In his homily at Casa Santa Marta, the pope reminded Christians of the gratuitousness of God's choice and the call to guard the gift received.
Fr. Gonzalo Aemilius, the Uruguayan new secretary for the pope was present.
Pope Francis suggested reading the Beatitudes to learn how to live in a Christian way.
“May the Lord grant us the grace of sending us a prophet, such as a neighbor, a son, a mother, a father, who slaps us a little when we are slipping,” he said.
