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Following Christ
 


The first disciples of Jesus, after having met him along the lake and in the villages of Galilee, were won over by his appeal and his love. The Christian vocation is always a renewal of this personal friendship with Jesus Christ, which gives full meaning to our lives and makes us open to the Kingdom of God.

 
Regina Caeli

St. Peter's Square

7 May 2006

 
 
 
Following Christ
 


The Lord wishes to make each of us a disciple who lives in personal friendship with him. To do this, it is not enough to follow and listen to him exteriorly, it is also necessary to live in him and as him...This is only possible in the context of a relationship of great familiarity, penetrated by the warmth of total trust.

 
General Audience
St Peter's Square
5 July 2006

 
 
 
Following Christ
 


The believer is not afraid of anything, because he knows that he is in the hands of God, he knows that evil is irrational and does not have the last word, and that Christ alone is the Lord of the world and life, the Incarnate Word of God, he knows that Christ loved us to the point of sacrificing himself, dying on the cross for our salvation.

 
Angelus Address
St. Peter's Square
22 June 2008

 
 
 
Following Christ
 


The desire to truly know God, that is, to see the face of God, is inherent to every human being, including atheists. Perhaps we also, unconsciously, have this desire to simply see who He is. … But this desire is fulfilled in following Christ thus … we finally see God as a friend.

 
General Audience
Paul VI Hall
Vatican City
16 January 2013

 
 
 
Following Christ
 


Life is a journey, certainly. But it is not an uncertain journey without a fixed destiny; it leads to Christ, the end of human life and history. On this journey you will meet with him who gave his life for love, and opens to you the doors of eternal life.

 
Address, Palm Sunday Mass
Handing over WYD Cross
St Peter's Square
5 APRIL 2009

 
 
 
Following Christ
 


In the decisive moments of our lives, but on closer inspection in every moment, we are faced with a choice: do we want to follow the 'I' or God? Do we want to seek out selfish interests or the true Good, that which is truly good?"

 
Angelus Address
St. Peter's Square
17 February 2013

 
 
 
Following Christ
 


The Lord calls us all, distributing different gifts for different tasks in the Church. He calls us to the priesthood and consecrated life, and He calls us to marriage and commitment as lay people within the Church and society. ... The Lord bountifully sows his gifts, He calls you to follow Him and to continue his mission today.

 
Homily
Frascati, Italy
15 July 2012

 
 
 
Following Christ
 


Following Jesus means taking up one’s cross and walking in His footsteps, along a difficult path which leads not to earthly power or glory but, if necessary, to self-abandonment, to losing one’s life for Christ and the Gospel in order to save it. We are assured that this is the way to the resurrection, to true and definitive life with God.

 
Homily
City Centre Waterfront
Beirut, Lebanon
16 September 2012

 

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