World Day of Peace The First Day of the Year
Dear young people,
you are a precious gift for society.
you are a precious gift for society.
Do not yield
to discouragement in the face of difficulties and
do not abandon yourselves
to false solutions which often seem
the easiest way to overcome problems.
to discouragement in the face of difficulties and
do not abandon yourselves
to false solutions which often seem
the easiest way to overcome problems.
Do not be afraid
to make a commitment,
to face hard work and sacrifice,
to choose the paths that demand
fidelity and constancy, humility and dedication.
to make a commitment,
to face hard work and sacrifice,
to choose the paths that demand
fidelity and constancy, humility and dedication.
Be confident
in your youth and
its profound desires for
happiness, truth, beauty and genuine love!
in your youth and
its profound desires for
happiness, truth, beauty and genuine love!
Live fully
this time in your life
so rich and so full of enthusiasm.
this time in your life
so rich and so full of enthusiasm.
Realize that
you yourselves are an example and
an inspiration to adults,
even more so
to the extent that you seek
to overcome injustice and corruption and
strive to build a better future.
you yourselves are an example and
an inspiration to adults,
even more so
to the extent that you seek
to overcome injustice and corruption and
strive to build a better future.
Be aware of your potential;
never become self-centered
but work for a brighter future for all.
but work for a brighter future for all.
You are never alone.
The Church
has confidence in you,
follows you,
encourages you and
wishes to offer you
the most precious gift she has:
the opportunity
to raise your eyes to God,
to encounter Jesus Christ,
who is himself justice and peace.
has confidence in you,
follows you,
encourages you and
wishes to offer you
the most precious gift she has:
the opportunity
to raise your eyes to God,
to encounter Jesus Christ,
who is himself justice and peace.
All you men and women throughout the world,
who take to heart the cause of peace:
peace is not a blessing already attained,
but rather a goal
to which each and all of us must aspire.
who take to heart the cause of peace:
peace is not a blessing already attained,
but rather a goal
to which each and all of us must aspire.
Let us look with greater hope to the future;
let us encourage one another on our journey;
let us work together to give our world
a more humane and fraternal face; and
let us feel a common responsibility
towards present and future generations,
especially in the task of training them
to be people of peace and
builders of peace.
let us encourage one another on our journey;
let us work together to give our world
a more humane and fraternal face; and
let us feel a common responsibility
towards present and future generations,
especially in the task of training them
to be people of peace and
builders of peace.
Excerpts.... Read the entire message at
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/peace/index_en.htm
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/peace/index_en.htm
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