Fr. Kramara: Pope leaves Slovaks with beautiful stimuli for reflection
The spokesperson for the Bishops’ Conference of Slovakia, Fr. Martin Kramara, reflects on Pope Francis’ just-concluded Apostolic Visit to Slovakia, highlighting the joy of the country’s faithful and the encouragement the Holy Father’s presence brings.
During this 4-day Apostolic Visit abroad, Pope Francis visited Budapest, Hungary for the closing Mass of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress, before flying to Slovakia.
Pope’s presence brings joy
Reflecting on the Pope’s just-concluded visit to the country, Fr. Martin Kramara, spokesperson of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Slovakia (KBS), expressed the joy of the people of Slovakia.
“The Holy Father’s visit to Slovakia has left us with feelings of great joy as well as many beautiful stimuli for reflection,” he said. “The Lord blessed us with wonderful weather and so the Holy Father was able to receive tens of thousands of pilgrims.”
During the visit, Pope Francis visited the three ecclesiastical provinces in Slovakia. The two Latin provinces, Košice and Bratislava, and Prešov, home to the Greek Catholic metropolis of the byzantine rite.
In spite of the complications due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Fr. Kramara notes that some 60,000 faithful were present for the Holy Mass celebrated by the Holy Father at Šaštín on Wednesday.
By Vatican News staff writer
