APOSTOLIC NUNCIATURE IN NIGERIA
Message to the Filipino Community in Abuja.
During my stay here in Abuja in the last 5 years and a half it has been always an honor and a joy for me to be in contact with the Filipino Community.
Message to the Filipino Community in Abuja.
During my stay here in Abuja in the last 5 years and a half it has been always an honor and a joy for me to be in contact with the Filipino Community.
I felt at home with them, always respected and loved as the Representative of the Holy Father in Nigeria, but also considered as a friend and a partner in moments of recreation, of sport or excursions. We shared some good moments also of prayer in our chapel, moments of singing and praising to the Lord, especially every Saturday evening in the Mass at the Nunciature.
Recently the Superior General of the Jesuits, after a visit to Manila in an interview said that the Filipinos are the most cordial and hospitable people of the world, always smiling and kind to everybody. I totally share this opinion, because I too have experienced often this sentiment of cordial welcoming and serene feeling of being part of a bigger family and of a greater community.
I wish to express my cordial gratitude to all the members of the Filipino community, especially the Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of Philippines in Abuja Mr Alex LAMADRID, for the friendship, the support and the cordial help in the liturgy with the singing during the Mass. I thank also all those who offered their collaboration in certain occasions, like the celebration of our Feast of the Holy Father, every year in the Nunciature.
Recently the Superior General of the Jesuits, after a visit to Manila in an interview said that the Filipinos are the most cordial and hospitable people of the world, always smiling and kind to everybody. I totally share this opinion, because I too have experienced often this sentiment of cordial welcoming and serene feeling of being part of a bigger family and of a greater community.
I wish to express my cordial gratitude to all the members of the Filipino community, especially the Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of Philippines in Abuja Mr Alex LAMADRID, for the friendship, the support and the cordial help in the liturgy with the singing during the Mass. I thank also all those who offered their collaboration in certain occasions, like the celebration of our Feast of the Holy Father, every year in the Nunciature.
Now for me a new chapter of my life will soon start. Going to Spain, where I am transferred, I will certainly keep with me a good souvenir of the smiling good Filipinos of Abuja and I am sure that in Madrid the nostalgia of Nigeria and of the good and kind people I met here will come back to my mind and heart.
May God bless you all’ May He keep you always joyful, patient and united! May He continue to give you always strength and love.
Thank you all for everything.
May God bless you all’ May He keep you always joyful, patient and united! May He continue to give you always strength and love.
Thank you all for everything.
+RenzoFratini Apostolic Nuncio
6 Pcpe John Paul II Cresceast. Maitama District. P.M.B. 341. Garki, Abuja. Nigeria Tel. (+234 -9)413-83*1 to 84: Fax: (•234 .9)413-6633 E-mail Address: rapnieOlvahoo-COm
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