“We must always thank him, at all times. I give you some advice,” said Pope Francis in conclusion, “before going to sleep think: what can I thank the Lord today? Give thanks,” he invited.
At the end of the meeting, the children, together with the Holy Father, recited a “Prayer of Thanksgiving” composed for the occasion, which will remain as a memory of an extraordinary moment in their lives.
Before leaving, Pope Francis, greeting and joking with them, gave each of the catechism children a chocolate egg.
He gave the priests and twenty catechists the first six volumes published in the series “Notes on Prayer.”