Holy Father Pope Francis while addressing the faithful gathered for his General Audience meet began a new series of catechesis on Wednesday focusing on the Ten Commandments. His Holiness Pope Francis reflected on the Gospel passage of the day in which a young man asked Jesus: “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” With a specific appeal to the young, the Pontiff pointed out that concrete problems, however serious or dramatic, do not pose the greatest challenges.
As reported by Vatican news, Holy Father Pope Francis remarked that “ The greatest challenge in life is to avoid being mediocre and fainthearted: if a young person settles for a life of bland mediocrity, even if he or she follows the rules, he will not live a full and authentic existence. We must ask the Lord to give today’s youth the gift of healthy restlessness stressing that young people must hunger for a life of fulfillment and beauty.”
His Holiness Pope Francis concluded his catechesis by saying that in the new series of catechesis “we will take Moses’ two stone tablets” and walking in the footsteps of Jesus we will discover the door through which we can follow Him to the fullness of life: his life and our life as God’s children.
