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Christian Life
 


Searching for the face of Christ must be the desire of all Christians.

 
Pilgrimage
Church of the Volto Santo
Manoppello, Italy
1 September, 2006

 
 
 
Christian Life
 


We live in the right way if we live in accordance with the truth of our being. And that is, in accordance with God’s will. For God’s will is not a law for the human being imposed from outside and that constrains him, but the intrinsic measure of his nature, a measure that is engraved within him and makes him the image of God, hence a new creature.

 
Homily
Solemnity, Immaculate Conception
8 December 2005

 
 
 
Christian Life
 


Our life as Christians is not simply a human effort to live the demands of the Gospel imposed upon us as duties. In the Eucharist we are drawn into the mystery of divine love. Our lives become a grateful, docile and active acceptance of the power of a love which is given to us. This transforming love, which is grace and truth (cf. Jn 1:17), prompts us, as individuals and communities, to overcome the temptation to turn in upon ourselves in selfishness or indolence, isolation, prejudice or fear, and to give ourselves generously to the Lord and to others.

 
REGINA CÆLI
The Upper Room
Jerusalem
12 May 2009

 
 
 
Christian Life
 


Our life as Christians is not simply a human effort to live the demands of the Gospel imposed upon us as duties. In the Eucharist we are drawn into the mystery of divine love. Our lives become a grateful, docile and active acceptance of the power of a love which is given to us. This transforming love, which is grace and truth, prompts us, as individuals and communities, to overcome the temptation to turn in upon ourselves in selfishness or indolence, isolation, prejudice or fear, and to give ourselves generously to the Lord and to others. It moves us as Christian communities to be faithful to our mission with frankness and courage.

 
Regina Coeli
The Upper Room, Jerusalem
12 May 2009

 

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