Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan (CBCP / MANILA BULLETIN)
He said the gratitude that comes from encountering Christ’s love and mercy is enough to make people holy.
“We don’t become holy by giving up. We don’t become holy by doing something for the Lord. What makes us holy? Gratitude,” Villegas said in a CBCP News post.
“It is not about what we give up. It is saying ‘thank you’ for everything that makes us holy. It is not what we do for God,” he added.
“Let it be clear, God does not need what we want to do for him because Christianity is not about telling people what to do for God. Christianity is about telling people what God has done for humanity,” said Villegas.