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Dear Brothers and Sisters:  In our continuing catechesis on the 鈥淥ur Father鈥�, we now turn to the third invocation, 鈥淭hy will be done鈥�.  We see God鈥檚 will revealed in the Person of Jesus: to seek out and to save that which is lost.  If we do not appreciate this we risk misunderstanding the meaning of the third aspect of the 鈥淥ur Father鈥�.  We can affirm, however, without a doubt, that God鈥檚 will is indeed for the salvation of all mankind.  Our prayer, then, is offered by children who know their Father鈥檚 heart and are certain of His loving plan.  This prayer, moreover, inspires in us the same desire for the Father鈥檚 will as we see in Jesus, especially when, in the garden of Gethsemane, He prayed, 鈥淔ather, if you are willing, remove this chalice from me; nevertheless not my will, but yours, be done鈥� (Lk 22:42).  Jesus is crushed by the world鈥檚 wickedness, yet He abandons Himself faithfully to the Father鈥檚 will.  We can do likewise, for the conviction that God will never abandon us is more than a hope.  It is a certainty!

Greetings to pilgrims

I greet the English-speaking pilgrims and visitors taking part in today鈥檚 Audience, especially those from England, Belgium, Croatia, Norway, Nigeria, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.  With prayerful good wishes that this Lent will be a time of grace and spiritual renewal for you and your families, I invoke upon all of you joy and peace in our Lord Jesus Christ.