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Young people and true 'youth' Rain, as a fertile blessing for our arid souls, has not stopped the young people in Piazza Matteotti in Genoa. The Pope spoke of their youth, true youth, "which is not a …More
Young people and true 'youth'

Rain, as a fertile blessing for our arid souls, has not stopped the young people in Piazza Matteotti in Genoa. The Pope spoke of their youth, true youth, "which is not a question of years, of physical force, of being in the best physical condition, or of efficiency". It is rather a question of knowing and loving. Indeed, knowledge is for love and we love the One who is known. And the 'who' is ultimately Jesus, the source of love. With Him we remain always young in heart, with Him we radiate goodness. For Benedict XVI, this is the fountain of youth. Goodness, in fact, escapes the grip of time. Only the truly good and generous are the real young. Young people perceive and accept the message of the Pope: choose well, do not destroy the future, remain in front of Jesus who does not mince words. Talk with him, knock on the door of the words of the Gospel with which He speaks with us. This thought was expounded on from Genoa throughout Liguria following the Angelus prayer, during which the Pope asked for the maternal assistance of Our Lady of the Guard over the entire diocese, " with a dual hope: that this land may be, as in the past, open to the whole world, that new generations, illuminated by Maria "Star of Hope", will follow the right path in the often stormy sea of life.