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St Pope John Paull II on the beatification of Pier Giorgio Frassati,<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope\u201d (1 Peter 3:15).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our century, Pier Giorgio Frassati, whom I have the joy of declaring Blessed today in the name of the Church, incarnated these words of St. Peter in his own life. The power of the Spirit of Truth, united to Christ, made him a modern witness to the hope which springs from the Gospel and to the grace of salvation which works in human hearts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus he became a living witness and courageous defender of this hope in the name of Christian youth of the twentieth century.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faith and charity, the true driving forces of his existence, made him active and diligent in the milieu in which he lived, in his family and school, in the university and society; they transformed him into a joyful, enthusiastic apostle of Christ, a passionate follower of his message and charity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The secret of his apostolic zeal and holiness is to be sought in the ascetical and spiritual journey which he traveled; in prayer, in persevering adoration, even at night, of the Blessed Sacrament, in his thirst for the Word of God, which he sought in Biblical texts; in the peaceful acceptance of life\u2019s difficulties, in family life as well; in chastity lived as a cheerful, uncompromising discipline; in his daily love of silence and life\u2019s \u201cordinariness.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

St Pope John Paull II on the beatification of Pier Giorgio Frassati, \u201cSanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope\u201d (1 Peter 3:15). 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