Let us pray for all good and faithful priests who dedicate themselves to their people with generosity and unknown sacrifices.

Be sanctuaries of respect for life, proclaiming the sacredness of every human life from conception to natural death

Let us not be satisfied with a mediocre life.

Too often we participate in the globalization of indifference. May we strive instead to live global solidarity.

If you withdraw into yourself, you run the risk of becoming egocentric. And stagnant water becomes putrid.

The confessional is not a torture chamber, but the place in which the Lord's mercy motivates us to do better.

Who are we, as we stand before the child Jesus? Who are we, standing as we stand before today's children? Are we like Mary and Joseph, who welcomed Jesus and cared for him with the love of a father and a mother? Or are we like Herod, who wanted to eliminate him? Are we like the shepherds, who went in haste to kneel before him in worship and offer him their humble gifts? Or are we indifferent?