Pope Francis inaugurated the Year of Consecrated Life with this letter addressed to all consecrated people. The Holy Father writes not only as the successor of Peter but also as a brother "who like yourselves is consecrated to God."He issues a strong invitation to "look to the past with gratitude... live the present with passion and embrace the future with hope," going out to all the world proclaiming the Gospel with joy. The text also contains the decree and conditions for an indulgence on the occasion of the Year of Consecrated Life.