Words of Pope Leon XIV

"Christ is the foundation of the home, which must be placed at the center of every vocation and apostolic mission. Every Christian must live personally the experience of intimacy with the Master, of being looked upon, loved and chosen by Him without merit and by pure Grace."

"When we proclaim the Gospel in mission lands, we first pass on our personal experience of friendship with Christ , which transpires from our way of being, our style, our humanity and the way we are able to live good relationships."

"Evangelization is more than a simple transmission of doctrine and morals. It is above all a witness to a personal encounter with Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Word in whom salvation was accomplished."

"It's not passing on an ideology or a doctrine about God, no. It's passing on God who becomes life in me.

"It takes constant work on ourselves, the commitment to go down into our own hearts and look even at the dark areas, and the courage to let down the masks, cultivating friendship with Christ. Then we'll let ourselves be transformed by the life of the Gospel and become authentic missionary disciples."