In their Christmas Message, “The Sun that Rises from Above Will Visit Us,” the Catholic Bishops of the island said, ” Aware of the difficult realities that our people face, we invite our entire Church and Cuban people to continue praying for Cuba and to allow themselves to be found by Jesus.” Their message also said the following:
- “On April 15, the Bishops of Cuba invited you to pray, to pray for our people at the end of all Masses, during the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, on a personal and community level. We now renew this call, being aware that prayer has the power to transform hearts, the realities of death, and to turn us back to God.”
- “Let us persevere in praying for Cuba, and let us not stop praying for anything.Prayer is the most effective and proper service that the Church can offer to our people, together with all the charitable and supportive initiatives that generate hope in the midst of the difficulties we face.”
- “Every human being hopes. In our hearts there is a deep longing for love and peace, for forgiveness and reconciliation, for truth and justice, for freedom and prosperity.To fulfill these desires, the Church, also in Cuba, invites all men to allow themselves to be found by Jesus Christ, ‘our hope’, and to work together seeking the good of all, thus building a Nation where we all live as brothers,”
- The bishops also reaffirmed their intention to “send Cuban families a message of closeness and encouragement in the face of the difficult realities that too many of them have to face every day.”
- “May the Holy Virgin and her husband Saint Joseph, who gave us the Child Jesus on the first Christmas in history, help us to live these holy days authentically, so that all the situations of darkness and gloom that weigh on our people and all of humanity may open to the hope that springs forth.”
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The Christmas message of the Catholic Bishops of Cuba invites us to build ‘a nation where we all live as brothers,’ Diario de Cuba (Dec. 19, 2024).
