Word for the Week
God's Call of Liberation
April 15, 2026
April 15, 2026
God calls us to liberate ourselves and our brothers: Hearing and answering the Lord’s call is not a private and intimate matter, fraught with momentary emotion. Rather, it is a specific, concrete, and total commitment that embraces the whole of our existence and compels us to serve and to help build God’s Kingdom on earth. The Christian vocation, rooted in the contemplation of our Father’s heart, thus drives us to liberate our brothers and sisters, especially the poorest among us. A disciple of Jesus has an infinite and endlessly open heart. Being close to the Lord never means fleeing this life or the real world. On the contrary, intimacy with the Lord requires constant interaction between communion and mission.
– Message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations, March 29, 2015, by Pope Francis (pub. in Happiness in This Life)
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