«The name of Ivan Merz signified a program of life and action for a whole generation of young Catholics. He must continue to be so even today! Your homeland and your Church, dear young people, have lived through difficult moments and now it is necessary to work so that life can fully resume at every level. I therefore address each of you, inviting you not to hold back, not to give in to the temptation of discouragement, but to multiply your initiatives, so that Bosnia and Herzegovina may once again be a land of reconciliation, encounter and peace. The future of these districts also depends on you! Don't look elsewhere for a more comfortable life, don't run away from your responsibilities by waiting for others to solve your problems, but resolutely remedy evil with the power of good".
«Let's not say that today it is more difficult;
it's different. Let's learn rather
by the saints who have gone before us
and they faced the difficulties
characteristic of their era".