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“Never forget that the Church, in fact humanity itself, all the people around you now and those who await you in the future, expect much from you young people, because you have within you the supreme gift of the Father, the Spirit of Jesus”. (Message for WYD, 2008)Pope Benedict XIV

“My dear young friends, if you take part frequently in the Eucharistic celebration, if you dedicate some of your time to adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, the Source of love which is the Eucharist, you will acquire that joyful determination to dedicate your lives to following the Gospel”. (Message for WYD, 2008) Pope Benedict XIV

"At times, however, we are tempted to close in on ourselves, to doubt the strength of Christ’s radiance, to limit the horizon of hope. Take courage! Fix your gaze on our saints. The diversity of their experience of God’s presence prompts us to discover anew the breadth and depth of Christianity. Let your imaginations soar freely along the limitless expanse of the horizons of Christian discipleship. Sometimes we are looked upon as people who speak only of prohibitions. Nothing could be further from the truth! Authentic Christian discipleship is marked by a sense of wonder. We stand before the God we know and love as a friend, the vastness of his creation, and the beauty of our Christian faith". (Meeting with young people, USA, 2008) Pope Benedict XIV

"A young heart can understand the reckless love that is needed for total self-giving."
- Pope John Paul II, Rise Let Us Be On Our Way, p. 126

"Dear Young people: Do not be afraid of Christ!  He takes nothing away, and he gives you everything.  When we give ourselves to him, we receive a hundredfold in return.  Yes, open, open wide the doors to Christ - and you will find true life."
- Pope Benedict XVI, Mass for the inauguration of his pontificate

"Never tell a young person that something cannot be done. God may have been waiting for countless centuries for somebody ignorant enough of the impossibility to do that thing."
- Anonymous

"If I do not become a saint when I am young, I shall never become one."Saint John Berchmans - 1599-1621 - Priest - Belgium

Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.1 Timothy 4:12

But the LORD answered me,
Say not, "I am too young."
  To whomever I send you, you shall go;
  whatever I command you, you shall speak.
Have no fear before them,
  because I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD. Jeremiah 1:7, 8