Dear young friends

I am inordinately pleased that you have once again accepted our invitation to come to Wrocław to celebrate the European Youth Meeting. Wrocław is the first Polish city to hold this event for a third time.
Perhaps some among you may remember Wrocław from 1989 or 1995. Our city has changed a lot since then – you will see that yourselves – but one thing has remained unchanged: Wrocław is still a city of people with open hearts.
And this city, which Wrocław Nobel Laureate Olga Tokarczuk said had been rebuilt after the war out of love, we want to develop still further using the same spirit of love. I am convinced that all residents of Wrocław are up to this task. After all, Wrocław families have already more than once passed this test – on the occasion of many events, not only religious ones.
I also believe that thanks to the fact that residents have opened their homes to you, you participants of the meeting will be able to sense the special atmosphere of our city.
We will also do our utmost to ensure that all who visit us feel good and safe. We hope that the participants will take fond memories away with them when they leave Wrocław. Because, apart from being an opportunity to strengthen the spiritual and spend time within a community, this event is also an opportunity to discover the heart of our city, the openness of its inhabitants. It is my wish that everyone who leaves Wrocław be an ambassador for our city in the world; that by recounting the experiences of his or her stay, curiosity be aroused in others; and that he or she be able to find a special place in his or her heart for our city and to name this place – as so many others have done – Wroclove.
Wrocław has a rich history and bears many names in the different languages of the world.
For my part, I would like you to call it – simply – your home. Until we meet again in Wrocław!