Pope Francis: "The food is not a private property"

Pope Francis asked Wednesday to reflect on the many "hungry children" in the world and denounced the "The food is not a private property", during the general audience held in the Plaza de San Pedro.

The Argentine pontiff reflected before the faithful on the prayer of the Lord's prayer and He stopped at the sentence that says "Give us our daily bread".

"We think of the children of the countries at war: the starving children of Yemen, the hungry children of Syria, the hungry children of many countries where there is no bread in South Sudan, we weigh these children and think to them together, we say aloud the prayer: "Father, give us today the bread of every day," he said.

In this regard, and speaking of the miracle of the multiplication of bread made by Jesus, the Pope emphasized the generosity of the boy who shared his supply of five loaves and two fish. "He understood the lesson of the Lord's Prayer: this food is not private property – let's put that in the head: food is not private property – but a providence to share, with the grace of God..

Francisco also spoke of the suffering of families who do not have the means to ensure the feeding of their children. "How many mothers and fathers, even today, sleep with the torment of not having enough bread tomorrow for their children! We imagine that this prayer is not recited in the security of a comfortable apartment, but in the precariousness of a room in which we adapt, where there is not enough life"he said.

In greetings in Spanish, the Pope prayed to the Lord "to not make us forget our daily bread and to help us understand that it is not private property but, aided by His grace, is a providence to share and an opportunity to go out and meet others, especially the poor and the needy ".

Francisco took 85-year-old Italian nun Maria Concetta Esu, a missionary to Africa for nearly 60 years, during which she helped to give birth to more than 3,000 children and whom she given as an example to all those who "are not new."

(With EFE information)