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Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles has been one of the most active bishops spreading the Good News on twitter. Here are fifteen of his most insightful tweets from the last couple of months:
Let's pray for all those who are deprived of an honest day's work/fair wages & live under conditions in which their dignity is not respected
— Abp. José H. Gomez (@ArchbishopGomez) September 1, 2014
Any honorable task you do during the day can be offered to God. Even the littlest things. Everything you do can be sanctified.
— Abp. José H. Gomez (@ArchbishopGomez) September 1, 2014
Practice the presence of God. Treat your work as a calling from God. And make everything you do something beautiful for God.
— Abp. José H. Gomez (@ArchbishopGomez) September 2, 2014
We need to say to God in every circumstance, “Not my will, but thy will be done.”
— Abp. José H. Gomez (@ArchbishopGomez) September 2, 2014
We only love God as much as we love those around us. We can’t pretend to love the God we don’t see, if we don’t love the neighbor we can see
— Abp. José H. Gomez (@ArchbishopGomez) September 2, 2014
Where there is no love, we need to put love. Where there is no justice, we need to promote human dignity and human rights.
— Abp. José H. Gomez (@ArchbishopGomez) September 6, 2014
#Holiness does not mean separating ourselves from the world. Holiness means loving God and loving our neighbor in the middle of the world.
— Abp. José H. Gomez (@ArchbishopGomez) September 16, 2014
#Faith is not a life-style “accessory,” something we “put on” on Sundays and then put back in the closet for the rest of the week.
— Abp. José H. Gomez (@ArchbishopGomez) September 25, 2014
Our world today needs #saints. Not “other-worldly” saints — but saints in our cities, our families, our parishes, our businesses.
— Abp. José H. Gomez (@ArchbishopGomez) September 26, 2014
Our world won’t be converted by words and programs. Only by #saints!
— Abp. José H. Gomez (@ArchbishopGomez) September 30, 2014
We have to live by #StTherese's little way of love. And our love has to be a love of humble service.
— Abp. José H. Gomez (@ArchbishopGomez) October 1, 2014
The #KingdomofGod is a culture of life, joy & freedom. Joy in God’s creation. Freedom in accepting God’s gift of life & living to share it.
— Abp. José H. Gomez (@ArchbishopGomez) October 8, 2014
We have to do little things w/ love. We have to be humble to accept that most of the good we do will be hidden, except in the eyes of God.
— Abp. José H. Gomez (@ArchbishopGomez) October 1, 2014
The human person is sacred & created in the image of God. That is why we fight for the rights of the person from conception to natural death
— Abp. José H. Gomez (@ArchbishopGomez) October 3, 2014
We are not born alone & we don’t live our faith alone. So we have to resist that temptation to make our faith something that is only private
— Abp. José H. Gomez (@ArchbishopGomez) October 6, 2014
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