Apostolate of doctrine

Vos autem dixi amicos, quia omnia quaecumque audivi a Patre meo, nota feci vobis (John 15:15); I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. My dearest daughters and sons, Christ our Lord’s words show us the path we should follow in our apostolic work. God has called us to bring his teaching to every corner of the world, to open up the divine paths of the earth and make Christ known to all those people who as yet know nothing about him. By willing to have us in his Work, he has also given us an apostolic way of working that moves us to be understanding, to be forgiving, and to practise attentive charity towards all souls.

Of friendship and trust

Our apostolate is one of friendship and trust. We wish to exclaim always, with the Holy Spirit: ego cogito cogitationes pacis et non afflictionis (Jer 29:11); I have thoughts of peace and not of affliction, thoughts which seek concord, which try to create an atmosphere of charity, indispensable for God’s word to take root in souls. “Charity is the bond of fraternity, the foundation of peace, giving firmness and security to unity; it is greater than both hope and faith, it excels both good works and martyrdom, it will remain with us always, eternal with God in the kingdom of heaven.”¹