In addition, "the Lord’s goodness" was the focus of the cardinal’s reflection, as he spoke of the resurrection of the son of the widow of Naim as told by Luke and warned: "The Church, and first and foremost the Pastors, are responsible for arousing and educating to faith and at the same time they have the mission to indefatigably proclaim and testify to the gratuitousness of salvation". Hence his exhortation to be "the heralds of Christ’s salvation, a gift that is for everyone", and the witnesses "of a brave, fearless faith, able to adhere to Christ, up to the point of sacrificing one’s life if needed", as the saints commemorated today did, Pope Cornelius and Bishop Cyprian, "shining examples of faithfulness to Christ and of love for His Church". Finally, a thought for card. François-Xavier Van Thuân, the anniversary of whose death is celebrated today. Of the "Servant of God, who, after many years of imprisonment in Vietnam, kept serving the Church here, in the Roman Curia", the Secretary of State recalled the "humble and cheerful goodness", the "intense prayer" and above all the love for Christ "that he could simply communicate to anyone, especially to the young".
