Pope Francis has written a Portuguese-language message, dated April 14 and released May 30, for the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Congress of Consecrated Religious Life in Brazil.
“I am grateful for the immense gift of the vocation to consecrated life which, in its various charisms, enriches ecclesial communion and greatly collaborates with the mission of the Church throughout the world,” the Pope wrote.
“To live the divine call well,” he added, “we must remain in His love, through constant dialogue with Jesus in daily prayer and fidelity to the vows that beautifully express our consecration.”