The theme for World Mission Sunday 2018 is “With Youth we proclaim the Gospel to all.” Pope Francis writes, “My young friends by your baptism you have become living members of the Church, together we have received the mission to bring the Gospel to everyone. You are at the threshold of life. To grow in the grace of the faith bestowed on us by the Church’s sacraments plunges us into that great stream of witnesses who, generation after generation, enable the wisdom and experience of older persons to become testimony and encouragement for those looking to the future. The freshness and enthusiasm of the young makes them a source of support and hope for those nearing the end of their journey. In this blend of different stages in life, the mission of the Church bridges the generations, our faith in God and our love of neighbour, are a source of profound unity. The transmission of the faith, the heart of the Church’s mission, comes about by the infectiousness of love, where joy and enthusiasm become the expression of a newfound meaning and fulfillment in life. The spread of the faith by attraction calls for hearts that are open and expanded by love. It is not possible to place limits on love for love is as strong as death. The digital world, the social networks that are so pervasive and readily available – dissolve borders, eliminate distances and reduces differences. Everything appears within reach and yet lacking the sincere gift of our lives, we could well have countless contacts but never share in a true communion of life. To share in the mission to the ends of the earth demands the gift of oneself in the vocation that God, who has placed us on this earth, chooses to give us. I dare say that, for a young man or woman who wants to follow Christ, what is most essential is to seek, to discover and to persevere in his or her vocation.”