On Sunday, 19 June, the Franciscan Family of Salerno, in collaboration with all the other religious Institutes of this beautiful coastal diocese, organized a special day to celebrate God’s mercy. Numerous families, teens and children participated in the event, during which each religious Institute was asked to illustrate how its members carry out one of the corporal or spiritual works of mercy, motivated by the slogan: . Mercy Means…
From its preparatory stage onward, the Daughters of St. Paul were key players in the day. To help everyone understand the importance of the second spiritual work of mercy, Instruct the Ignorant, interpreted according to the teaching of Blessed James Alberione (“to offer everyone the charity of the truth”), our sisters set up a book display featuring an abundance of titles on the theme of mercy, with the Bible enthroned in the midst of them. For the occasion, the diocesan TV station interviewed Sr. Teresa Marcazzan, an FSP missionary from Nairobi, Kenya, who is the director of Paulines Editions Africa. The following Saturday, this interview was aired by RAIUNO, Italy’s principal TV broadcasting station.
The day ended with a solemn Mass, after which all the participants voiced their thanks for this event. The Daughters of St. Paul were acknowledged in a special way for their contribution to the day and for their commitment to offering everyone the charity of the truth.
