Today is the first of May 2011, the day of the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II. In his homily, our current pope, Benedict XVI, spoke of his predecessor as having “helped believers throughout the world not to be afraid to be called Christian, to belong to the Church, to speak of the Gospel”.
These are words to remind us, to inspire us, to challenge us to be what every Christian is called to be: an icon of discipleship, living lives that proclaim the good news of the Christ - that we are the beloved of God. -30-
