AAS 80 - La Santa Sede

Acta Ioannis Pauli Pp. Il 1755
communities that God's generosity will not be lacking to support our
human endeavours. We must constantly renew our trust in the im­
mense power of Christ's Paschal Mystery to raise up and sustain new
vocations in the Church.
Dear Brothers, as Australia célébrâtes her Bicentenary, you and
your people are called to reflect on the contribution which the Church
has made and is ihaking to your national life and history. It was
my special joy to witness this contribution at first hand during my
pastoral visit. Together with you, I pray that the people of Australia
will not fail to build a society based on the love and worship of
Almighty God. May Catholics always be a shining example of this
to their brothers and sisters ! In this year dedicated to Mary, Mother
of Christ and Mother of his Church, I commend you and your clergy
and people to her loving intercession, and I cordially impart my
Apostolic Blessing.
III
Ad quosdam episcopos Foederatarum Civitatum Americae Septemtrionalis
limina Apostolorum visitantes.*
Dear Brothers in our Lord Jesus Christ,
1. Once again it is a great joy for me to welcome a group of
American Bishops. In you I greet ali the priests, deacons, Religious
and laity of the Provinces of Louisville, Mobile and New Orleans.
Memories of New Orleans encourage me to send special greetings
to those groups that I met there : the youth of America, the apostles
of Catholic éducation, the belo ved black community throughout your
land, and ali those striving to meet the challenge of greatness in
higher Catholic éducation. At the same time I remember in my
thoughts and cherish in my heart ali the faithful of America, for
whom we are striving to provide true pastoral service in the name
of "the Chief Shepherd of the flock", 1 our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
In all the pastoral events that I expérience with you, the Bishops
of the United States—each event in continuity with the preceding
ones—it is my intention to reflect with you on an organic pastoral
• Die 31 m. Maii a. 1988.
1 1 Pt 5:4.