Rest is so necessary for the health of our minds and bodies, and often so difficult to achieve due to the many demands placed on us. But rest is also essential for our spiritual health, so that we can hear God’s voice and understand what he asks of us.

Jesus teaches us to put the needs of the poor ahead of our own, our needs, even if legitimate, will never be so urgent as those of the poor, who lack the necessities of life.

There is no cross, big or small, in our life which the Lord does not share with us.

I have a dogmatic certainty: God is in every person's life. God is in everyone's life. Even if the life of a person has been a disaster, even if it is destroyed by vices, drugs or anything else - God is in this person's life. You can - you must - try to seek God in every human life.

Let us pray for peace in Africa, especially in the Central African Republic and in South Sudan.

God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy.

Let yourselves be led by the Holy Spirit, with freedom and, please, do not cage the Holy Spirit