The Gospel, Radiant With The Glory Of

The Cross Of Christ Bears The Suffering And The Sin Of Mankind, Including Our Own. Jesus Accepts All This With Open Arms, Bearing On His Shoulders Our Crosses And Saying To Us: 'have Courage! You Do Not Carry Your Cross Alone! I Carry It With You. I Have Overcome Death And I Have Come To Give You Hope, To Give You Life' (john 3:16).

I Would Like To Ask You All To See A Ray Of Hope As Well In The Eyes And Hearts Of Refugees And Of Those Who Have Been Forcibly Displaced. A Hope That Is Expressed In Expectations For The Future, In The Desire For Friendship, In The Wish To Participate In The Host Society Also Through Learning The Language, Access To Employment And The Education Of Children. I Admire The Courage Of Those Who Hope To Be Able Gradually To Resume A Normal Life, Waiting For Joy And Love To Return To Brighten Their Existence. We Can And Must All Nourish This Hope!

And With The Grace Of Baptism And Of Eucharistic Communion I Can Become An Instrument Of God's Mercy, Of That Beautiful Mercy Of God.

Let Us Contemplate The Humility Of The Son Of God Born Into Poverty. Let Us Imitate Him By Sharing With Those Who Are Weak.

For Us Christians, Love Of Neighbour Springs From Love Of God; And It Is Its Most Limpid Expression. Here One Tries To Love One's Neighbour, But Also To Allow Oneself To Be Loved By One's Neighbour. These Two Attitudes Go Together, One Cannot Be Exercised Without The Other. Printed On The Letterhead Of The Missionaries Of Charity Are These Words Of Jesus: "as You Did It To One Of The Least Of These My Brethren, You Did It To Me". Loving God In Our Brethren And Loving Our Brethren In God.