tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post8012907228759077955..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Pope: Young people; do not be afraid to follow the “alternative” route of true loveFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-27891048428036598862007-11-06T18:09:00.000+00:002007-11-06T18:09:00.000+00:00i'm an italian girl and i was in Montorso for the ...i'm an italian girl and i was in Montorso for the Agorà of italian young people.I lived two unforgettable days and i still remembre the emotions in seing the Pope and in listening at his words. i spent the night between satudrday and sunday waiting for the confessions so we prayed and sang in little goups to get prepared for the sacrament. <BR/>It has been a wonderful experience and I met lots of people from all over the world, not only from italy. wath the Pope says to us is difficult to do in uor everyday life but we will try to do our best with the help of our families of our educators, parishes and youth groups. it is fantastic to see that I'm not alone and that there are lots of people also af my age that believes in God. I hope to be to sydney, in july for the world youth day with tousands af people froma all aver the world. we have the mission to be His witnesses!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-39597716315632885362007-09-04T12:57:00.000+01:002007-09-04T12:57:00.000+01:00I find it quite extraordinary, but very encouragin...I find it quite extraordinary, but very encouraging that so many young people followed the Pope to Loreto.<BR/><BR/>For his part, Pope Benedict responded magnificently to their enthusiasm, while never straying from his message :<BR/>"Do not follow the path of pride."<BR/>(which is all this world has to offer : we all know what is meant by worldly success.)<BR/><BR/>It must be extremely difficult for the young who are the targets of media persuasion and peer pressure to respond to his call.<BR/><BR/>But the Pope's words are persuasive too :<BR/>It moved me, a cynical middle-aged man, to hear him speak of "the victory of love over selfishness and of grace over sin."<BR/><BR/>And yet the Pope sticks to his central theme :<BR/>"You cannot call yourself a disciple of Jesus Christ if you do not love and follow his church."<BR/><BR/>Timely words indeed !<BR/>I hope the young people at Loreto listened to them.<BR/><BR/>I hope everyone everywhere listens to them.Dr. Peter H. Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955402188119575105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-51688324593089410512007-09-03T08:40:00.000+01:002007-09-03T08:40:00.000+01:00Thanks for all that inormation..Thanks for all that inormation..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-84488703815082572512007-09-02T18:51:00.000+01:002007-09-02T18:51:00.000+01:00What a beautiful homily it was! I can't wait for t...What a beautiful homily it was! I can't wait for the english translation to come out so I can read it again!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409693934298847012noreply@blogger.com