POPE'S INAUGURATION BLESSING

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"I invoke divine blessings upon beloved American people."

Pope to President Trump:

'I invoke divine blessings upon beloved American people'

Pope Francis sends a message for the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th US President, offering divine blessings upon the 'beloved American people,' President Trump, and his family, and praying that the Lord will help guide efforts toward peace.

By Deborah Castellano Lubov (Vatican News: https://www.vaticannews.va/en.html )

"I ask God to guide your efforts in promoting peace and reconciliation among peoples."

Pope Francis expressed this prayer in a message he sent on Monday to the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, on the occasion of his inauguration as 47th President in the nation's history.

"On the occasion of your inauguration as the forty-seventh President of the United States of America," the Pope began, "I offer cordial greetings and the assurance of my prayers that Almighty God will grant you wisdom, strength, and protection in the exercise of your high duties."

"Inspired by your nation’s ideals of being a land of opportunity and welcome for all, it is my hope that under your leadership the American people will prosper and always strive to build a more just society, where there is no room for hatred, discrimination or exclusion."

"At the same time," the Pope noted, "as our human family faces numerous challenges, not to mention the scourge of war, I also ask God to guide your efforts in promoting peace and reconciliation among peoples."

"With these sentiments," the Holy Father concluded, "I invoke upon you, your family, and the beloved American people an abundance of divine blessings."

 

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