JOY IS ALWAYS ATTRACTIVE
Bishop Agnelo Gracias
‘Holiness’ is an abstract term. I prefer to answer in the form of three qualities I would expect to find a holy person: (a) Pliability to God: a growing self-surrender to God, a person possessed by God; (b) Compassion: Holiness must lead us to reach out to others, especially those in need or suffering; (c) Joy: The Christian life is ‘joy in the Holy Spirit’ (Roman 14:17). This joy keeps on growing until the end when Jesus says to each of us: “Enter into the joy of the Master” (Mathew 25:21).
As for persons living this: Yes, more than one person! To mention two or three:
+ My former rector, Fr. Daniel Ferrando, who exemplified love.
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