Jambo Youth Issue 5

FAQ by Youth Q 1. Why must one confess one's sins to a priest and not do so directly to God? Of course, one always addresses God when confessing one's sins. However, that it is also necessary to do so to a priest is something that God himself makes us understand: In sending his Son with our flesh, he shows he wants to encounter us through a direct contact that passes through the signs and language of our human condition. Just as He came out of Himself for love of us and has come to "touch us" with his flesh, we are also called to come out of ourselves for love of Him and to go with humility and faith to him who can give us pardon in his name with word and gesture. Only the absolution of sins that the priest gives in the sacrament can communicate the interior certainty of having been truly forgiven and received by the Father who is in Heaven, because Christ has entrusted to the ministry of the Church the power to bind and to loose, to exclude and admit in the Covenant community (cf. Matthew 18:17)He it is who, risen from death, said to the Apostles: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained" (John 20:22-23). Therefore, to go to Confession to a priest is very different from doing so in the secret of one's heart. You will never know absolutely if what has touched you is the grace of God or your emotion, if you have forgiven yourself or if He has forgiven you in the way He chose. Absolved by the one the Lord has chosen and sent as minister of forgiveness, you will be able to experience the freedom that only God gives and understand why going to Confession is a source of peace. Archbishop Bruno Forte

Last Drop Friendship Quotes • • •

A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails. Friendship doubles your joys, and divides your sorrows. A friend is someone who reaches out for your hand...and touches your heart

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"...no man is useless while he has a friend." - Robert Louis Stevenson

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"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." - Helen Keller

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October 15, Sunday: Issue 5

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Jambo You(th) is a weekly news letter aimed at helping the Youth in molding their daily lives in Christ. Our vision consists in two phrases: ‘GOOD CHRISTIANS’ and ‘HONEST CITIZENS.’ Our Email: [email protected] Pep-up Young in the Bible Friend Site Seeing Questions Last Drop

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True Friends In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day one fellow met the great philosopher and said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?". "Hold on a minute," Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test.". "Triple filter?". "That's right," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?" "No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and...". "All right," said Socrates. "So you don't know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?" . "No, on the contrary...". "So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?" "No, not really." "Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?" Lesson: Well we can always participate in loose talks to curb our boredom. But when

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Editors: Anastasio Sdb & Shyjan Sdb

The Young & The Bible

The word "Friend" in many languages

What a Friend we have in Jesus… In the Gospel of John, Jesus professes to be our True Friend… “From now on, I will not call you servants for the servant does not know what his master does, but I call you friends, for all things that I have heard from my father I have made them known to you.” (Jn. 15:15)

What a Friend in Jesus All our sins and grief to bear! What a privilege to carry Everything to God in Prayer. O what peace we often forfeit O what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer. Have we trials and temptations Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged, Take it to the Lord in Prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful, Who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness Take it to the Lord in Prayer.

Irish - Cara Japanese - Tomodachi korean - Jingu Latin - Amicus Manx - Carrey Old English - Freond, Persian - Dust Russian - Prijátel Sanskrit - Mitra Spanish - Amigo Swahili - Rafiki Turkish -Dost, Arkadas

Site Seeing An Educational Site for the Young (Internet Public Library) www.ipl.org

Are we weak and heavy-laden, Cumbered with a load of care? Precious saviour, still our refuge, Take it to the Lord in Prayer. In His arms he’ll take and shield thee, Thou wilt find a Solace there By Joseph M. Scriven

Questions: • Do you believe with Scriven that Jesus is a ‘true friend’ whom you can count on… who cannot let you down… who carries you every moment of your life? • What is quality of your relationship with Jesus as a Friend? www.jamboyouth.multiply.com

Albanian -- Mik Afrikaans - Vriend Chinese - Péngyou Dutch - Vriend, vriendje Danish - Ven Estonian - Sõber French - Ami German - Freund Georgian - Megobari Hungarian - Barát Indian - Dost Italian - Amico

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Here is a site with lot of materials for your studies, research and general knowledge. You can get information about almost anything under the sun. I will give you a background of this initiative. The IPL was founded by a class at the University of Michigan’s School of Information, and Michigan SI students almost exclusively generated its content and managed the ‘Ask a Question’ reference service. Soon 14 other schools will be actively taking part in the development and maintenance of the IPL.

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