Archbishop of America: "Always keep your hearts open to the angels"translated

The Archbishop of America, Mr. Elpidophoros, addresses with an Encyclical for today's feast of the Synod of the Supreme Commanders Michael and Gabriel, to the staff of the Holy Archdiocese, inviting the faithful to discover the deeper meaning of brotherly love and hospitality, but also to express in practice their respect and gratitude to the elderly. Invoking the apostolic passage "Keep your friendship, don't be afraid of hospitality, for this is why you are angels who host you" (Hebrews 13, 1-2), the Archbishop points out that the "angels" of God can be among us in ways we don't realize, while they are often revealed through the faces of people we meet in everyday life us.

He makes special reference to the elderly, who, as he notes, with their simplicity and humility transmit the wisdom of a lifetime. "More often than we imagine, these angelic presences are manifested in the faces of our elderly brothers, who with simple and humble words offer us the wisdom of an entire life", he says characteristically, underlining the value of their experience and example.

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