The message of St. Lawrence's life is holiness, which gives witness to "man's constant tension toward God" through history, and inspires our Advent preparation, says Benedict XVI. The Pope affirmed this in his homily Sunday at the Roman Basilica of St. Lawrence Outside the Walls, at the closing liturgy of the jubilee year commemorating the 1750th anniversary of the Spanish deacon and martyr. "In this beginning of Advent, what better message to receive from St. Lawrence than that of holiness?" asked the Holy Father.

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