Remembrance SundayAn appeal to the government, asking it to finance soldiers and their families in a better way; and a call to the nation, asking it not to forget the men and women who die in the service of the country. They are included in the pastoral letter written by Msgr. Thomas Matthew, military ordinary of English bishops, written in occasion of the “Remembrance Sunday”, in which the people who die at war are recalled. All over Great Britain, there were commemorations on November 11th (anniversary of the end of the First World War). The most important one took place at Cenotaph, Whitehall, in London, where, as usual, the Queen posed with a garland of red flowers. The parishes collected funds for the families of the fallen. Reminding that the “the conscience of any nation asks for the moral support of the troops taking part in a conflict, and for doing our best for their families in anguish and mourning”, msgr. Matthew talks also about “the immense debt of gratefulness which we have with those who risk their lives to protect our country and our values”. “It is up to the State to take care of those people, but it is not enough to offer them the necessary minimum, in terms of wages, houses, health care, and equipment”, confirmed the military ordinary. He asked the government for “a greater effort to support our troops”.
