【慈幼通訊社 ─ 2013 年 02 月 28 日羅馬慈幼總部訊】 ─ 27日傍晚，當本篤十六世抵達岡道爾夫堡時，總會長查偉思神父向修會及慈幼大家庭，預備了一篇講話。以下是講話全文。

親愛的兄弟姊妹，慈幼大家庭的成員，鮑思高神父的朋友：

今天伯多祿宗座，隨著教宗本篤十六世在履行交給他達八年的伯多祿牧職後，因辭職而留空。

我們全世界的慈幼大家庭，為我們至愛的教宗勇於服務的行動，衷心感謝他，我們也懷著同情及忠信與他一起，因為他曾要求我們，在不斷的祈禱中陪伴他。

教宗本篤十六世，他對我們大家庭展示了很多仁慈與摯情的行動，實在是天主施予今日世界及教會的恩惠。在道別辭中，他表示從不感到孤單，就算天主似乎在睡著的時刻。我們願意再向他保證，他永不會孤單，因為他超卓的訓導與風采，銘刻在我們心中。歷史將顯露他偉大的人文精神、强而有力的理性、深度的靈修生活、對基督全然的愛慕以及他對教會及世界的卓越服務。

天主教會是不會淪為孤兒的。教會的首領主耶穌，以及護慰者天主聖神，恆常主持和引領著教會。

我請求你們與我一起作由衷的祈禱，偕同聖母瑪利亞，她與宗徒一起，分擔著教會的生命及祈禱，而我們要懷著信心，靜待天主照祂的心意，賜給我們的新教宗。

讓四旬期內我們對天主聖言的皈依，成為我們祈求這恩寵的最佳途徑。

懷著摯情與許諾在彌撒中代禱！

2013年2月28日　羅馬

總會長查偉思神父

Rector Major’s Message: thank you, Holy Father, you are a true gift of God to his Church and to the world today

 (ANS - RMG –Rome, 28 February 2012) – As soon as Benedict XVI reached Castelgandolfo yesterday evening, the Rector Major, Fr Pascual Chavez Villanueva, prepared a message to the Congregation and the Salesian Family. Here below the full text.

My dear brothers and sisters, members of the entire Salesian Family, Friends of Don Bosco

Today the See of Peter is vacant due to Pope Benedict XVI's resignation from exercising the Petrine Ministry entrusted to him eight years ago.

We, Don Bosco's Family throughout the world, are deeply grateful for the courageous act of service carried out by our beloved Holy Father, and we accompany him sincerely in sympathy and with devotion, as he himself has asked us to do, through our constant prayer.

Pope Benedict XVI, who has offered many gestures of kindness and affection for our Family, has been a true gift of God to his Church and the world today. In his farewell address he said he had never felt alone, not even at times when it seemed as if God was asleep. We want to re-assure him that he will never be alone, because his splendid magisterium and his imposing figure will remain in our hearts. History will reveal his great humanity, intellectual vigour, his deep spiritual life, his total love for Christ and his magnificent service to the Church and the world.

God's Church has not been left orphaned. The Lord Jesus, her Head, and the Spirit of God, the Paraclete, constantly presides over her and guides her. 

I ask you to join me in heartfelt prayer, along with Mary who shared her life and prayer with the Apostles, while we wait in trust and serenity for God to give us a new Pastor according to his heart. 

Let the conversion to which the Word of God calls us during Lent be our best way of imploring this grace.

With affection and promise of a memento at Mass

Rome, 28 February 2013

Fr Pascual Chávez V., SDB
Rector Major