Letter from the Synod Fathers to
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| Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri reads the "Letter from the Synod Fathers to Young People" at the conclusion of the final Mass. (Vatican Media) |
In a Letter addressed to young people of the whole world,
the Synod Fathers invite the young to "be a brighter future."
XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
LETTER FROM THE SYNOD FATHERS TO YOUNG PEOPLE
We the Synod Fathers now address you, young people of the
world, with a word of hope, trust and consolation. In these days, we have
gathered together to hear the voice of Jesus, “the eternally young Christ”, and
to recognize in Him your many voices, your shouts of exultation, your cries,
and your moments of silence.
We are familiar with your inner searching, the joys and hopes,
the pain and anguish that make up your longings. Now we want you to hear a word
from us: we wish to be sharers in your joy, so that your expectations may come
to life. We are certain that with your enthusiasm for life, you will be ready
to get involved so that your dreams may be realized and take shape in your
history.
Our weaknesses should not deter you; our frailties and sins
must not be an obstacle for your trust. The Church is your mother; she does not
abandon you; she is ready to accompany you on new roads, on higher paths where
the winds of the Spirit blow stronger – sweeping away the mists of
indifference, superficiality and discouragement.
When the world that God so loved, that he gave us his only
Son, Jesus, is focused on material things, on short-term successes, on
pleasures, and when the world crushes the weakest, you must help it to rise up
again and to turn its gaze towards love, beauty, truth and justice once more.
For a month, we have walked together with some of you and
with many others who have been united to us through prayer and affection. We
wish to continue the journey now in every part of the earth where the Lord
Jesus sends us as missionary disciples.
The Church and the world urgently need your enthusiasm. Be
sure to make the most fragile people, the poor and those wounded by life your
traveling companions.
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