03/01/2020 - 8:59
- Clarín.com
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Pope Francis announced this Sunday that he will not participate in the spiritual exercises of Lent , which will be held until March 6, due to the cold he has suffered for days.
He said it after the Angelus prayer. "I ask a prayer for the spiritual exercises of the Roman Curia, which this afternoon will begin in Ariccia. Unfortunately, the cold does not allow me to participate this year. I will continue from here the meditations. I join the Curia spiritually and all the people who they are living moments of prayer, doing spiritual exercises at home, "Francisco explained.
Before the Angelus prayer, the Pope spoke of the devil and the importance of not succumbing to temptations, which give a false sense of self-sufficiency, but which end up generating a feeling of helplessness "in the face of the great problems of existence."
After the Angelus prayer, he lamented that there are so many wars in the world that force "men and children" to leave their homes, "migrants to seek refuge and help in the world."
Pope Francis, this Sunday. (AP)
The Pope appeared in the audience on Wednesday already somewhat cold and, in the afternoon, celebrated the Mass for the imposition of ash and the traditional procession from the Basilica of Santa Sabina to the Roman Church of San Anselmo, on the Roman hill of Aventine .
But the next day he chose to remain in his Residence of Santa Marta, instead of going to the penitential liturgy with the clergy of Rome in the basilica of San Juan de Letrán.
On Friday and Saturday, Francisco celebrated the morning mass in Santa Marta, but canceled his planned private hearings with participants in a congress in the Vatican and members of the Legionaries of Christ, among others.
(Source: EFE)
