A practical first step towards holiness is to pray for your enemies, Pope Francis has said.
During a parish visit on Saturday evening, the Pope was asked: “What is the journey needed to become holy?” Francis replied: “Are you merciful towards the people who have harmed you or don’t like you? If God is merciful, if he is holy, if he is perfect, then we must be merciful, holy and perfect as he is. This is holiness. A man or woman who does this deserves to be canonised.” The Pope made the remarks during a parish visit on Saturday evening.
