ISBN 9966-08-263-8; 3rd reprint 2014: pages 48 Apostolic Letter Salvifici Doloris of Pope John Paul II Read more
To the Bishops, to the priests, to the Religious families and to the faithful of the Catholic Church.
Declaring the power of salvific suffering, the Apostle Paul says: "In my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the Church." These words seem to be found at the end of the long road that winds through the suffering which forms part of the history of man and which is illuminated by the Word of God. These words have as it were the value of a final discovery, which is accompanied by joy. For this reason Saint Paul writes: "Now l rejoice in my suffering, and this discovery, even if it is most personally shared in by Paul of Tarsus who wrote these words, is at the same time valid for others. The Apostle shares his own discovery and rejoices in it because of all those whom it can help-just as it helped him-to understand the salvic meaning of suffering.
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