The root of this possibility of doing good - that we all have - is in creation.

We have to state, without mincing words, that there is an inseparable bond between our faith and the poor. May we never abandon them.

Do not forget, read a passage from the Gospel every day. It is the power that changes us, that transforms us, it changes life and it changes the heart.

To love God and neighbor is not something abstract, but profoundly concrete: it means seeing in every person and face of the Lord to be served, to serve him concretely. And you are, dear brothers and sisters, in the face of Jesus.

Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity. They are children, women and men who leave or who are forced to leave their homes for various reasons, who share a legitimate desire for knowing and having, but above all for being more

Saints are people who belong fully to God. They are not afraid of being mocked, misunderstood or marginalized.

This is the mission of every Christian: lumina pandit - to spread the light and to tell the world of God's love.