The measure of the greatness of a society is found in the way it treats those most in need, those who have nothing apart from their poverty!

The human person is in danger: this is certain, the human person is in danger today, here is the urgency of human ecology! And it is a serious danger because the cause of the problem is not superficial but profound: it is not just a matter of economics, but of ethics and anthropology.

Are we ready to be Christians full-time, showing our commitment by word and deed?

Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus.

The fruits of this profound union with Jesus are marvelous: our whole being is transformed by the grace of the Holy Spirit: soul, intelligence, will, affections and even the body, because we are united in body and spirit.

I address a strong appeal from my heart that the dignity and safety of the worker always be protected.

Only by becoming poor ourselves, by stripping away our complacency, will we be able to identify with the least of our brothers and sisters.