World Youth Day is an important occasion for young people to meet the face of Jesus. As the Pope is about to leave for Lisbon to attend the World Youth Day, Cardinal Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, said this in an interview with this news website.
(Vatican News Network) Many young people have arrived in Lisbon, looking forward to celebrating the 37th World Youth Day with Pope Francis. Cardinal Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, was interviewed by this news network on the eve of the Pope’s departure, pointing out that these gatherings themselves contain great power, even life-changing power. For those who are unable to travel to Lisbon to participate in the World Youth Day, the Secretary of State hopes that they will also feel a sense of participation.
Cardinal Parolin first said, “Holy Father Pope has high hopes for this year’s World Youth Day in Lisbon. He has previously invited young people to join him in this pilgrimage in several video messages. Prepare for the great event, especially in prayer”. “These gatherings themselves contain great power, even life-changing power”, as the Pope said recently, “In events like the World Youth Day, people grow a lot”.
This World Youth Day is the first global gathering of Catholic youth since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic. “Our world is in a state of profound change, first with the tragic experience of the COVID-19 pandemic and now with the many, many conflicts around the world. Young people now more than ever need a relationship with Jesus Christ,” said the Holy See Secretary of State. Face to face meeting, more need to know the word of God that brings salvation, more need to become a disciple of Christ. Therefore, the World Youth Day is even more a way, an important occasion to evangelize the youth world.”
Next, Cardinal Parolin spoke about the Pope’s visit to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima. “The Holy Father, the Pope, will meet young people who are sick and will say the Rosary with them,” said the cardinal. I believe that the Pope wanted to reiterate the message of Our Lady to three shepherd boys when she appeared in 1917. It was during the war Words of comfort and hope in the world. The wars in those days were similar to what we experience today. At that time, Our Lady sent an invitation to the shepherd boys, and through them exhorted the world to pray, recite scriptures, especially the Rosary. for world peace.”
Furthermore, the Secretary of State also pointed out that WYD is a triple listening moment. “The first is to hear the Lord, the call of the Lord. At this level, the most profound moments are the Saturday night vigil and the Eucharist. The encounter with the Lord who is present in the Eucharist, let To meet the Lord in the Eucharist means also to be ready to hear his word”.
The second level of listening is to listen to the Pope. The Pope can empathize with young people, talk to them, give them words of wisdom that will shock, encourage and inspire them to give the best of themselves “. Furthermore, “the successor of Peter is the witness and teacher of the faith, the encounter with him can be the reason for the transformation of the lives of young people”.
The third level of listening is the moment when young people meet and listen to each other. “Every World Youth Day is an opportunity to meet young people from other countries”, so as to understand how peers live out their diversity and richness, and make each other’s lives more colorful.
Finally, referring to those who cannot go to Lisbon to attend the World Youth Day Congress in person, Cardinal Parolin emphasized that related activities will also be held in various places, and the Lisbon gathering can be watched through broadcast channels. “For those who cannot travel to Lisbon, I invite them to be in spirit with the Pope, with their contemporaries in Lisbon, and to live this experience eagerly, even if they are far away, with those in Lisbon,” said the Holy See Secretary of State. The people of Lisbon pray and pray for them. In other words, they too should feel actively involved in this WYD!”
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2023-08-01 11:12:11
