
The entire Letter is permeated with the Pope’s Magisterium and opens
with an enthusing declaration, “I want to say a word to you and the
word is JOY. Wherever there are consecrated people, there is always
joy!”
The solid Biblical foundation of the Letter (Isaiah 66: 10-14 and 40:
1-2) is summarized in the key words: Rejoice and Console. These words
often return in moments of crisis, sadness, and sterility, to evoke
God’s power of giving meaning and fullness of life, transforming a
people of fragile bones, and opening new horizons of hope. God makes
Jerusalem and all of us a joy, because when fear is removed, we can be a
prophecy of joy and consolation for the world. The beauty of
consecrated life lies here… it is the response to a call of love in the
joy of a faithful yes. Read more: clic here