Among us, who is above must be in service of the others. This doesn't mean we have to wash each other's feet every day, but we must help one another.

In your school you take part in various activities that habituate you not to shut yourselves in on yourselves or in your small world, but to be open to others, especially to the poorest and neediest, to work to improve the world in which we live. Be men and women with others and for others, real champions in the service of others. To be magnanimous with interior liberty and a spirit of service, spiritual formation is necessary. Dear children, dear youths, love Jesus Christ ever more!

Jesus teaches us to put the needs of the poor ahead of our own, our needs, even if legitimate, will never be so urgent as those of the poor, who lack the necessities of life.

And with a little sense of humor we can say that there are Christian bats who prefer the shadows to the light of the presence of the Lord.

The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all.

Consumerism has brought us anxiety. Set aside time to play with your children, and turn off the TV when they sit down to eat.

I would like especially to mention you, the women, wives and mothers of Paraguay, who at great cost and sacrifice were able to lift up a country defeated, devastated and laid low by an abominable war. God bless your perseverance, God bless and encourage your faith, God bless the women of Paraguay, the most glorious women of America.