CONCLUSION OF THE SPIRITUAL RETREAT
OF THE HOLY FATHER AND OF THE ROMAN CURIA

ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS

Casa Divin Maestro, Ariccia
Friday, 27 February 2015

On behalf of everyone, myself included, I would like to thank the Father, for his work with us in the exercises. It isn’t easy to lead priests in [spiritual] exercises! We are all a little complicated, but you managed to do some sowing. May the Lord make these seeds that you gave us grow. And I also hope, and I wish for us all that we may leave here with a little piece of Elijah’s mantle, in our hands and in our hearts. Thank you, Father.