In today's General Audience, the Holy Father spoke about St. John Eudes, whose feast day was today.
Zenit has an English translation of the text. The Daily Bulletin has the original Italian text and the Pope's summaries and greetings in various languages. Asia News has an article.
Here is the Pope's greeting and summary in English:
"I offer a warm welcome to the English-speaking visitors present at today’s
Audience, including the pilgrims from India and Nigeria. Our catechesis
considers Saint John Eudes whose feast we celebrate today. He lived in
seventeenth-century France which, notwithstanding considerable trials for the
faith, produced many outstanding examples of spiritual courage and insight.
Saint John Eudes’ particular contribution was the foundation of a religious
congregation dedicated to the task of giving solid formation to the diocesan
priesthood. He encouraged seminarians to grow in holiness and to trust in God’s
love revealed to humanity in the priestly heart of Jesus and in the maternal
heart of Mary. During this year let us pray in a special way for priests and
seminarians that, inspired by today’s saint, they may spiritually "enter
into the heart of Jesus", becoming men of true love, mercy, humility and
patience, renewed in holiness and pastoral zeal. My dear Brothers and Sisters,
upon you and your families I invoke God’s blessings of joy and peace!"
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