Washington D.C., Jan 24, 2020 / 09:05 am
Living the "Gospel of Life" requires sacrifice but God is infinitely generous in return, the secretary to the Apostolic Nunciature to the U.S. told youth at the Mass for Life in Washington, D.C. on Friday.
"To be a witness to the Gospel of Life, we have to give back our life to the One to Whom it belongs," said Father Daniele Rebeggiani, a Washington archdiocesan priest and secretary to the Apostolic Nunciature to the U.S. and the homilist for the Mass for Life celebrated at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. on Friday. The Mass preceded the 47th annual March for Life, expected to attract nearly 100,000 people from across the U.S. and foreign countries.
Fr. Rebeggiani preached on the Gospel for the Mass, the story of the rich young man who left Christ sad because his "heart was divided."
"This Mass is an invitation to all of us to leave everything, to abandon our life totally to the Lord," Rebeggiani said, inviting those present to ask a priest if they "ever regretted living a life of celibacy" or their parents if "they've ever regretted their sleepless hours."