BENEDICT XVI: TO SEMINARIANS, "HOLINESS" IS THE "SECRET OF TRUE SUCCESS"

” “"God calls you to be holy", because "holiness is the secret of the true success of your priestly ministry". This is the belief of the Pope, who ended like this the speech he gave today at Collegio Capranica in Rome, on the occasion of the Feast of Madonna della Fiducia. "From now on – recommended Benedict XVI to all the priests-to-be –, holiness must be the aim of every choice and decision you will make. Entrust this wish and this daily obligation to Mary, the Mother of Confidence!" "Such an appeasing" name, recalled the Pope, "corresponds to the recurring evangelical invitation: ‘Do not be afraid’, made by the Angel to the Virgin and then so many times by Jesus to the Disciples". "Dear seminarians – here’s the Holy Father’s final invitation –, cover the journey of the seminary with your soul open to the truth, to transparency, to dialogue with those who guide you, and this will enable you to simply and humbly answer to He who calls you, freeing you from the risk of accomplishing your personal plan". ” “