During the Mass presided over by Pope Francis on July 23, there will be a WYD pilgrimage ceremony for the handing over of the cross.
(Vatican News Network) Which occasion is the most suitable for the elders to pass on the testimony of the World Youth Day to the young? Pope Francis celebrates Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Sunday, July 23. At that time, at the end of the Mass, representatives of the elderly from the five continents will pass on the WYD pilgrimage cross to the young people who also come from the five continents to participate in the WYD. Who are they?
Who are the elders?
The 82-year-old Indian nun of the Missionaries of Charity, Martin de Porres, was chosen to take part in this far-reaching and symbolic act. She lives in the Convent of Rome and prays with the Pope every day for the World Youth Day in Lisbon. Another elder is Gebremeskel, 76, of the Eritrean Catholic community in Rome, who has lived in Italy for half a century. América, who represents Latin America, is a Peruvian who has lived in Rome for 23 years and is 70 years old this year. Although she lives alone, she has a wide range of friends and is as close as a family to her friends. Michele, 67, a native of Rome, a member of the Italian Catholic Church, has two grandchildren. Australian representative Philippa (Philippa) is an 81-year-old grandmother with four grandchildren.
Who are the youth representatives?
Among the young people who took over the cross from these elders was Ambrose, a 27-year-old Ugandan, the youngest of eight siblings. Ambrose is a member of the Congregation of Pious Workers Rural Catechists and will be traveling to Lisbon for the WYD with his brethren. The young man from Australia is called Koe, his ancestral home is from the Philippines, and he is only 22 years old. He went on a pilgrimage to Portugal with the Australian youth pastoral group, passing through Rome in the past few days. Aleesha, a young Indian woman, is also 22 years old. She is studying in Bologna, Italy, and will participate in the World Youth Day with 25 Indian Catholics. The other two young women are 29-year-old Croatian Mateja and 27-year-old Mexican Fabiola. Both of them volunteer at the center of San Lorenzo in Rome, where the World Youth Day Cross is kept and receives thousands of pilgrims every year.
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2023-07-23 16:25:00
