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PAPAL TELEGRAM FOR NEW SEMINARY BUILDING IN CUBA

VATICAN CITY, 4 NOV 2010 (VIS) - Made public today was a message sent in the
Pope's name by Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. to Cardinal
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, archbishop of San Cristobal de La Habana, Cuba,
for the opening a new headquarters of the archdiocesan seminary of St. Charles
and St. Ambrose.

In the text the Holy Father expresses the hope that the new inauguration may
be, "at one and the same time, a sign and a stimulus for a renewed commitment
to strive for the careful human, spiritual and academic preparation of the
those who, in that institution, ready themselves for the priestly ministry".

The Pope invites the seminarians "increasingly to identify themselves with the
sentiments of Christ the Good Shepherd, through assiduous prayer, serious
dedication to study, humbly listening to the divine word, dignified celebration
of the Sacraments, and courageous witness of His love as authentic disciples
and missionaries of the Gospel of salvation".

The Holy Father "entrusts the entire community of this educational institution
to the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary who, with the title of Our Lady of
Charity, is fervently invoked by the beloved nation of Cuba".
MESS/VIS 20101104 (210)

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