“Remain steadfast in the journey of faith,
with firm hope in the Lord,” His Holiness Pope Francis exhorted the 100,000
persons gathered on 28 April 2013 in Saint
Peter's Square to participate in the Mass at which he conferred the Sacrament
of Confirmation on 44 faithful from around the world, representing the Church
around the world.
At the end of the
Mass the Holy Father prayed the Regina Coeli with the faithful. He said, “I want to entrust all those who
have been confirmed and all of you to Our Lady. The Virgin Mary teaches us what
it means to live in the Holy Spirit and what it means to welcome the newness of
God in our lives. She conceived Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit and every
Christian, each one of us, is called to welcome the Word of God, to welcome
Jesus within ourselves and then to bring him to all. Mary called upon the
Spirit with the Apostles in the Cenacle. We as well, each time we gather in
prayer, are sustained by the spiritual presence of Jesus' Mother to receive the
gift of the Spirit and to have the strength to witness to the Risen Jesus.”
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