{"content":[{"text":"2 \n to console our loneliness and to remind us: “I am with you always”. He says this to you, and he \n says it to me. That is the meaning of this Day, which I wanted to celebrate for the first time in this \n particular year, as a long period of isolation ends and social life slowly resumes. May every \n grandfather, every grandmother, every older person, especially those among us who are most \n alone, receive the visit of an angel!","bbox":{"left":0.060504,"top":0.027435,"width":0.8600669999999999,"height":0.13052399999999997}},{"text":"At times those angels will have the face of our grandchildren, at others, the face of family \n members, lifelong friends or those we have come to know during these trying times, when we \n have learned how important hugs and visits are for each of us. How sad it makes me that in some \n places these are still not possible!","bbox":{"left":0.060504,"top":0.18194,"width":0.8692869999999999,"height":0.085901}},{"text":"The Lord, however, also sends us messengers through his words, which are always at hand. Let \n us try to read a page of the Gospel every day, to pray with the psalms, to read the prophets! We \n will be comforted by the Lord's faithfulness. The Scriptures will also help us to understand what \n the Lord is asking of our lives today. For at every hour of the day (cf. Mt 20:1-16) and in every \n season of life, he continues to send labourers into his vineyard. I was called to become the Bishop \n of Rome when I had reached, so to speak, retirement age and thought I would not be doing \n anything new. The Lord is always – always – close to us. He is close to us with new possibilities, \n new ideas, new consolations, but always close to us. You know that the Lord is eternal; he never, \n ever goes into retirement.","bbox":{"left":0.060504,"top":0.291822,"width":0.873825,"height":0.19724200000000003}},{"text":"In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus tells the Apostles, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, \n baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to \n observe all that I have commanded you” (28:19-20). These words are also addressed to us today. \n They help us better understand that our vocation is to preserve our roots, to pass on the faith to \n the young, and to care for the little ones. Think about it: what is our vocation today, at our age? To \n preserve our roots, to pass on the faith to the young and to care for the little ones. Never forget \n this.","bbox":{"left":0.060504,"top":0.513045,"width":0.872555,"height":0.15270499999999998}},{"text":"It makes no difference how old you are, whether you still work or not, whether you are alone or \n have a family, whether you became a grandmother or grandfather at a young age or later, whether \n you are still independent or need assistance. Because there is no retirement age from the work of \n proclaiming the Gospel and handing down traditions to your grandchildren. You just need to set \n out and undertake something new.","bbox":{"left":0.060504,"top":0.689731,"width":0.8761009999999999,"height":0.10816899999999996}},{"text":"At this crucial moment in history, you have a renewed vocation. You may wonder: How this can be \n possible? My energy is running out and I don’t think I can do much. How can I begin to act \n differently when habit is so much a part of my life? How can I devote myself to those who are poor \n when I am already so concerned about my family? How can I broaden my vision when I can’t even \n leave the residence where I live? Isn’t my solitude already a sufficiently heavy burden? How many \n of you are asking just that question: isn’t my solitude already a sufficiently heavy burden? Jesus","bbox":{"left":0.060504,"top":0.821881,"width":0.876084,"height":0.13043700000000003}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}