YEAR OF ST. PAUL

To you young people, who are in search of a firm hope, I address the very words that Saint Paul wrote to the persecuted Christians in Rome at that time: “May the God of hope fill you will all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13). During this Jubilee Year dedicated to the Apostle of the Gentiles on the occasion of the two thousandth anniversary of his birth, let us learn from him how to become credible witnesses of Christian hope.

Pope Benedict XVI
Papal Message for Youth Day ‘09