Vatican City, Jul 27, 2009 / 08:53 am
Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the greatness of God’s mercy and forgiveness at the Cathedral of Aosta, Italy, where he celebrated Vespers Friday afternoon.
The Pope spoke to a crowd of 400 priests, religious, and lay faithful about the importance of keeping God at the center of one’s life. In his homily, delivered without notes, he explained that if "our relationship with God is not living, if it is not lived, then none of our other relationships can take their correct form."
He went on to say that this is true for society as well as individuals. If we try to "do without God, if God is absent, we lack the compass ... to show us the path, the direction we must follow," he said.