2. WE NEED YOUTH!
The Church and world need the faith,
gifts, energy, and fresh ideas of young
people.
United States Catholic Bishops RTV pg. 50
3.
4. WE NEED YOUTH!
Young pilgrims, Christ
needs you to enlighten the
world and to show it the
“path of life”… Place your
intelligence, your talents,
your enthusiasm, your
compassion, and your
fortitude at the service of
life.
Pope John Paul II, World Youth Day, 1993
5.
6. WE NEED YOUTH!
At this stage of history, the
liberating message of the
Gospel of life has been put
in your hands. And the
mission of proclaiming it
to the ends of the earth is
now passing to your
generation…
Pope John Paul II, World Youth Day 1993
7.
8. WE NEED YOUTH!
The Church needs your energies, your
enthusiasm, your youthful ideals, in order to make
the Gospel of life penetrate the fabric of society,
transforming people’s hearts and the structures of
society in order to create a civilization of true
justice and love.
Pope John Paul II, World Youth Day 1993
9.
10. WE NEED YOUTH!
Just as Jesus sent out the 12 and the 72 to
carry out his mission, today he sends out
young people to proclaim the Good News
and to build a world that is more just, more
peaceful and more respectful of human life
and creation.
United States Catholic
Bishops, RTV pg. 49-50
11.
12. WE NEED YOUTH
Offer your youthful energies and your
talents to building a civilization of
Christian love… commit yourself to the
struggle for justice, solidarity, and
peace.”
Pope John Paul II,
homily at World Youth Day, Denver 1993
13.
14. WE NEED YOUTH!
Christ needs laborers ready to work in his
vineyards. May you, the Catholic young people of
the world, not fail him. In your hands, carry the
cross of Christ. On your
lips, the words of life.
In your hearts, the saving
grace of the Lord.
Pope John Paul II, August 15, 1993
