They show us life as it is and not as it should be.
I have always liked the way the Gospels do not adorn or soften things, or paint them in nice colours. Where vocation is concerned, there is no such thing as a selfie! Vocation demands that somebody else take your picture, and that is what we are about to do! We are called individually but always as part of a larger group. They go hand-in-hand and we cannot separate them. I play with this pairing of Peter and the community since the life of apostles always has this twofold dimension, the personal and the communitarian. I think that it can help us to start with the Gospel passage that we heard, and to share three moments experienced by Peter and the first community: Peter and the community disheartened, Peter and the community shown mercy, and Peter and the community transfigured. We want to renew together our response to the call that one day took our hearts by surprise. In this meeting, we want to tell the Lord: “ Here we are”, and renew our “yes” to him. It made me think of the day of our ordination or consecration, when after being presented, each of us said: “ Here I am, Lord, to do your will”. I like the way that Cardinal Ezzati presented you: Here they are… consecrated women, consecrated men, priests, permanent deacons and seminarians. APOSTOLIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCISĪddress to Priests, Consecrated Persons and Seminarians
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