Vatican City, May 6, 2012 / 09:44 am
Pope Benedict XVI told pilgrims May 6 that their lives will be fruitful and have meaning if they live in union with Jesus Christ.
"Dear friends, every one of us is like a vine, which lives only if it is growing every day in prayer, participation in the sacraments, in charity, in its union with the Lord," said the Pope in his midday Regina Coeli address marking the fifth Sunday of Easter.
"And he who loves Jesus, the true vine, produces fruits of faith for an abundant spiritual harvest."
The Pope spoke to large crowds in an overcast and drizzly St. Peter’s Square, reflecting upon the words of Jesus, as recorded in today’s Gospel of St. John; "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser."