Shkodre (Fides Service) - On Saturday November 9, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, had a meeting with the Albanian Bishops' Conference at the Mother of Good Counsel major seminary, in Skhodre and then presided the celebration of Vespers to mark the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Seminary. Addressing the members of the Bishops' Conference, the Cardinal praised the "extraordinary work of reconstruction" to build churches, various centres for catechesis, medical care, schools, achieved by the Bishops and apostolic administrators in these last ten years of rediscovered freedom, but above all to build the spiritual temple of God in every creature. On this subject the Cardinal stressed the need to "put aside everything that divides" and to strive to build mutual respect and understanding. Another priority is vocation pastoral: "the key to success is constant prayer, united with sacrifices especially suffering offered up by the sick" the Cardinal said calling also for "special attention for the seminary" . Presiding Vespers in the college chapel, the Cardinal said: "We thank God for the progress made in this seminary over these last ten years passing from the initial situation of emergency to the present state of systematic and regular method…Today this seminary is an authentic centre of priestly formation", said the Prefect of Propaganda Fide. The Cardinal urged the students to live this time of formation as "a unique moment of grace". And he told them: "Albania needs priests who are living icons of profound faith, pastoral charity, ready for sacrifice, unswerving hope, persevering courage, merciful forgiveness, capable of dialogue in brotherhood, communion and mission". Three things the Cardinal recommended in particular to the seminarians: to make known Jesus, the Way, the Truth and the Life, the only Saviour of mankind; to put mission at the centre of life and preaching; to imitate Jesus' life of service. See full text of address and homily in Italian www.fides.org. SL (Fides Service 11/11/2002)