Dear brothers and sisters, the Church loves you! Be an active presence in the community, as living cells, as living stones.

The pace of consumption, waste and environmental change has so stretched the planet's capacity that our contemporary lifestyle, unsustainable as it is, can only precipitate catastrophes, such as those which even now periodically occur in different areas of the world ... we need to reflect on our accountability before those who will have to endure the dire consequences.

Imagine, to become a priest there are eight years of study and preparation, and then if after a while you can't do it, you can ask for a dispensation, you leave, and everything is OK.

Lord Jesus, make us capable of loving as you love.

How does St. Joseph exercise his role as protector? Discreetly, humbly and silently, but with an unfailing presence and utter fidelity, even when he finds it hard to understand.

We cannot trust in our own strength, but only in Jesus and in his mercy.

Grace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason.