382 about the small size of the flock but about the beauty of being the little ones of the Father.”3 This is the first condition for Christian joy: to stop being self-centered and to put Jesus at the center. This is exactly the dynamism of love, which leads me to go out of myself, not so as to lose myself, but so as to find myself while I seek the good of the other person. 4. Questions ❶ I am made for joy! What has been my greatest human and spiritual joy in life? ❷ And today, as WYD begins, what are the causes of my joy? ❸ Then, too, what are my worries, my difficulties, or a trial, which may make it more difficult for me to walk as we start this pilgrimage? ❹ We are made for praise: what are my experiences of praise? 5. Prayer to Our Lady of True Joy Our Lady of True Joy, Attentive Mother and Mother most pure, Watch over me at every moment.... Teach me to experience deep joy: Make my heart very pure, A very humble heart. You know my weaknesses, my poverty; Make my heart stronger, Obtain for me a steadfast heart, Whenever temptation comes; A heart ready for effort and sacrifices In order to obtain True Happiness. Make my heart docile, So that it prefers Truth above all else. 3. Pope Francis, Angelus, 13 December 2020.
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