Queridos lectores de la VVeD:
A principios del mes de septiembre de 2026, en Budapest, al concluir el XXVII Congreso Internacional de la Sociedad para el Derecho de las Iglesias Orientales, el Patriarca Bartolomé I hizo un llamado y abogó por la unidad católico-ortodoxa. Declaró: «Esperamos, por la gracia y la ayuda divina, la restauración de la plena comunión con la Iglesia de Roma dentro del único Cuerpo de la Iglesia una, santa, católica y apostólica».
Aprovechando este acontecimiento extraordinario es que invitamos a todos los lectores de la «Verdadera Vida en Dios» y a todas las personas de buena voluntad, que envíen sendas cartas al Discasterio para la Promoción de la Unidad de los cristianos del Vaticano y a la oficina del Patriarca Ecuménico de Constantinopla, peticionando la pronta Unificación de las Fechas de Pascua.
Para ello, por favor, copien y peguen el siguiente texto (en inglés) en un correo electrónico y envíenlo al Patriarca y al Vaticano a las direcciones de correo electrónico proporcionadas.
Direcciones electrónicas:
Vaticano: office@christianunity.va
Oficina del Patriarca: patriarchate.office@gmail.com
Contenido del mensaje:
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URGENT APPEAL to the POPE and to the PATRIARCH for ONE DATE OF EASTER
In this year of our Lord 2026 we, united members of the mystical Body of Christ of eastern and western churches throughout the world, humbly and earnestly appeal to the Roman Pontiff Leo XIV, to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and to all Patriarchs and Bishops throughout the Christian world:
Our appeal is inspired by Popes Saint John Paul II, Francis and Leo XIV. Pope John Paul related that the third Christian millennium will be marked by a millennium of unifications;[1] Pope Francis affirmed that “The Catholic Church is open to accepting the date on which everyone has agreed: a date of unity… a common date for Easter” (Pope Francis, January 25, 2025). And Pope Leo signed a historic Joint Declaration reaffirming their commitment to full communion between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches and added, “We thank Divine Providence that, in this year 2025, the entire Christian world celebrated Easter on the same day. It is our shared and ardent desire that the process of finding a permanent common date for the Feast of Feasts continue” (Pope Leo XIV, 29 November 2025).
More recently on Friday, September 4, in Budapest, at the conclusion of the 27th International Congress of the Society for the Law of the Eastern Churches, Patriarch Bartholomew I called and indeed pleaded for Catholic-Orthodox unity. He stated, “We hope, by the grace and help from on high, for the restoration of full communion with the Church of Rome within the one Body of the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.”
Therefore, WE HUMBLY IMPLORE YOU TO PLEASE SIGN A TREATY TO UNITE THE DATES OF EASTER when our divided world cries out for unity. We, as a body of Christian believers throughout the world, have been praying and offering sacrifices for many years for the longed-for day of unity.
And so, we appeal to all of you beloved shepherds and Church leaders to whom we look for spiritual guidance, to be the sign of “hope” by uniting the dates of Easter.
WHATEVER DATE YOU CHOOSE WE HUMBLY EMBRACE!
As Christians of the third Christian millennium we believe that one common date of Easter will stand out as a visible and liturgical sign of the unification so deeply longed for by all, and a testament to our common faith in the Resurrection of Christ. One date of Easter will bring much joy and immense reparation to the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ. Our Blessed Lord Jesus revealed, “May all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me” (Jn. 17:21).
We express our profound gratitude to all of you shepherds for working for this much-needed unity, and we will pray for you every day, in particular Pope Leo XIV, Patriarch Bartholomew and all other Patriarchs and Bishops of eastern and western Churches.
Name: __________________________________________
Date: _____________________
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Es muy sencillo y esperamos que esto ayude para que algún día tengamos paz. Esperamos que miles de estos correos lleguen al Papa y al Patriarca.
