the pope speaks to the youth!!!

On Upright Conscience and Integrity of Life:

The Pope Speaks to the Youth!

Glimpses on Pope Francis' Homilies and Reflections

during the WYD 2013 in Rio de Janeiro

Homily at the National Shrine of Our Lady of

Conception in Aparecida (July 24, 2013)

In Mary,

the Church learns true

discipleship!

Three Simple Attitudes:

a. HopefulnessScenario: Our young people feel attracted by many idols which take the place of

God and appear to offer hope: money, success, power and pleasure.

“Let us be lights of hope! Let us maintain a positive outlook

on reality. Let us encourage the generosity which is typical

of the young and help them to work actively in building a

better world. Young people are a powerful engine for the

Church and for society. They do not need material things

alone; they need to have held up to them those non-

material values which are the spiritual heart of the-

Christian faith: spirituality, generosity, solidarity,

perseverance, fraternity, joy

b. Openness to being surprised by God

“God always saves the best for us. But he asks us

to let ourselves be surprised by his love, to accept his

surprises. Let us trust God!”

c. Living in joy“Christians are joyful, they

are never gloomy. God is at

our side. Christians cannot

be pessimists!”

Pope's Address to Argentinian Youth July 26, 2013

What do we

expect as a

consequence of

the WYD?

“I expect a mess. There will be one! I want people to

go out! I want the Church to go out to the street! I want

us to defend ourselves against everything that is

worldliness, comfortableness & clericalism, that is

being shut-in in ourselves.

The Church can’t be an NGO!!!”

Scenario: This global civilization has gone too far!

The worship of the god-money is such!

Problems:

a. the elderly are not looked

after & are not allowed to speak

& act.

b. the exclusion of young

people- without work and

unemployment are very high!

Challenge:

Take care of the two extremes of life!

The elderly and the young!

“Young people must go out, they must show their

worth. Young people must go out to fight for values, to

fight for values! And oldsters must open their mouth;

the elderly must open their mouth and teach us,

transmitting to us the wisdom of the nations.”

Don’t liquefy faith in Jesus Christ!

There is orange milk shake, apple milk shake, banana milkshake,

but please, don’t take liquefied faith! The faith is whole, it’s not to

be liquefied. It is faith in Jesus. It is faith in the Son of God made

man, who loved me and died for me. Faith in Jesus Christ isn’t a

joke, it’s something very serious, it’s a scandal.

Pope's Welcome Address in Copacabana- July 26, 2013

Question of Jesus:

Do you want to be my disciple? Do you want to be my

friend? Do you want to be a witness to my Gospel?

“ Put on faith!”

… the train has arrived

at Rio de Janeiro.

The World Youth Day 20013

is an immense feast of faith!

Pope's Homily During the World Youth Day Prayer

Service in Copacabana- July 26, 2013

What can we do?

Put on Faith! “When we prepare a plate of food and we see that it needs salt,

well, we “put on” salt; when it needs oil, then you “put on” oil.

….And so it is in our life young friends…to have real meaning and

fulfillment…. “Put on faith”, and your life will take on a new flavor, it

will have a compass to show you the way; “put on hope” and every

one of your days will be enlightened and your horizon will no

longer be dark, but luminous; “put on love”, and your life will be

like a house built on rock, your journey will be joyful, because

you will find many friends to journey with you. Put on faith, put on

hope, put on love!”

Concretely, what does this mean?

Christ awaits you in his Word;

listen carefully to him and your

heart will be warmed by his presence.

Christ awaits you in the sacrament of Penance,

to heal by his mercy the wounds caused by sin.

Christ is waiting for you in his flesh in the

Eucharist, in the language of charity, goodness

and service.

Pope's Address During Stations of the Cross in Copacabana

- July 27, 2013

Entrusting the Cross of Jesus

to the Youth!

“to carry it

throughout the

world as a

symbol of

Christ’s love for

humanity"

Jesus is carrying the Cross with the Young!

With the Cross, Jesus unites himself to the silence of

the victims of violence, those who can no longer cry

out, especially the innocent and the defenseless…

With the Cross, he is united to families in trouble, and

those who mourn the tragic loss of their children

On the Cross, Jesus is united with every person who

suffers from hunger in a world…

On the Cross, Jesus is united to the many mothers and

fathers who suffer as they see their children become victims of

drug-induced euphoria…

On the Cross, Jesus is united with those who are persecuted for

their religion, for their beliefs or simply for the color of their skin…

On the Cross, Jesus is united with so many young

people who have lost faith in political institutions,

because they see in them only selfishness and

corruption;

Jesus unites himself with those young people who have

lost faith in the Church, or even in God because of the

counter-witness of Christians and ministers of the Gospel.

What can we get from our

experience of the Cross?

“It gives us a treasure that no one else can

give: the certainty of the faithful love which

God has for us. The Cross of Christ

contains all the love of God!”

Challenge:

Help the One carrying the Cross!

“It teaches us always to look

upon others with mercy and

tenderness, especially those

who suffer, who are in need

of help, who need a word or

a concrete action; the Cross

invites us to step outside

ourselves to meet them and

to extend a hand to them.”

Pope's Homily at Closing Mass of World Youth Day

at Copacabana Beach -July 28, 2013

“Jesus is calling you to be a disciple with

a mission!”

Three simple ideas:

Go, do not be afraid, and serve!

Go!!!“Faith is a flame that grows stronger the more it is

shared and passed on, so that everyone may know, love

and confess Jesus Christ, the Lord of life and history.”

The best tool for evangelizing the young:

Another young person!

Do not be afraid!!!“We are sent together. Be aware of the

companionship of the whole Church and

also the communion of the saints on this

mission. When we face challenges

together, then we are strong.”

Serve!!!“This should be the song of our life. It is

allowing our life to be identified with that

of Jesus, it is sharing his sentiments, his

thoughts, his actions. And the life of

Jesus is a life for others. It is a life of

service.”

On Upright Conscience and Integrity of Life:

The Pope Speaks to the Youth!

Glimpses on Pope Francis' Homilies and Reflections

during the WYD 2013 in Rio de Janeiro

Situations:

(1) The youth are attracted to many idols: money,

success, power & pleasure

(2) Global civilization has gone too far! Exclusion

of the elderly & the young

(3) Situations of Injustices: violence, hunger,

shameful poverty, drug abuse, discrimination,

corruption & selfishness

Challenges:Be Hopeful & be Generous! Held-up to non-material

values

Be Open and Trust God!

Live in Joy and do not be pessimist!

Go out! Defend ourselves against worldliness...

Don't liquefy faith in Jesus!

Put on faith: new flavor, compass, be enlightened, be

built on rock, joyful

Carry the Cross with Jesus! Be united with mercy and

tenderness to those who suffer...

(victims of violence, mourning, hungry, abused,

discriminated, & lost their faith)

On Upright Conscience and Integrity of Life:

The Pope Speaks to the Youth!

Glimpses on Pope Francis' Homilies and Reflections

during the WYD 2013 in Rio de Janeiro