706 Acta Apostolicæ Sedis - Commentarium Officiale

Now it is time for me to go. [No!] I look forward to seeing you in these

days and speaking to you again when we gather for Holy Mass on Sunday.

For now, let us thank the Lord for the blessings of this time together and

ask him for the strength to be faithful and joyful witnesses of his love

throughout Asia and the entire world.

May Mary, our Mother, watch over you and keep you ever close to Je-

sus her Son. And from his place in heaven, may Saint John Paul II, who

initiated the World Youth Days, always be your guide. With great affection

I give you my blessing.

And please, pray for me, don't forget it: to pray for me! Thank you

very much!