Oh Mary, star of the sea, once again we recourse to thee, to find refuge and sernity, to implore your protection and help. Mother of God and our Mother, turn your sweet gaze towards those who face the dangers of the sea everyday to guarantee their families the necessary sustenance for life, to protect the respect of creation, to serve peace between peoples.

[Mexican people] have a culture, a culture that goes back millennia.

We cannot keep ourselves shut up in parishes, in our communities, when so many people are waiting for the Gospel!

Dear young people, do not be afraid of making decisive choices in life. Have faith; the Lord will not abandon you!

Each individual Christian and every community is called to be an instrument of God for the liberation and promotion of the poor.

Finding God in all things is not an 'empirical eureka.' When we desire to encounter God, we would like to verify him immediately by an empirical method. But you cannot meet God this way...A contemplative attitude is necessary: it is the feeling that you are moving along the good path of understanding and affection toward things and situations. Profound peace, spiritual consolation, love of God, and love of all things in God-this is the sign that you are on this right path.

Whenever we take a step towards Jesus, we come to realize that he is already there, waiting for us with open arms.