Lima, Peru, Jun 14, 2011 / 11:49 am
Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani of Lima reminded Catholics, “Peru is one family, one sentiment, one geography, one tradition, one way of thinking,” in which unity, peace and tolerance should reign.
“For this reason I pray that the Lord will enlighten all of us so that we learn how to live as brothers and sisters, respecting, helping and loving each other, making this a country where the family, young people, children, the unborn and the elderly find peace through that encounter with God,” the cardinal said during the celebration of Pentecost on June 12.
Cardinal Cipriani said forgiveness, tolerance, truth and justice “are values that have their origin in God.” He invited Catholics to practice daily prayer by invoking “the gift of piety from the Holy Spirit.”
“That impulse that we express in prayer is an interior desire we manifest when we are sick or have a problem. But it should feel like breathing, like raising our hearts to God to obtain his help, forgiveness and comfort, and that prayer requires trust in Jesus,” the cardinal said.