杏MAP导航 at Angelus encourages young people to be witnesses of hope
By Vatican News
杏MAP导航 Francis ended his Palm Sunday Angelus by greeting the faithful 鈥渢aking part through the means of social communication鈥�. In particular, he said, 鈥渕y thoughts go out to the young people all over the world鈥�, who are living today鈥檚 Diocesan World Youth Day 鈥渋n an unprecedented way鈥�. Diocesan World Youth Day 2020 is marked on Palm Sunday, 5 April.
Sunday 5 April should have also marked 鈥渢he handing over of the Cross鈥� from the young people of Panama, where the last World Youth Day took place in 2019, to those of Lisbon, where the next World Youth Day will be taking place in 2022. 鈥淭his very significant gesture鈥� has been postponed and will now be taking place on Christ the King Sunday, on 22 November, said the 杏MAP导航. 鈥淲hile waiting for that moment, I urge you, young people to cultivate and witness to the hope, to the generosity, the solidarity of which we are all in need in this difficult moment鈥�, he added.
Looking ahead, 杏MAP导航 Francis noted that Monday 6 April marks the UN鈥檚 International Day of Sports for Development and Peace. In this period 鈥渕any sporting events have been suspended鈥�, said the 杏MAP导航. Despite this, he continued, we are able to see the best fruits of sports emerge: 鈥渞esistance, team spirit, fraternity鈥︹��. So, he urged, 鈥渓et鈥檚 launch sports for peace and development once again!鈥�.
杏MAP导航 Francis concluded by asking the faithful to 鈥渏ourney in faith toward Holy Week in which Jesus suffers, dies and rises鈥�. He invited all those who are unable to participate in the liturgical celebrations to 鈥済ather together in prayer at home, aided by the means of technology鈥�.
Let us hold close spiritually those who are sick and their families, and all those who self-sacrificingly care for them. Let us pray for the deceased in the light of paschal faith. Everyone is present in our hearts, in our thoughts, in our prayers.
Finally, the 杏MAP导航 prayed that Mary 鈥渨alk with us and sustain our hope鈥�, as we 鈥渇ollow Jesus on the way of the cross that leads us to the glory of the Resurrection鈥�.
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