The world needs peace

This is how you must prepare for the continuous apostolate Jesus asks of us – as continuous as our heartbeat. My children, God has called us to the Work at a time when there is a lot of talk about peace, but there is no peace: not in souls, not in institutions, not in social life, not among nations. People talk continually about equality and democracy, and yet there remain closed, impenetrable classes.

Understanding

He has called us at a time when people are crying out for understanding, and there isn’t any, sometimes not even among those who act in good faith and want to practise charity, for charity lies in understanding even more than in giving.

Unity

These are times when fanatical and intolerant people, blind and deaf to the viewpoints of others, defend themselves by labelling their victims as violent and aggressive. In short, God has called us at a time when many talk about unity, but it is hard to imagine a period of greater dissension, not only among people in general, but even among Catholics.