Andrea Bertotto - 23 years old - Milan (Italy)

What do you study?
Law.

How would you define yourself?
As a simple, Catholic, young person.

What is your worst defect?
Superficiality.
How should a Catholic young person live?
Defending the Church and her teachings.
What is your program of life?
To live as a good Catholic.
Is to be baptized the same as to be called to holiness?
All people are called to holiness.
Is the faith just something added on?
The faith is everything for me.
Are the saints near or far away?
The saints are near, if one lives a life of prayer.
Where is the meaning of life found?
In Jesus and the Gospel.
What would you say to a young person who does not find meaning in his life?
I would help him to seek the truth in Jesus.
Do the majority of people live sincerely or live an image?
Live an image.
Is it necessary to think? Why?
Yes, it is necessary in order to build our personality.
Do the young people nowadays think a lot or very little?
Very little.
What is love?
The most important feeling.
Where is it found?
In the truth.
Are you satisfied with the way you are living?
I still have to take many steps.
What would you change in the world?
I would take away all hatred.
What do you like about the world?
The simple people.
What do creatures do for you?
They help me see the greatness of God.
What is the most important lesson you have learned?
That young people must give testimony.
What is sin?
It is an offense to God that makes us lose the state of grace and, at the same time, we distance ourselves from Him.
It is said that the opposite of a saint is a failure. Why?
Because when one loses the true meaning of life, this becomes a door to despair and distrust of oneself and one’s neighbor.
What does it mean to be an apostle?
Being an apostle means giving testimony to the Gospel and living a Christian life, in such a way that one becomes an example to others, a visible sign of the greatness of Jesus Christ.
What is human respect?
Human respect is the first rule to being able to live in peace with oneself and with others.
Who is the Virgin Mary?
She is our guide and accompanies us every step of the way. She is the perfect imitation of her Son, and She picks us up when we fall into sin and She takes us by the hand to lead us to Heaven.

ANSWER WITH ONE WORD:

-Happiness: Simplicity
-Trust: Mary
-Heaven: Hope
-Eucharist: Bread of Life
-Destiny: Difficult

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