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May The World Day Of Consecrated Life Be A Timely Occasion To Rediscover The Centrality Of Jesus In Our Lives.

The Whole Journey Of Life Is A Journey Of Preparation... To See, To Feel, To Understand The Beauty Of What Lies Ahead, Of The Homeland Towards Which We Walk.

Since Many Of You Do Not Belong To The Catholic Church And Others Are Non-believers, From The Bottom Of My Heart I Give This Silent Blessing To Each And Every One Of You, Respecting The Conscience Of Each One Of You But Knowing That Each One Of You Is A Child Of God.

The Lord Never Tires Of Forgiving. It Is We Who Tire Of Asking For Forgiveness.

The Great Danger In Today's World, Pervaded As It Is By Consumerism, Is The Desolation And Anguish Born Of A Complacent Yet Covetous Heart, The Feverish Pursuit Of Frivolous Pleasures, And A Blunted Conscience. Whenever Our Interior Life Becomes Caught Up In Its Own Interests And Concerns, There Is No Longer Room For Others, No Place For The Poor.