Then, the Pontiff spoke to the priests whom he invited "to be firmly passionate about the announcement of the Gospel". In highlighting the importance of an "exemplary priestly life, based on the endless search for conforming to Christ", on prayer and the Eucharist, Benedict XVI asserted the importance of a careful "human and spiritual education" of the future priests, who "must be asked to have a number of human qualities, so that they can acquire a true discipline of priestly life". "Great attention will be required went on the Pope to make sure the seminarians are emotionally well-balanced and to cultivate their sensitivity"; a human cultivation that "must make sense in a sound spiritual cultivation". "An adequate number of spiritual educators and guides to guide the future priests he warned is therefore a pastoral priority for the pastors, so that wisdom will be effectively used". Finally, Benedict XVI wanted to reassure the young that "there is great joy in responding generously to the Lord’s call to follow Him and announce the Gospel".
