Papal audience 12/30/09: photo by Reuters
Pope Benedict XVI today offered this prayerful greeting for a Happy New Year:
Cari amici, siamo giunti alla fine di questo anno e alle porte dell’anno nuovo. Vi auguro che l’amicizia di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo vi accompagni ogni giorno di questo anno che sta per iniziare. Possa questa amicizia di Cristo essere nostra luce e guida, aiutandoci ad essere uomini di pace, della sua pace. Buon anno a tutti voi!
Dear friends, we have reached the end of this year and stand at the threshold of the New Year. My wish is that the friendship of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, will accompany you each day of this new year. May friendship with Christ be our light and guide, helping us to to be people of peace, of his peace. Happy New Year to all!
H/T to Bob Imbelli, SJ over at dot.CommonwealI'm struck by the pope's prayer that the friendship of Jesus accompany us each day in the new year. We all could benefit by looking at the new year as one in which Christ befriends us and walks by our side, day by day, one day at a time...
None of us could find a more faithful companion than the Lord for the journey we're about to take through 2010.
nice post. thanks.
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