Faith is above all a personal, intimate encounter with Jesus, and to e…

Pope Benedict XVI
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Faith is above all a personal, intimate encounter with Jesus, and to experience [His] closeness, [His] friendship, [His] Love; only in this way does one learn to know [Him] ever more, and to love and follow [Him] ever more. May this happen to each one of us.
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