We are called to be servants and messengers of God: Abp Celli

Vatican Radio, 28 September 2013: ‘We are called to be servants and messengers of God’ said Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications on Saturday morning while celebrating the Feast of St. Gabriel, Patron of Vatican Radio. Together we share a mission, which is that of communication, he reminded the staff of Vatican Radio.
In their whole beings the angels are servants and messengers of God that always behold the face of the Father in heaven, do his word, and hear his voice. Sometimes we forget that these spiritual beings accompanies us on the journey of life.The reality that we are called to be servants and messengers of God, demands from us a deeper dimension of inner life. What comes from our hearts and transmit through the airwaves requires from that we contemplate the face of the Father. This means that our work requires a deeper contemplation, the richer the mystery of God in our lives. This is true of every disciple of the Lord who is involved in this service, and for you in the Vatican Radio, said the Archbishop.
We live special moments, continued Archbishop Celli, referring back to the interview Pope Francis has recently given to the Jesuit magazine ‘civilta catholica, where Pope has referred to the church as a ‘field hospital’ that must accompany the men and women of today, especially those who truly experience deep suffering. And we find ourselves today, as the Pope’s Radio, the Radio that linked to the Petrine ministry, we are to express this closeness to man today. Pope Francis is inviting us to rediscover an ecclesiology, to rediscover what is now the Church today and how this Church must manifest itself to man.
Our communication presupposes an ecclesiology and the Pope reveals it every time. That should stand out more in our broadcasts because we are preachers, servants, messengers of God who passionately loves the man. Despite all smartphones, unparalleled communication skills, man today experiences a profound solitude. Hence our service should be in this line of closeness to man, to walk beside the man, to share his story, to share his anxieties, his moments of doubt, its moments of darkness. This will also bring out the perspective of the love of God who loves deeply and passionately man.
Citing the example of Mary in the day’s gospel, the Archbishop said that she reminds us of our journey of servants of the Word and God's messengers. She inspires us, accompanies us, sustains us, and as Mother, consoles us. She teaches us what it means to accept the Word and bring this Word, embodying it in today's world, the men and women of today. Source: VR Sedoc