{"content":[{"text":"The Holy See","bbox":{"left":0.385529,"top":0.132661,"width":0.228939,"height":0.035803}},{"text":"“I am with you always”","bbox":{"left":0.399158,"top":0.290444,"width":0.20510399999999995,"height":0.01909500000000003}},{"text":"Dear Grandfathers and Grandmothers,","bbox":{"left":0.059342,"top":0.376596,"width":0.351946,"height":0.01909500000000003}},{"text":"Dear Elderly Friends,","bbox":{"left":0.059342,"top":0.419672,"width":0.19505799999999995,"height":0.01909500000000003}},{"text":"“I am with you always” (Mt 28:20): this is the promise the Lord made to his disciples before he \n ascended into heaven. They are the words that he repeats to you today, dear grandfathers and \n grandmothers, dear elderly friends. “I am with you always” are also the words that I, as Bishop of \n Rome and an elderly person like yourselves, would like to address to you on this first World Day of \n Grandparents and the Elderly. The whole Church is close to you – to us – and cares about you, \n loves you and does not want to leave you alone!","bbox":{"left":0.060504,"top":0.462748,"width":0.8760169999999999,"height":0.13043699999999997}},{"text":"I am well aware that this Message comes to you at a difficult time: the pandemic swept down on \n us like an unexpected and furious storm; it has been a time of trial for everyone, but especially for \n us elderly persons. Many of us fell ill, others died or experienced the death of spouses or loved \n ones, while others found themselves isolated and alone for long periods.","bbox":{"left":0.060504,"top":0.617166,"width":0.8670249999999999,"height":0.08589999999999998}},{"text":"The Lord is aware of all that we have been through in this time. He is close to those who felt \n isolated and alone, feelings that became more acute during the pandemic. Tradition has it that \n Saint Joachim, the grandfather of Jesus, felt estranged from those around him because he had no \n children; his life, like that of his wife Anne, was considered useless. So the Lord sent an angel to \n console him. While he mused sadly outside the city gates, a messenger from the Lord appeared to \n him and said, “Joachim, Joachim! The Lord has heard your insistent prayer”. [1] Giotto, in one of \n his celebrated frescoes, [2] seems to set the scene at night, one of those many sleepless nights, \n filled with memories, worries and longings to which many of us have come to be accustomed.","bbox":{"left":0.060504,"top":0.727035,"width":0.877193,"height":0.17497399999999996}},{"text":"Even at the darkest moments, as in these months of pandemic, the Lord continues to send angels","bbox":{"left":0.060504,"top":0.92599,"width":0.876166,"height":0.019094999999999973}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.450218,"top":0.042755,"width":0.09958,"height":0.086401}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.450218,"top":0.042755,"width":0.09958,"height":0.086401}]}