Being missionaries means loving God with all one's heart, even to the …

Pope Benedict XVI
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Being missionaries means loving God with all one's heart, even to the point, if necessary, of dying for him... Being missionaries means stooping down to the needs of all, like the Good Samaritan, especially those of the poorest and most destitute people.
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