More than a letter to the apostolic nuncio in kyiv, it is an invocation to God that Pope Francis addresses this November 19, 1000th day of war in Ukraine, so that He converts hearts and makes them capable of dialogue and reconcile, in harmony. In this text, the Holy Father joins the cry to Heaven of the victims of the conflict.
Xavier Sartre – Vatican City
“I know well that no human words can protect lives [des Ukrainiens] daily bombings, nor to console those who mourn the dead, nor to care for the wounded, nor to repatriate children, nor to free prisoners nor to soften the cruel effects of winter, nor to bring back justice and peace”: Pope Francis writes to Mgr Visvaldas Kulbokas, apostolic nuncio to Ukraine, “remained alongside the sons and daughters of this nation throughout these thousand days of suffering”.
On the occasion of this temporal marker which alone evokes all the harshness of war in this “Ukraine loved and martyred”the Holy Father wants to hug “all its citizens, wherever they are”while they undergo a “large-scale military aggression”. He would also like, and above all, that the word “peace”, “unfortunately forgotten by everyone today”resonates “in the families, houses and squares of dear Ukraine”.
In this letter, Francis does not want to write “mere words”even if they are full of “solidarity”but one “invocation to God”as it has since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, “so that He converts hearts and makes them capable of embarking on the path of dialogue, reconciliation and concord”.
The Bishop of Rome evokes the national minute of silence which takes place every morning at 9 a.m., during which Ukrainians remember “with pain” of their numerous victims, children and adults, civilians and soldiers, without forgetting the prisoners “who often find themselves in deplorable conditions”. He unites with them so that “be louder the cry that rises towards Heaven, from which help comes”.
Before giving his blessing to all the Ukrainian people, to their bishops and their priests, the Sovereign Pontiff expresses the wish that “the Lord comforts our hearts and strengthens our hope”. “He remains with us even when human efforts seem fruitless and actions insufficient” he continues. “It will be God who will pronounce the last word on this terrible tragedy”he concludes.
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