We must assume and follow the same path of Christ, explains PS Maxim Danubianultranslated

"The cross was assumed by our Lord Jesus Christ. And then we too must assume and follow the same path," Vicar Vicar Maximus Danubian of the Diocese of Italy emphasized on Sunday at the "Nativity of Our Lady" Monastery in Spilimbergo.

The hierarch celebrated the Holy Liturgy at the monastic settlement in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, where he explained that man's response to God's love involves freedom and responsibility: "The Lord shows us how important our freedom is."

The Lord does not force us to be Christians or to do what we do not want to do. But He tells us who He wants", said His Eminence.

"If you want, it means you have to take this responsibility," he says after renouncing himself.

The vicar pointed out that self-denial involves getting rid of selfishness and resetting priorities in relation to God and the neighbor: "It means giving up always putting ourselves first and putting the Lord and our neighbor first."

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