” “"Listening to Christ, like the Virgin". This is "the gift and the commitment" asked for by Benedict XVI for Lent. This was said yesterday morning, before the Angelus prayer, as he pointed to the pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter’s Square all the places in which Christ can be found in everyday life: "Listening to Him he said in His Word, preserved by the Holy Writ. Listening to Him in the very events of our lives, trying to read in them the messages of Providence. Finally, listening to Him in our brothers, especially the small and the poor, in which Jesus Himself asks us for our concrete love. Listening to Christ and obeying His voice: this is the main road, the only one, which leads to the fullness of joy and love". Still before the Angelus, the Pope told about last week’s experience with the spiritual exercises of the Lent. Meditations this year have been preached in the Vatican by the emeritus patriarch of Venice, Cardinal Marco Cè. "These days said the Pope have been completely consecrated to listening to the Lord, who always speaks to us, but expects us to pay more attention to Him, especially at this time of Lent". "When you have the grace to feel a deep experience of God continued the Holy Father it is like living something similar to what happened to the disciples during the Transfiguration: for an instant, you have a foretaste of the beautitude of Heaven".” “
