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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS
POPE BENEDICT XVI
FOR THE TWENTY-SIXTH WORLD YOUTH DAY (2011)
“Planted and built up in Jesus Christ, firm in the faith”
Dear Friends,
I often think back on the World Youth Day held
in Sydney in 2008. There we had
an experience of a great
festival of faith in which the Spirit of God was actively at
work, building
deep communion among the participants who had come from all over
the world.
That gathering, like those on previous occasions, bore rich fruit in the
lives
of many young people and in the life of the whole Church. Now we are
looking forward
to the next World Youth Day, to be held in Madrid in August
2011.
Back in 1989, several
months before the historic fall of the Berlin
Wall, this pilgrimage
of young people
halted in Spain, in Santiago de Compostela. Now, at
a time when
Europe greatly
needs to rediscover its Christian roots, our
meeting will take place in
Madrid with the theme: “Planted and built up in
Jesus Christ, firm in the faith” (cf. Col 2:7).
I encourage you to take
part in this event, which is so important for the Church in Europe
and for
the universal Church. I would like all young people – those who share our
faith in Jesus Christ, but also those who are wavering or uncertain, or who
do not
believe in him – to share this experience, which can prove decisive
for their lives.
It is an experience of the Lord Jesus, risen and alive, and
of his love for each of us.
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Madrid •
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Port Au Prince •
Prague •
Rio de Janeiro •
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Venice •
Vienna •
Washington, DC
Deferentially,
J Bailey Morgan
Founder and Chairman
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