Day 6 — Peace Born of Faithfulness

Peace Born of Faithfulness

«The loyal man will be greatly blessed (Prov 28:20). These words manifest the most characteristic virtue of Bishop Álvaro del Portillo: faithfulness. Undisputed faithfulness, above all, to God in the prompt and generous fulfillment of His will; faithfulness to the Church and the Pope; faithfulness to the Christian vocation in every moment and circumstance of life.»

Petition

Lord, grant me the grace to imitate Blessed Álvaro who, from the moment he understood God's will, answered «yes» and was faithful unto death.

May my life be a generous and serene «yes» —if necessary, heroic— to everything You ask of me: a «yes» to You, to my Christian vocation, to my family duties, to my commitments, to my spiritual resolutions, to my word given…