Saints are men and women who have accepted God in their lives and live or have lived their lives coherent to that choice. Saints are men and women who are just like you and me, of different temperaments, ages, contexts, interests. So it is understandable when we have preferences. After all, it is similar to having friends. We have preferences, some are just acquaintances, some are friends of the heart.
There is a risk that we pit saints against each other. We say that one is more powerful than the other, or that one is holier, or that one is more radical, etc.
What a pity if we get lost in this and forget what the saints really want to tell us: to choose God, to follow Jesus Christ.
So in honor of our founder's feast today, I say:
"It is Jesus Christ I follow, according to the way of Don Bosco!"
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