Vatican Information Service: Among other things Pope Benedict told the assembly there was this call for a more zealous missionary spirit: “The love of Christ impels us to devote ourselves without reserve to proclaiming His name throughout America, bringing it freely and enthusiastically to the hearts of all its inhabitants. … For this reason we ought to take up this commitment, … encouraging priests, deacons and consecrated men and women and pastoral agents to purify and strengthen their interior lives ever more fully through a sincere relationship with the Lord and a worthy and frequent reception of the sacraments. This will be encouraged by suitable catechesis and a correct and ongoing doctrinal formation marked by complete fidelity to the Word of God and the Church’s Magisterium and aimed at offering a response to the deepest questions and aspirations of the human heart. … A renewed missionary spirit and zealous generosity in your commitment will be an irreplaceable contribution to what the universal Church expects and needs from the Church in America”, concluded the Pope. Read more here.
