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“Every child of God discarded”: this is what Pope Francis emphasizes at Mass on Christmas Eve, asking to look at those who are most in difficulties. Looking at the God who became a child, the Pontiff emphasizes: “His disarmed and disarmed love reminds us that the time we have is not used to cry for us, but to console the tears of those who suffer. God is installed near us, poor man and needy, to tell us that serving the poor we will love him. ” “We need to allow ourselves to be traversed by his gratuitous love, by his tireless love, by his concrete love. How many times instead – the Pope said in his homily -, hungry for fun, success and worldliness, we feed life with food that is not fed and they leave the emptiness inside! ” It is a night mass, that of the Vatican basilica, which was advanced to comply with anti-Covid regulations. Few of the faithful present in San Pedro respect the distancing: about 200 people in a basilica that can house 7 thousand. Also tomorrow the traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing will not take place from the Lodge with the presence of the faithful but in the Hall of Blessings from where the Pope’s message will be spread to the whole world. And while awaiting the message of Christmas Day, which is traditionally an opportunity to focus on the most tormented areas of the planet, today the Pope wanted to send his message to two especially suffering countries: Lebanon and South Sudan. . He spoke of the “pain” with which he follows events in the land of cedars and assured that he intends to visit Lebanon “as soon as possible”. He then launched a new appeal to the international community: “Let us help Lebanon to stay out of regional conflicts and tensions. Let us help it to come out of the serious crisis and to recover.” To the politicians of South Sudan, in a letter written together with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the moderator of the Church of Scotland, the rev. Martin Fair calls for progress in the peace process, which began in 2019 with the meeting in the Vatican. Some measures have been taken “but know that it is not enough for your people”, warn the religious leaders who renew their commitment to visit the African country when the situation allows.
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