Cardinal Tagle: True messengers of God are companions, not opponents
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle
Vatican News
Every 10 years, the silver coffin containing the relics of St. Francis Xavier is brought from the Shrine of the Good Lord to the Goa Cathedral and displayed for 45 days for veneration by the faithful.
In his homily, Cardinal Tagle invited the faithful to become authentic messengers of the Gospel in today’s world, demonstrating God’s love humbly and fervently.
Humble messenger
Compared to the messengers of God in the Bible, those who were called by God, who realized their smallness before the greatness of the Lord who called and the greatness of the mission, the Cardinal emphasizing that authentic messengers “do not express themselves, promote or advertise themselves.” , don’t seek to be chosen, don’t create your own message… True messengers rejoice because they are not the only ones called by Jesus: on the journey, they are the ones
Only love is important
The Cardinal further explained that the Gospel is Christ.
The saint enthusiastically preached the Gospel amid difficulties, and carried only the books necessary for prayer and catechism.
Cardinal Tagle concluded: “Only love, that is important.
