To the Youth in Perdition

Divine Appeal Reflection - 280

Today, consider in Divine Appeal 280: "Drugged and dishonest young girls on the streets like animals with no shame at all! Youth in perdition!"

O young souls, beloved of Christ yet wounded by the world, how radiant you were created to be! You were fashioned to be morning stars, bearers of light, witnesses of joy. And yet, behold how this generation has been deceived. The sacred body, meant to be the dwelling of the Spirit (cf. 1 Cor 6:19), is paraded as a thing for trade, a currency for pleasure, fame, or gain. The streets cry with scandal, the screens glow with temptation, and innocence is auctioned in the marketplace of vanity. Fashion exalts nakedness, media glorifies lust, and digital idols demand the sacrifice of purity. This is not freedom—it is slavery. This is not progress—it is ruin. At Fatima, Our Lady wept that the greatest number of souls are lost through sins of the flesh. How true today! Like snowflakes falling into the abyss, youth are perishing, often unknowing, often unrepentant. Yet Christ, your Adorable Jesus, looks upon you with eyes of mercy, not despair. He calls you from chains to freedom, from shame to radiance, from darkness to light. O youth, awaken! Heaven waits to clothe you in white, to crown you as saints of a new dawn.

The snares of impurity enslave with sweet poison. They offer nothingness in exchange for love, and chains in exchange for freedom. Today, impurity is no longer whispered in shadows but celebrated as a crown. Songs mock chastity, films glamorize fornication, and celebrities parade scandal as triumph. Lust is the counterfeit of love, and its fruits are sorrow, guilt, and death. This is why Our Lady of Fatima revealed with sorrow that most souls fall into hell through sins of impurity. O youth, you are told this is power—but it is weakness; you are told this is joy—but it is despair. Christ Himself has declared: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (cf. Mt 5:8). To lose purity is to lose sight of God, and with it, the sight of your own dignity. Yet our Adorable Jesus is merciful. To the woman taken in sin, Christ revealed both mercy and truth, dismissing condemnation yet commanding conversion (cf. Jn 8:11). That same Lord is in the Eucharist, giving strength; waiting in Confession, to free someone in shackles of guilt; and interceding without ceasing to heal that broken heart. O youth, return! You were not made for the dust, but for glory.

The wounds of impurity are not hidden—they devour relationships, families, and nations. O youth, do you see how the enemy robs you? You are made for greatness, yet the world reduces you to objects. When purity dies, vision dies. You no longer see God, no longer see others as brothers and sisters, no longer see your own soul. Love is debased into mere transaction when the body is treated as a commodity, and the human person is no longer reverenced as the living image of God. Fornication wounds innocence and distorts freedom; adultery profanes the covenant, scattering families; pornography eclipses the heart’s light and binds the will in chains. But Christ calls you to rise. He does not abandon the fallen. In areas where sin dominates, grace not only confronts but surpasses it, triumphantly changing lives (cf. Rom 5:20). Every confession renews you. Every Rosary shields you. Every sacrifice strengthens you. O youth, resist! The Immaculate Heart of Mary is your refuge; her mantle is your shield. Flee to her, and you will not be lost. With her hand, impurity can be conquered, and your life can shine again like the sun at dawn.

The saints are proof that chastity is possible—even for the young. O youth, look to them! St. Maria Goretti gave her life rather than surrender purity. St. Aloysius Gonzaga and St. Dominic Savio chose holiness in their teenage years, burning brighter than the world’s lies. In our day, St. Carlo Acutis, surrounded by technology and temptation, lived with eyes fixed on the Eucharist, calling it his “highway to heaven.” And even in jeans and sneakers, he demonstrates that holiness is a decision, not a dream. O youth, holiness is possible for you. Purity is not emptiness but fullness, not denial but freedom. Keep your eyes safe, control your cravings, dress respectably, abstain from vanity, and firmly establish yourself in the sacraments. Be in the company of true friends rather than those that pull you down. Consecrated souls, parents, and priests ought to offer up prayers for the youth. The Catechism teaches that chastity grows through renunciation and is sustained by grace (cf. CCC 2340). With Christ’s grace, every battle can be won. O youth, rise! You are called not to mediocrity but to greatness—not to slavery but to the splendor of holiness.

Fatima does not leave us in despair but in hope. “In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph.” O youth, this triumph can begin in you. Every Rosary you pray, every sin you confess, every sacrifice you offer is a blow against impurity. You are not powerless—you are called to be warriors of light. Look at Augustine, once enslaved, yet crowned as a saint. Look at St. Carlo Acutis, a modern teenager, radiant in holiness. This age cries out for such saints—youth who resist selling their bodies, families who guard innocence, priests who speak with courage, and hidden souls who offer reparation in silence. The battle for purity is not merely moral—it is eternal. To win it is to see God; to lose it is to lose all. But Christ has already conquered, and Mary has promised her triumph. O youth, the call is urgent: “Be holy, for without holiness no one shall see God” (cf. Heb 12:14). Rise, therefore, from the dust, and become the saints Heaven longs for you to be.

Prayer 

Adorable Jesus, Beloved of youth, cleanse us in Your Precious Blood. Through Mary’s Immaculate Heart, free us from impurity, restore innocence, and awaken holiness. Raise young saints for our time, radiant in truth, fearless in love. May Your Eucharist be our strength, and Your Cross our eternal victory. Amen.

Sr. Anna Ali of the Most Holy Eucharist, intercede for us.