162 Acta Apostolicae Sedis - Commentarium Officiale

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I Ad XLV Praesidem Foederatarum Civitatum Americae Septentrionalis Donaldum J. Trump, in occasione muneris Praesidis suscipiendi in Domo Alba.

The Honorable Donald Trump President of the United States of America The White House Washington

Upon your inauguration as the forty-fifth President of the United States

of America, I offer you my cordial good wishes and the assurance of my

prayers that Almighty God will grant you wisdom and strength in the ex-

ercise of your high office.

At a time when our human family is beset by grave humanitarian cri-

ses demanding far-sighted and united political responses, I pray that your

decisions will be guided by the rich spiritual and ethical values that have

shaped the history of the American people and your nation's commitment

to the advancement of human dignity and freedom worldwide.

Under your leadership, may America's stature continue to be measured

above all by its concern for the poor, the outcast and those in need who,

like Lazarus, stand before our door.

With these sentiments, I ask the Lord to grant you and your family,

and all the beloved American people, his blessings of peace, concord and

every material and spiritual prosperity.

FRANCISCUS PP.