“By giving us faith, the Lord has given us what is most precious in life, and that is why it is more real and more beautiful to live. ” Those were the Pope’s words this morning, during his the homily at the Mass for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, in which he baptized 21 children, the children of Vatican employees. Children have the gift of “an indelible spiritual seal” and set out on the path of holiness and conformity to Jesus, in which the Church, which welcomes them among her children, must accompany them, along with the parents and godparents. Cooperation between the Christian community and family is much needed in the current social context, in which the family institution is threa …
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“I would encourage all the faithful to rediscover the beauty of being baptized, to belong to the family of God and to give joyful witness of their faith, so that it generates good fruits and harmony. ” Those were the Pope’s words this morning, before the Angelus prayer, when he made reference to today’s feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Every baptized person, said Pope Benedict, acquires the character of the son of God “from the Christian name, an unmistakable sign that the Holy Spirit gives birth to a man from the womb of the Church. ” After the Marian prayer, the Pope reminded the people of Haiti, one year after the terrible earthquake that struck the Caribbean island and the cholera epi …