This Sunday, \u00a0October 4th, bishops from all over the world will meet in Rome to discuss the challenges faced by the family. \u00a0It's a topic Pope Francis has analyzed quite a bit, from the Vatican to Ecuador and Philadelphia. He has described the power of the family in five main building blocks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1) School<\/p>\n
POPE FRANCIS\u00a0
\n'The family is like a school, where prayer reminds us that we are part of a community. It reminds us of our close neighbor, an obvious presence, who lives under our same roof. A neighbor who also lives this life and needs help.\u00e2?\u009d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Secondly, the Pope has highlighted the great support families give to loved ones who suffer from a physical or mental illness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2) Hospital<\/p>\n
POPE FRANCIS\u00a0
\n'The Family is one's closest hospital. When someone is sick, they can be cared for within the family.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
It's a situation that also comes to life, when an elderly person, a grandmother or grandfather needs to be cared for.\u00a0<\/p>\n
3) Asylum<\/p>\n
POPE FRANCIS\u00a0
\n'It is the best asylum for the elderly. The family constitutes a great social resource that other institutions cannot replace. The family must be helped and enhanced.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
Even further than the metaphors of schools, hospitals and asylums, the Pope believes the family is the one ideal nucleus to foster the Christian faith.\u00a0<\/p>\n
4) Domestic church<\/p>\n
POPE FRANCIS\u00a0
\n'The family is also like a small Church. A so called 'domestic church.' Through life, it channels divine tenderness and mercy. In the family, faith is mixed in with a mother's milk. When feeling the love of one's parents, one also feels closer to God's love.\u00e2?\u009d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last but not least, Pope Francis has also described the strength of the family as a factory that's never stops. \u00a0<\/p>\n
5) Factory<\/p>\n
POPE FRANCIS\u00a0
\n'That's why families are, excuse my expression, they are factories of hope. Factories of hope, life and resurrection. God Himself opened this journey.\u00e2?\u009d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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