Redemptive effectiveness of the Cross in ordinary life

My dearest children, all these are ideas that come to my mind, as they will also come to yours, when I reflect on the magnitude of our apostolic task among all human endeavours, while also keeping in mind the words of Jesus, together with the scenes of his death – his triumph, his victory – on the Cross: Et ego, si exaltatus fuero a terra, omnia traham ad meipsum (John 12:32 Vg); when I am raised on high on the earth, I will draw everything to myself.

Our ordinary work

United to Christ by prayer and mortification in our daily work, in the countless human circumstances of our simple life as ordinary Christians, we will work the wonder of placing all things at the feet of Our Lord on the Cross, where he let himself be nailed because of his immense love for the world and all mankind.

As simply as that, by working for love of God in our profession or job, the same one we had when he came to seek us out, we fulfil the apostolic task of placing Christ at the summit and at the heart of all human activities. For no honest human job lies outside the scope of our apostolate, which makes Christ’s redeeming love manifest.