The secret of Christian living is love. Only love fills the empty spaces caused by evil.

We need to see each child as a gift to be welcomed, cherished, and protected.

Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us.

If money and material things become the center of our lives, they seize us and make us slaves.

One cannot provoke, one cannot insult other people's faith, one cannot make fun of faith.

We who are Christians, members of God’s family, are called to go out to the needy and to serve them.

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.