May the joy of the risen Jesus Christ be with you. To bring joy into our very soul the good God has given Himself to us. In Bethlehem, “joy” said the angel. In His life, He wanted to share His joy with His apostles “that My joy may be in you”. Joy was the password of the first Christians. Saint Paul—how often he repeated himself: “Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, rejoice” (Phil 4:4). In return for the great grace of baptism the priest tells the newly baptized: “May you serve the Church joyfully.” Joy is not simply a matter of temperament in the service of God and souls. It is always hard—all the more reason why we should try to acquire it and make it grow in our hearts.  —St. Teresa of Calcutta