The following is the voice-over for our new video of three quotes of Pope Benedict XVI about the consecrated life.
1) “Dear young people, if the Lord calls you to live more intimately at His service, respond generously. You may be certain: life dedicated to God is never spent in vain.” (To young people in Italy, Sept. 8, 2007. Read entire address at Catholic Culture.)
2) “Today, as in all ages, there is no lack of generous souls ready to give up everyone and everything to embrace Christ and His Gospel, consecrating their existence to His service within communities characterized by enthusiasm, generosity and joy.” (Reflection on Consecrated Life, Feb. 17, 2008. Read entire address on Catholic Culture.)
3) “When we give ourselves to Christ, we receive a hundredfold in return. Yes, open wide the doors to Christ and you will find true life.” (Talk at World Youth Day, April 24, 2005. Read address on World Youth Day for Pilgrims.)
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The Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception traveled to Madrid, Spain last month for World Youth Day. The video has part of Pope Benedict XVI’s message to young religious:
“This Gospel radicalism means being ‘rooted and built up in Christ, and firm in the faith’ (cf. Col 2:7). In the consecrated life, this means going to the very root of the love of Jesus Christ with an undivided heart, putting nothing ahead of this love (cf. Saint Benedict, Rule, IV, 21) and being completely devoted to him, the Bridegroom, as were the Saints, like Rose of Lima and Rafael Arnáiz, the young patrons of this World Youth Day.”
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Religious today must offer the wisdom of their lives, and faith in true education to counter the threats against religion, Pope Benedict said.
In his annual address on the World Day of Consecrated Life, Pope Benedict XVI said that although religion is often marginalized in the public sphere, religious, through their witness, should offer a true education in guiding others toward the Gospel:
