Benedict XVI: Trusting in Divine Mercy

A vocation "is a response to a divine call," and we must never grow discouraged "in proclaiming Christ to all people, even to the ends of the earth." This was the message of Pope Benedict XVI during his Sunday Angelus, commenting on the Sunday Gospel reading about the call of the first two disciples. The Holy Father said human weakness should not be afraid if God calls. We must rely more and more on the power of his mercy, which transforms and renews.

Greeting the faithful after the Angelus, the Pope called for peace, harmony, and gratitude to Heaven to those in the Far East celebrating the Lunar New Year. He then spoke about the World Day of the Sick, which is being celebrating on Monday in a so ...