“The Mother Church, fulfilling her sacred canonical responsibility, lovingly preserves the language, liturgical traditions and cultural customs of every people, whom she pastorally cares for within her bosom .
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“Let us preserve our church as a place where we keep our faith and the heritage we have received, where everyone is welcomed with love and where, together, we discover the Kingdom of God towards which we are journeying,
“As the Mother of the Lord and the Mother of all the faithful, through her love and intercessions she is always close to every human being
“The Church will continue to remain alongside people, supporting them with the word of faith, prayer, and Christian love
“The Mother of God is the protector of families, children, mothers, parents, virgins, and all the faithful, both men and women. In a special way, she is the protector of the poor, widows, orphans, and those whom no one loves anymore
“And through these words, she also tells us to do what the Saviour Jesus Christ teaches us in the Gospel. Thus, the entire life of the Mother of God is defined by humility and by great concern for everything taking place around her, but she is not absent. She is always present in the midst of Christians.
“The Mother of God remains present in the world through her prayers even after her Dormition and translation to heaven
“The Mother of God is the protector of families, children, mothers, parents in general, virgins, all the faithful, men and women, and in a special way she is the protector of the poor, widows, orphans and those whom no one loves any longer,
“in the Church everyone – from the highest hierarchical ministry to the layperson – is united by the love of Christ, and that each person is a bearer of the grace of the Holy Spirit, which does not dwell in a person automatically but is given in response to a pious life.