The Eucharist is not a meal with friends. It is the mystery of a covenant.

- Homily, 22 June 2008

The Eucharist is our most beautiful treasure. It is the Sacrament par excellence; it ushers us into eternal life in advance; it contains the entire mystery of our salvation; it is the source and summit of the action and life of the Church as the Second Vatican Council recalled.

- Homily, 22 June 2008

By learning to pray we learn to live and on our journey we must pray ever better with the Church and with the Lord in order to live in a better way.

- Address to the Ecclesial Convention of the Diocese of Rome,
9 June 2008

In prayer we open ourselves to the One who is the origin and foundation of our hope. The prayerful person is never totally alone for God is the One who in every situation and in any trial is always able to listen to and help him/her. Through perseverance in prayer the Lord broadens our desires and expands our mind, rendering us better able to receive him within ourselves. The correct way to pray is, therefore, a process of inner purification. We must open ourselves to God's gaze, to God himself so that, in the light of God's Face, lies and hypocrisy fall away. This manner of exposing oneself in prayer to God's Face is really a purification that renews us, sets us free and opens us not only to God but also to our brothers and sisters.

- Address to the Ecclesial Convention of the Diocese of Rome,

9 June 2008

Jesus raised from the dead is truly the faultless foundation that supports our faith and hope.

- Address to the Ecclesial Convention of the Diocese of Rome,

9 June 2008

All men and women have an obligation to seek the truth. When it is found, they are compelled to model their entire lives in accordance with its demands.

- Address to the Bishops of Bangladesh, 12 June 2008