In response to the invitation of Pope Francis to carry the Gospel in one’s pocket and read it often, the Daughters of St. Paul of Germany have printed a pocket-size edition of the Gospels in German and Farsi (the language of Iran). The Gospels will be distributed free of charge to the public, although anyone who wants to contribute a small sum can do so. The income from this initiative will help to pay for the next printing runs of the text.
15,000 copies of the German edition were printed initially, followed by a second printing of 50,000 copies and a third of 30,000.
As a result of insistent requests, 10,000 copies of the Gospels in Farsi were printed in close collaboration with the German Bible Society so as to be able to take the Word of God to refugees and various Iranian groups and communities present in Germany and in other European countries. So far, this initiative has proved to be very successful.
Our sisters of Germany write: “We are very grateful to the Lord and to our many friends and collaborators for all the positive things we experienced in carrying out this project. We ask you to join us in thanking the Divine Master for this grace and beg him to enable us to spread his Word as widely as possible.”
