He also remembered newly beatified Fr. Emilio Moscoso, a Jesuit killed during a time of persecution of the Catholic Church in Ecuador.
The pope reminded Christians of their ability to say “yes” to God in daily, seemingly trivial ways.
Per tradition, Roman children brought figures of Baby Jesus for their manger to be blessed by the pope.
He said “the example of this good, meek and wise man teaches us to lift up our gaze and look beyond.”
