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Trong Thánh lễ bế mạc Ngày Giới trẻ Thế giới 2013, ĐTC nhắn nhủ: "Go and make disciples of all nations.Three simple ideas: Go, do not be afraid, and serve":

1. Go

- Careful, Jesus did not say: “if you would like to, if you have the time”, but: Go and make disciples of all nations, sharing the experience of faith, bearing witness to the faith, proclaiming the Gospel: this is a command that the Lord entrusts to the whole Church, and that includes you; it is a command that is born not from a desire for domination or power but from the force of love.

- Where does Jesus send us? There are no borders, no limits: he sends us to everyone.

2. Do not be afraid

- Some people might think: “I have no particular preparation, how can I go and proclaim the Gospel?” My dear friend, your fear is not so very different from that of Jeremiah, a young man like you, when he was called by God to be a prophet. We have just heard his words: “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth”. God says the same thing to you as he said to Jeremiah: “Be not afraid ... for I am with you to deliver you” (Jer 1:7,8). He is with us!

- I would like to address you, dear priests... please to accompany them with generosity and joy, help them to become actively engaged in the Church; never let them feel alone!

3. Serve

Evangelizing means bearing personal witness to the love of God, it is overcoming our selfishness, it is serving by bending down to wash the feet of our brethren, as Jesus did.

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