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God, who cannot be outdone in generosity, still uses you and me to help our brothers and sisters.

When you meet other people in the Lord, you can be sure God’s surprises will follow.

Almsgiving helps us to recognize our neighbour as our brother or sister, and to acknowledge that what we possess is never our's alone.

Fasting makes us more alert and attentive to God and our neighbour, and reminds us that He alone can satisfy our hunger.

God in His providence offers us the season of Lent each year as a chance to return to Him with all our hearts and in every aspect of our lives.

We can support one another, and face every kind of challenge with courage and hope, when we draw our strength from Jesus.

We are all called to live the joy that comes from the encounter with Jesus, to overcome our selfishness, and to move beyond our comfort zone.

If we want a future of prosperity for all, we need to keep our compass pointing toward “true North”, in the direction of authentic values.

Let us invoke the gift of peace for the whole world, especially for those people who are suffering most because of ongoing conflicts.

We offer a gift pleasing to Jesus when we spend time with a person who has difficulties or we help someone for the sake of helping.

Our Heavenly Father always listens to His children when they cry out to Him in their pain. Today let us offer the Lord a Day of prayer and fasting for peace.

I wish you all a fruitful Lenten journey, and I ask you to pray for me and my collaborators as we begin our week of Spiritual Exercises.

Only those able to acknowledge their mistakes and ask pardon receive understanding and forgiveness from others.

The message of Jesus is troubling and disturbs us because it challenges worldly religious power and stirs consciences.

In our daily lives we experience the tenderness of God who lovingly saves us from our sins, fears and anxieties.

When we confess our sins with humility and sincerity, we receive forgiveness and are reunited with God and our brothers and sisters.

We need the Holy Spirit to transmit the faith. We cannot do it alone.

I feel deep pain for the many children torn from their families and forced to become child soldiers. This is a tragedy!

To serve human life is to serve God and life at every stage: from the womb of the mother, to the suffering and sickness of old age.

May the sick always be shown love in their fragility and respected in their inviolable dignity.