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04 APRIL 2017 – Youth
I know that you, young people, don’t want to be duped by a false freedom, always at the beck and call of momentary fashions and fads. I know that you aim high. Is that true, or am I wrong?[1]
Don’t leave it to others to be the protagonists of change.
You, young people, are the ones who hold the future![2] I ask you to be builders of the world, to work for a better world.[3] It is a challenge, yes it is a challenge. Do you accept it?
Pray with me that young people may respond generously to their own vocation and mobilize for the great causes of the world. [4]
[1] Apostolic Journey to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) on the occasion of the 28th World Youth Day (22-29 July 2013).
[2] Apostolic Journey to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) on the occasion of the 28th World Youth Day (22-29 July 2013).
[3] Apostolic Journey to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) on the occasion of the 28th World Youth Day (22-29 July 2013).
[4] Universal Prayer Intention of the Holy Father entrusted to the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer). April 2017.