Dear friends, sometimes we may be tempted to allow ourselves be overtaken by laziness or despondency, especially when faced with the hardships and trials of life. In these cases, do not lose heart, but invoke the Holy Spirit, so that with the gift of fortitude He can lift our hearts and communicate new vigor and enthusiasm to our lives and our following Jesus.

Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful.

A Christian who withdraws into himself, hiding all that the Lord has given him, is not a Christian! I would ask the many young people present to be generous with their God-given talents for the good of others, the Church and our world.

When you lose the capacity to dream, you lose the capacity to love, and the energy to love is lost.

Let us ask the Holy Spirit for the grace to live daily according to the mind of Jesus and his Gospel.

Whoever does not pray to God, prays to the devil.

If we act like children of God, knowing that he loves us, our lives will be made new, filled with serenity and joy.