Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle.
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Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle has advised the Catholic faithful that to walk with Jesus, one must practice love and service.
During his Maundy Thursday homily at the Manila Cathedral, Tagle expounded on the importance of loving and serving in the lives of Jesus鈥� followers.
鈥�(But) we need to cross altogether with Jesus where there is love and service,鈥� Tagle was quoted as saying in a CBCP (Catholic Bishops鈥� Conference of the Philippines) 黑料社 report.
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Tagle urged the Catholic devotees to be merciful like Jesus.
鈥淪erve by loving until the end,鈥� he said, adding that 鈥渓ove and service are inseparable.鈥�
Tagle said that Jesus鈥� washing of the feet of His disciples showed that 鈥渢rue love is service.鈥�
鈥淭he washing of the feet is the work of a slave. Even Christ鈥檚 death is part of His service to us. He died for us to live,鈥� said the cardinal.
鈥淟ove and service. Love that serves. Love until the end. And serve by loving until the end. That鈥檚 how to walk with Jesus,鈥� he said.
He said that 鈥済enuine love鈥� comes from God and is expressed through his mercy, adding that to be merciful is to follow the humble path of Jesus.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not our achievements or the projects that we built鈥� in the end it doesn鈥檛 matter. If you want be with Jesus the only question is did you love until the end?鈥� Tagle asked the Catholic faithful.
鈥淭his Jubilee of Mercy, love is very concrete鈥� love until the end,鈥� he said.
He also urged the public to unite in bringing peace and justice in the Philippines.
During the Mass, Tagle washed the feet of 12 individuals, including Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Andres Bautista. IDL
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