Vatican City, Jun 21, 2017 / 04:27 am
On Wednesday, Pope Francis said the saints show us that despite what we might think, holiness is possible for everyone, and we should call on them for help in living out our vocations.
Some of us may be tempted to question if it is really possible to be holy in everyday life, the Pope said, but "yes, you can," he encouraged, and it doesn't mean you have to pray all day long.
"No, no. It means you have to do your duty all day long," he said June 21. "Pray, go to work, watch over the children. But everything must be done with a heart open to God, in a way that the work, even in illness, and in suffering, also in difficulty, is open to God. And so you can become saints."
"You can!" he continued. "May the Lord give us the hope of being holy! But we can. We do not think it's a difficult thing, that it's easier to be scoundrels than saints! No. It is possible to be holy because the Lord helps us; it is He who helps us."