List of points

Through your behaviour as a Christian citizen, show people the difference between living sadly and living cheerfully; between being timid and being daring; between acting cautiously, with duplicity — hypocritically — and acting as men of simplicity and integrity. In a word, between being worldly and being children of God.

It is true that we, the children of God, ought not to serve the Lord to be noticed… But we should not mind being seen, much less should we cease to fulfil our duty because we are seen!

Twenty centuries have gone by, and every day the scene is repeated: they continue to judge, to scourge and crucify the Master… And many Catholics, with their behaviour and with their words, continue to shout: Him? I don’t know him!

I would like to go around everywhere, reminding many, confidentially, that God is merciful, but He is also very just! That is why He declared: “I too will disown whoever disowns me before men.”

I have always thought that lack of loyalty out of human respect is lack of love — and a lack of personality.

“Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”

And at the end of his time upon earth, Christ commanded: Euntes docete — go out and teach. He wants his light to shine in the behaviour and words of his disciples, and in yours too.