January 1 is also celebrated as World Peace Day. referring to the words of St. Paul (Gal 4:4) the Holy Father pointed out that the Mother of God is at the center of time. He emphasized that Mary's motherhood is a way of encountering God's paternal tenderness, and accepting a mother is a requirement of faith in life.
– The Church needs Mary to rediscover her feminine face: to be more like her who, as woman, Virgin and Mother, is her perfect model and prototype (cf. Lumen Gentium, 63); Making room for women and enlivening them with pastoral care, care and nurturing, patience and motherly courage. But the world must also look to mothers and women to find peace, to break free from the spiral of violence and hatred and return to the human gaze and heart that sees. And every society must accept the gift of woman, of all women: to respect her, to protect her, to value her, to know that whoever hurts one woman, defiles the God born of woman, said Francis.
“Mary wipes her tears”
The Pope emphasized that Mary is fundamental to the life of each one of us. – When we are tempted to withdraw into ourselves, let us go with him; When we cannot untie the knots of life, let us seek refuge in Him. our time which Peace is lacking, they need a mother to bring them back to the human family. Let us turn to Mary to become builders of unity and do it through her creation, like a mother who takes care of her children: gathers them and consoles them, listens to their worries and wipes their tears – encouraged the Holy Father.
Francis called us to entrust the New Year to the Mother of God. – May this year be filled with God's comfort; May this year be filled with the motherly tenderness of the Holy Virgin Mary, the Pope wished.
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