Dear friends in Christ,
I found this translation from the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on Youth Day 2009, which is to be celebrated on the Diocesan level on Palm Sunday. Here is the link to that address.
The Holy Father continues to stress the importance of hope, not a false hope in any worldly things, but rather hope in Christ. This theme became poignant when he wrote Spe Salvi, literally, Saved in hope. But he continued this theme at World Youth Day last year, and Hope was the theme of the Holy Father's visit to the United States last year.
In the midst of trouble in our world, with terrorism, the economic situation, and the offenses against human life that happen from the womb until people are old, if you are not grounded in faith of God, then we can lose hope. Our faith perfects the hope we have. There is hope. It may not be in this world, but if we stay hopeful, and we stay faithful, we can be assured that our hope will not be in vain.
We must follow Christ, and we must follow His will for us. God wants us to be joyful, and following Him without hesitation in whatever he asks of us will bring us the most joy. May we always remember that.
God bless. May you remain close to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
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