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Dear friends, may this Eucharistic Congress strengthen you in your love

of Christ present in the Eucharist. May it enable you, as missionary disci-

ples, to bring this great experience of ecclesial communion and missionary

outreach to your families, your parishes and communities, and your local

Churches. May it be a leaven of reconciliation and peace for the entire world.

Now, at the end of the Congress, I am happy to announce that the next

International Eucharistic Congress will take place in 2020 in Budapest,

Hungary. I ask all of you to join me in praying for its spiritual fruitfulness

and for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon all engaged in its prepara-

tion. As you return to your homes renewed in faith, I gladly impart my

Apostolic Blessing to you and your families as a pledge of abiding joy and

peace in the Lord.

God Bless you: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

24-31 January