Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa

Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa (2010)

Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa (5 September 1933 –) is a Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile.

Quotes

• We do not content ourselves with resolutely insisting on the preferential love of Jesus Christ for those who do not have material means. If we wish to promote holiness, also we must openly present his option for the poor of Yahweh. It is necessary to recuperate the option that led Him to choose Mary, Peter, Matthew, and so many others in order to build up his Church.
  • Intervention of H.Exc. Most Rev. Francisco Javier ERRÁZURIZ OSSA , Archbishop - Bishop of Valparaíso (25 November 1997) Holy See Press Office

• The Church is called to make the commandment of love the main principle of her activity, it is her unavoidable duty to knock insistently on the door of the hearts of brothers and sisters, the authorities, political and economic systems, individual Catholics, to satisfy the hunger of so many brothers and sisters with their talents, their creativity sharing their goods and opening the way for an economy based on solidarity and giving work.
  • “A poor Church encourages us not to pass by the afflicted but to be pilgrims following the footsteps of Jesus the Good Shepherd” says President of CELAM closing celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of the Puebla Conference (20 February 2004) Fides News Agency

• In fact a priest must love his people like Jesus loved even to the final sacrifice.
  • Thousands attend funeral of Italian missionary murdered in Santiago cathedral. Cardinal Errazuriz: “Father Faustino was killed because he was a man of God. He loved to serve in silence. We have his spiritual testimony to build peace: peace of heart which is peace with God and peace with people”. (28 July 2004) Fides News Agency

• The gift for Chile is that we become a living Gospel, that this word written by youth may become a word written in our life, in our heart, and in our works. We want to become light to the world, so that the Gospel may come alive in our country and that, once more, the entire culture may become a place of love, hope, justice, peace, and truth.
  • Cardinal Errazuriz tells Chilean youth to be “light of Christ for the world,” in accord with the Pope's Message for Mission Sunday 2009 (20 October 2009) Fides News Agency