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POPE FRANCIS 
MESSAGE FOR THE JUBILEE OF MERCY 
FOR YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS ( extracts ) 

 

“ Merciful Like the Father ” 

The Church is celebrating the Holy Year of Mercy, a time of grace, peace, conversion and joy. It is meant for everyone: people of every age, from far and near. 

There are no walls or distances which can prevent the Father’s mercy from reaching and embracing us. The Holy Door is now open in Rome and in all the dioceses of the world. 

This grace-filled moment also concerns you, dear young people. I encourage you to take an active part in this celebration and to realize that each of you is a child of God (cf. 1 Jn 3:1). 

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I would like to invite you, one by one, calling you by name, as Jesus does each day. For you know that your names are written in heaven (Lk 10:20), in the heart of the Father, that Merciful Heart which is the source of all reconciliation and kindness. 

The Jubilee is the party to which Jesus invites us all, without excluding anyone. 

“Merciful like the Father”. This is the theme of the Jubilee, but it is also the prayer we make for all of you as we welcome you in the name of Jesus. To be merciful means to grow in a love which is courageous, generous and real. It means to grow physically and spiritually. 

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Yours is a time of life which is full of amazing changes. Everything seems possible and impossible all at once. I repeat what I said to some of your friends: “Remain steadfast in the journey of faith, with firm hope in the Lord. This is the secret of our journey! He gives us the courage to swim against the tide. 

Here I cannot forget those of you who are living in situations of war, extreme poverty, daily troubles and loneliness. Don’t ever lose hope! 

The Lord has a great dream which, with your help, he wants to come true! Your friends, young people your age living in less trying conditions than your own, have not forgotten you; they are working for peace and justice for everyone everywhere. 

Don’t be taken in by the messages of hatred or terror all around us. Instead, make new friends. Give of your time and always show concern for those who ask your help. Be brave and go against the tide; be friends of Jesus, who is the Prince of Peace (cf. Is 9:6). “Everything in him speaks of mercy. Nothing in him is devoid of compassion” (Misericordiae Vultus, 8). 

 

資料來源: 

http://www.iubilaeummisericordiae.va/content/gdm/en/roma/grandi-eventi/2016-04-24-ragazzi.html


 

教宗方濟各 
給青少年有關慈悲禧年的訊息

如同天父,滿懷慈悲


親愛的青年朋友: 

教會正在慶祝慈悲聖年;這是恩寵、平安、皈依和喜樂的時刻。慈悲聖年是為所有人的:不同年紀的人,無遠弗屆。沒有任何高牆或距離,可以阻礙天父的慈悲接觸和擁抱我們。現在,羅馬,以及世界各地教區的「慈悲之門」,已開啟了。

親愛的青年人,這充滿恩寵的時刻也是為了你們的。我鼓勵你們主動參與這慶祝,並明白你們每位都是天父的兒女(參《若望一書》3:1)。如同耶穌每天所做的,我邀請你們每一位,並呼喚你們每人的名字。你們要知道:你們的名字已登記在天上(《路加福音》10:20),寫在天父的心裡; 他的慈悲之心,正是所有和解及仁慈的泉源。

禧年是為期一年的慶祝;期間每一刻都是我們在聖德中成長的機會。這是時候,讓我們可以發覺,如同兄弟姊妹般活在一起,就好像一個大「派對」(慶祝會);可以說是我們想像中最美好的「派對」。禧年是耶穌邀請我們全體參加的「派對」;一個人也不能遺漏。故此,我亦想與你們共度祈禱和慶祝幾天。我展望著在四月見到你們眾人。

「如同天父,滿懷慈悲」是禧年主題,但亦是我們以耶穌的名字,歡迎你們、為你們眾人所做的祈禱。「滿懷慈悲」意指在愛情中成長;這愛情是勇毅、慷慨和真實的。它也意指身體和靈性上的成長。你們要準備作勇於選擇和決定的基督徒,好使你們每一天,連在小事上,也能建造一個和平的世界。

在你們人生的這時刻,正充滿著奇妙的變化。一切都可能同時既「可行」又「不可行」。我重複我對你們一些朋友所說過的:「穩健地走信仰的旅途,堅心盼望上主。這是我們旅途上的秘訣。上主賜我們勇氣,逆流而上。小心!我的青年朋友,逆流而上,對你們的心臟是好的,但我們需要勇氣去抵抗潮流。耶穌賜給我們勇氣!……與耶穌一起,我們可以成就大事;他賜給我們做他門徒和見證人的喜樂。你們要委身於崇高的理想和最重要的事。我們基督徒被上主所揀選,不是為辦小事。請向著最高的原則奮勇前進吧!使你們的生活緊貼高貴的理想。」(2013年施行堅振聖事時的講道) 

在此,我念念不忘你們當中有些人身陷戰亂、赤貧、日日受困擾,及捱受孤寂。千萬不要失望啊!上主有一個偉大的夢想,他想有你們的幫助,一起去使夢想成真。你們那些境遇較佳的同齡朋友,不會忘記你們;他們正在努力,為使全地所有人都得享和平正義。切勿聽信四周的仇恨及恐懼之言。相反,多交新朋友吧!請付出你們的時間,常常關心那些請你們幫助的人。勇敢的逆流而上!做耶穌的朋友;他是和平之王(參《依撒意亞先知書》9:6),在他內,一切都述說慈悲;在他內,無處不是憐憫(《詔書》8號)。

我知道你們不是全部都能來到羅馬,但禧年真正是為所有人的,且你們身處的本地教會也正在慶祝。邀請你們每一位都參與這喜樂時刻。不要單單準備行裝和標語,但要準備你們的心靈。仔細思考在我們將要舉行的修和聖事和在感恩聖祭中,你們會獻給耶穌甚麼的希望和意願。在你們走進「慈悲之門」時,請記得:你們要委身在聖德上成長,並要從福音和感恩聖事,即從聖言和生命之糧得到滋養,好能得到助力,去建設一個更公義和友愛的世界。

願上主降福你們走向聖門的旅程。我祈求聖神指引你們每一步,並光照你們。願榮福童貞瑪利亞,我們眾人的母親,成為你們、你們的家庭,以及所有幫助你們在美善和恩寵中成長的每個人的真正「慈悲之門」。

2016年1月6日主顯節於梵蒂岡
(中譯文:香港教區禮儀委員會譯)