May No One Use Religion As A

The Cross Of Christ Bears The Suffering And The Sin Of Mankind, Including Our Own. Jesus Accepts All This With Open Arms, Bearing On His Shoulders Our Crosses And Saying To Us: 'have Courage! You Do Not Carry Your Cross Alone! I Carry It With You. I Have Overcome Death And I Have Come To Give You Hope, To Give You Life' (john 3:16).

Jesus Came To Save Us: Let Us Not Reject This Marvelous Gift!

Solidarity...is A Structural Value Of The Social Doctrine, As Blessed John Paul Ii Reminded Us.

At This Time Of Crisis We Cannot Be Concerned Solely With Ourselves, Withdrawing Into Loneliness, Discouragement And A Sense Of Powerlessness In The Face Of Problems. Please Do Not Withdraw Into Yourselves! This Is A Danger: We Shut Ourselves Up In The Parish, With Our Friends, Within The Movement, With The Like-minded... But Do You Know What Happens? When The Church Becomes Closed, She Becomes An Ailing Church, She Falls Ill! That Is A Danger. . . .a Church Closed In On Herself Is The Same, A Sick Church.

The World Makes Us Look Towards Ourselves, Our Possessions, Our Desires.the Gospel Invites Us To Be Open To Others, To Share With The Poor.