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http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/i..._2015_Credit_EWTN_CNA_9_26_15.jpgPhiladelphia, Pa., Sep 26, 2015 / 10:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Church today is called to foster among young people a sense of responsibility and enthusiasm for the Gospel mission, Pope Francis said on Saturday to group of priests and religious gathered in Philadelphia’s cathedral.
Saying Mass in the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Sept. 26, the Roman Pontiff said creativity is needed for inspiring young people in parishes and schools to “have the same high ideals, generosity of spirit, and love for Christ and the Church”.
“Do we challenge them? Do we make space for them and help them to do their part? To find ways of sharing their enthusiasm and gifts with our communities, above all in works of mercy and concern for others? Do we share our own joy and enthusiasm in serving the Lord?”
The Pope stressed the importance of inspiring the faithful in their mission to spread the Gospel in this day in age.
“One of the great challenges facing the Church in this generation is to foster in all the faithful a sense of personal responsibility for the Church’s mission, and to enable them to fulfill that responsibility as missionary disciples, as a leaven of the Gospel in our world,” he said.
“This will require creativity in adapting to changed situations, carrying forward the legacy of the past not primarily by maintaining our structures and institutions, which have served us well, but above all by being open to the possibilities which the Spirit opens up to us and communicating the joy of the Gospel, daily and in every season of our life.”
Saturday’s Mass is the first major event of Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia, which will culminate with his participation in the World Meeting of Families, already underway in the city. The Sept. 22-28 apostolic journey to the U.S. marks this Pope’s first on American soil.
Remarking on the history of the cathedral, Pope Francis said the history of the Church in Philadelphia is not about building walls, but metaphorically “breaking them down” in bringing the faith to others.
“It is a story about generation after generation of committed Catholics going out to the peripheries, and building communities of worship, education, charity and service to the larger society.”
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Saying Mass in the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Sept. 26, the Roman Pontiff said creativity is needed for inspiring young people in parishes and schools to “have the same high ideals, generosity of spirit, and love for Christ and the Church”.
“Do we challenge them? Do we make space for them and help them to do their part? To find ways of sharing their enthusiasm and gifts with our communities, above all in works of mercy and concern for others? Do we share our own joy and enthusiasm in serving the Lord?”
The Pope stressed the importance of inspiring the faithful in their mission to spread the Gospel in this day in age.
“One of the great challenges facing the Church in this generation is to foster in all the faithful a sense of personal responsibility for the Church’s mission, and to enable them to fulfill that responsibility as missionary disciples, as a leaven of the Gospel in our world,” he said.
“This will require creativity in adapting to changed situations, carrying forward the legacy of the past not primarily by maintaining our structures and institutions, which have served us well, but above all by being open to the possibilities which the Spirit opens up to us and communicating the joy of the Gospel, daily and in every season of our life.”
Saturday’s Mass is the first major event of Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia, which will culminate with his participation in the World Meeting of Families, already underway in the city. The Sept. 22-28 apostolic journey to the U.S. marks this Pope’s first on American soil.
Remarking on the history of the cathedral, Pope Francis said the history of the Church in Philadelphia is not about building walls, but metaphorically “breaking them down” in bringing the faith to others.
“It is a story about generation after generation of committed Catholics going out to the peripheries, and building communities of worship, education, charity and service to the larger society.”
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