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Too many restrictions for Christmas in the Covid era? Pope Francis invites everyone to avoid complaints and to rediscover the ancient and Christian meaning of the holidays. “In this difficult moment, instead of complaining about what the pandemic prevents us from doing, we do something for those who have the least: not one more gift for ourselves and our friends, but for a needy one that nobody thinks about,” he said. . he said at the recitation of the Angelus.
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“We look especially at the destitute – Francis added – the brother who suffers is Jesus in the manger. He belongs to us. He is the living manger. We will truly find the Redeemer in the brother in need.”
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The invitation follows a few days after the one delivered after the audience last Wednesday, when the Pontiff asked to take advantage of the restrictions “to refine the way of living Christmas, leaving consumerism”, thus making it “more religious and true.”
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An invitation that the pontiff addressed once again to the faithful during the Angelus prayer: “For Jesus to be born in us, we prepare our hearts, we are going to pray, we do not get carried away by consumerism, by that frenzy of doing things, things , stuff”. “.” Consumerism has hijacked us Christmas, “he said. Father Francesco all’Angelus.
the Father then calls on governments to take care of seafarers who, due to the situation created by the pandemic, cannot return home: “The coronavirus pandemic has brought special discomfort to seafarers. Many of them , approximately 400 thousand in total world, are trapped in ships – said Father Francis at the Angelus – beyond the term of their contracts and they cannot return home. I ask the Virgin Mary Stella Maris to comfort these people and all those who live in difficult situations. And I urge governments to do everything possible so that they can return to their loved ones. “
