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What a great year to start as Youth for Christ - Gawad Kalinga had their Worship Night at Mayfair Plaza last January 8, 2019.
It started with a prayer and singing of the song One Way by Brother Terrence Espera and the Provincial Youth Band, respectively. Knowing that 2019 is the Year of the Youth, Sister Ana Mae Gonzales of Singles for Christ - Gawad Kalinga brought the inspirational words to motivate Filipino youths to continue their mission as a beloved, gifted and empowered follower of Christ Jesus. "Youth in Formation, Youth in Community, Church and Society, Youth in Mission, Youth Ministry and Youth Ministers", the four goals she stated that night. Also, she did not let it pass to open the eyes of the youth about the expectations vs the realities of this world. Loud songs, hymns and praises were heard as Brother Ian Troy Lamig, a Sfc-gk and the night's Worship Leader, continually filled the souls of the youths with God's presence.
It was a motivating night and may every youth fulfill their mission through serving God continually not just this year but until the rest of their life.
CBCP Pastoral Letter for the 2019 Year of the Youth
The Road to Emmaus Story
[Lk 24:13-35]
Dear young people,
Grace and Peace to you all!
We, your shepherds, thank you from our hearts for coming together to chart the course of our celebration of your year, the Year of the Youth. We commend your courage in expressing your very selves through the โOpen Letter of the Filipino Youth to the Catholic Churchโ. We delight in your recognition of your being vital members of the Body of Christ, the Church. As a response to your letter, the Philippine Catholic Church embraces you and your being life-given and life-giving, and with you, we affirm that:
You are BELOVED. Just like John the beloved disciple, who in his youth was called by the Lord to follow Him, the Church loves you with special affection, and we share with you the same call from the Lord. You are loved by the Father [cf. Dt 1:31; Is 40:11; 41:10; 46:4] as Jesus declared to His disciples, โAs the Father loves me, so I also love youโ [Jn 15:9], and He then invites you to remain in His love by following His commandments [cf. Jn 14:15]. Only then will you experience the joy that is complete [cf. Jn 15:9-11]. The Church in the Philippines seeks to show you the same love [cf. PCP II, 385; KA-LAKBAY, pp. 35-41], especially through her youth ministry, whose aspiration is to raise you up and carry you lovingly through life, with all its trials and tribulations.
You are GIFTED. The Sacrament of Baptism you received initiated you into the life of God and with God. Through the Sacrament of Confirmation, you were gifted with the Holy Spirit who inflames you with faith, passion, and courage. Like the young lay missionary catechist St. Pedro Calungsod and Richie Fernando, the young Jesuit who died shielding his students from a grenade explosion, your fresh and energetic youthfulness is also a gift, enabling you to commit yourselves in service of others, as well as renewing the Church and the world. To the countless youth volunteers and missionaries who share their gifts in the building up of Godโs Reignโupholding and defending life and human dignity, the environment, justice, freedom and peace, among othersโyour families, the Church and our society recognize you, and need more of your willingness and dedication. You clearly remind us that a life embraced and shared wholeheartedly contributes to the ongoing work of creation and glorifies God.
You are EMPOWERED. In the face of so many problems and difficulties today affecting our Christian life, families, social relationships and communities, as well as various personal and socio-cultural concerns you raised in your letter (mental health, substance abuse, HIV-AIDS, access to education, environmental problems, human trafficking, politics, dialogue with cultures, digital community, etc.), you are able to exhibit the humility to seek the support that will lead you to discover your strengths and capabilities to live meaningful lives. Like Mary, you are humble enough to proclaim โHow can this beโฆ?โ [Lk 1:34] and still give your assent in faith. This pleases not only the Lord but also your elders, because you are making us an important part of your development into mature individuals, fully aware of being persons called by God, capable of discerning decisions that positively impact your lives and those of others. We all long for a better world and society, for a renewed Church, and we see you as protagonists of this change, as the dynamic force of the Church now, when you reach out to the peripheries to bring Jesus and His message of salvation to the lost, the least and the last, including other young people like you who yearn to be loved, gifted and empowered.
You are IN MISSION. We look at you, our young people, so full of dynamism, as disciples sent on a mission to make disciples for Jesus. We pray that your discernment, choices and actions will lead you to a purposeful lifeโwhether in the ordained ministry, consecrated life, marriage and family, or the single stateโwith the Spirit of the Risen Christ directing your steps in making and leaving a marked difference in the world and society [cf. Mt 28:19-20]. As we look forward to 2021, we envision that the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines will be a time to celebrate a bountiful harvest from your ranksโyouth committed to families, to the Church and to the country with a renewed passion to proclaim the Word, ready to work with their communities and the Church, and willing to share in molding a just and peaceful world through missionary involvement. As the Holy Father Pope Francis challenged you, we also say: โSo make a mess! But also help in cleaning it upโฆ a mess that brings a free heart, a mess that brings solidarity, a mess that brings us hope, a mess that comes from knowing Jesus and knowing that God, once I know Him, is my strengthโ (from the WYD2013). Awaken the shepherds in us, your elders, and rekindle the fire of faith, hope and love in everyone in the Church so that together, we can journey and minister with you, as you serve the Church and your fellow youth.
We appreciate your courage and openness to welcome the Year of the Youth with all its challenges and hopes. May you overflow with joy and trust that can only come from your encounter with Jesus through your moments of prayer, from the celebration of the Eucharist and other Sacraments, through the reading and study of the Word of God, in your pastoral youth formation activities and gatherings, in your participation in the life of your local churches, and through your works of mercy and charity.
Lastly, like the two disciples who were met by Jesus on the road to Emmaus [cf. Lk 24:13-35], you are invited to open your eyes and ears, your minds and hearts: listen with a disposition of faith in Him, so you may turn your steps from a world of fear and despair towards that of Godโs Kingdom. Together with the Synod Fathers, we express our wish to โcontinue the journey now in every part of the earth where the Lord Jesus sends us as missionary disciplesโ (letter of the Synod Fathers, October 28, 2018).
With Mary our Mother who, in her youth trustingly said to the angel โBe it done to me according to your wordโ [Lk 1:38], may our own FIAT resound this 2019 and beyond!
For the Catholic Bishopsโ Conference of the Philippines,
+ ROMULO G. VALLES, D.D.
Archbishop of Davao
President, Catholic Bishopsโ Conference of the Philippines
December 2, 2018
First Sunday of Advent
Source:ย Filipino Youth in Mission: Beloved, Gifted, Empowered
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