The family remains the basic unit of society and the first school in which children learn the human, spiritual and moral values which enable them to be a beacon of goodness, integrity and justice in our communities.

Let us pray for peace, and let us bring it about, starting in our own homes.

It is by God’s mercy that we are saved. May we never tire of spreading this joyful message to the world.

May the deepest spiritual values of the Filipino people continue to find expression in your efforts to provide your fellow citizens with an integral human development. In this way, each person will be able to fulfill his or her potential, and thus contribute wisely and well to the future of this country.

Every conflict is emblematic of the throwaway culture.

All men and women of good will are bound by the task of pursuing peace.

Any Church community, if it thinks it can comfortably go its own way without creative concern and effective cooperation in helping the poor to live with dignity and reaching out to everyone, will also risk breaking down.