In fact, no one is really able to feed Christ's flock, unless he lives in profound and true obedience to Christ and the Church, and the docility of the people towards their priests depends on the docility of the priests towards Christ; for this reason the personal and constant encounter with the Lord, profound knowledge of him and the conformation of the individual will to Christ's will is always at the root of the pastoral ministry .
En efecto, nadie es realmente capaz de apacentar el rebaño de Cristo, si no vive una obediencia profunda y real a Cristo y a la Iglesia, y la docilidad del pueblo a sus sacerdotes depende de la docilidad de los sacerdotes a Cristo; por esto, en la base del ministerio pastoral está siempre el encuentro personal y constante con el Señor, el conocimiento profundo de él, el conformar la propia voluntad a la voluntad de Cristo.