” “” ” ” “"The pilgrimage proper, I went on Saturday 8th September, the feast of Mary’s birth, to whom the Sanctuary of Mariazell is dedicated", revealed the Pope, for whom it was "a great joy to go back, as the Successor of Peter, to that sacred place, which is so deeply loved by the peoples of Central-Eastern Europe", where he admired "the exemplary courage of thousands and thousands of pilgrims, who, despite the rain and the cold, wanted to be there". "There, our pilgrimage said the Pontiff reached its destination". "Looking at Jesus with Mary’s eyes means meeting God Love, who for us became incarnate and died on the Cross", explained the Pope, who, in recalling the "times of joyous fraternity with the Bishops of the Country and the Benedictine community", mentioned "the humble dedication of many men and women who entrust themselves to His mercy and consecrate themselves to serving God". "These people, although with their human limits, or actually just because of the simplicity and humbleness of their human nature concluded the Pontiff , strive to offer everyone a reflection of God’s beauty, by following Jesus along the way of poverty, chastity and obedience, three vows that must be clearly understood in their true Christological meaning, not in an individualistic, but in a relational and ecclesial manner".” “” “” “” “
