of the
"beginning", which is revealed to spouses in Christ's
love for His Church, is received in the Word and in the Sacrament
and makes them witnesses to the Good News in family life.
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