Video of the Holy Father
Translation into Italian
We publish below the text of the Pope’s Video with the prayer intention for the month of September released through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network on the theme “For people living on the margins: We pray that people who live on the margins of society, in inhumane living conditions, are not forgotten by the institutions and are never considered waste”:
A homeless person who dies on the street will never appear on the first page of Internet search engines or the news.
How could we have reached this level of indifference?
How do we let the “throwaway culture”, in which millions of men and women are worthless compared to economic benefits, how do we let this culture dominate our lives, our cities, our way of life?
Our necks are going to stiffen from looking the other way so as not to see this situation.
Please, let us stop making those who are on the margins of society invisible, whether due to poverty, dependency, mental illness or handicap.
Let’s focus on the reception. In welcoming all the people who need it.
The “culture of welcome”, of receiving, of giving shelter, of giving a home, of giving love, of giving human warmth.
Let us pray that people who live on the margins of society, in subhuman living conditions, are not forgotten by the institutions and are never discarded.
[01285-ES.01] [Texto original: Español]
A homeless person who dies on the street will never appear on the first page of Internet search engines or news reports.
How did we get to this level of indifference?
How can we allow the “throwaway culture” – in which millions of men and women are worthless compared to economic profit – how can we allow this culture to dominate our lives, our cities, our way of life?
We’ll get a stiff neck from looking the other way so we don’t see this situation.
Please stop making invisible those on the margins of society, whether due to poverty, addiction, mental illness or disability.
Let’s focus on reception. On welcoming all the people in need.
The “culture of welcome”, of hospitality, of giving a roof, of giving shelter, of giving love, of giving human warmth.
We pray that people who live on the margins of society, in inhumane living conditions, are not forgotten by the institutions and are never considered discarded.
[01285-IT.01] [Testo originale: Spagnolo]
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