With Jesus Christ, the Son of Man, the Sower (Mt 13: 37), the universal Church participates Jesus’ mission to sow the seed of faith to the world at the present time, especially to the young people.

In  2018 - The Year of Youth “Faith and Vocation Discernment”,  there are many  activities   such as   conference,  retreat,   Youth   Festival,   Youth  Mass, Sports Day … organized by Parishes, Deaneries, and Dioceses. The summit is the Synod on Young People held at the Vatican in October 2018. This is a great opportunity for the young people to make new friends who come from different parts of the world but at the same time share the same one faith, one God, one baptism. Gathering together they worship God and tell their stories, experiences,   their   joy   and   happiness   as   well   as   their   struggles   and   their dreams. It sparks them into meaningful action and so grow stronger in faith and help increasing their sense of belonging to God and to the Church.

The closing of “The Year of Youth” can be seen as an opening of the new era for new hearts, new minds and new lives. May the Holy Spirit stir the soil, water the face  of the earth  and  destroy all  kinds  of worms  retarding our spiritual life, so that the tree of faith can blossom and produce good fruits for the Kingdom of God.

Sr. Inede Pham