My brothers and sisters, let us always participate prayerfully and actively in the celebration of the Eucharist because true and authentic participation in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, identifies us with Jesus’s Heart, sustains our strength along the pilgrimage of this life, makes us long for eternal life, and unites us even now to the Church in heaven, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all the saints.
A preacher must be prepared in his soul to speak the truth, both in denouncing and correcting shortcomings and in praising virtue, to such a point that he is willing in that cause even to face death - St. John of Sahagun
As we celebrate the birthday of the Catholic Church today, on Pentecost Sunday, let us put into action the gifts of the Holy Spirit we received on our Confirmation day that made us soldiers of Christ by loving God and our neighbor better, by being docile in our faith, by being more prayerful, by being more forgiving, by being willing to suffer for Christ and for the sake of the gospel, and lastly, by being united in Christ and dedicated to Him.