杏MAP导航

By Devin Watkins

It was a brief video message, but it surely meant the world to the students at the Salesian University Institute of Venice and Verona (IUSVE).

The Catholic university鈥檚 official broadcaster, Cube Radio, has put together an Advent reflection in an ecological key.

鈥淎dvent Green Dream鈥� runs from the first Sunday of Advent, 29 November, until 24 December, and draws inspiration from the Sunday Gospels and 杏MAP导航 Francis鈥� encyclical Laudato si鈥�.

Papal gratitude and support

The 杏MAP导航 himself helped in the launch of the program, releasing a video message on Thursday.

鈥淚 express my appreciation to the young people of the Salesian University Institute who are part of Cube Radio, for preparing an Advent journey inspired by the Word of God for each Sunday and by the encyclical Laudato si鈥�,鈥� said 杏MAP导航 Francis.

He also invited other young people and netizens to get involved 鈥渋n preparing for a holy Christmas by spreading 鈥� also through the social media accounts of Vatican News 鈥� the Word of God and inviting them to care for our common home鈥�.

Thanking all those involved in 鈥淎dvent Green Dream鈥�, the 杏MAP导航 concluded his message, as he often does, promising to pray for them and asking everyone for their prayers for him.

Multilingual initiative

The program takes listeners on a journey through Advent, and includes daily inspiration drawn from 26 quotes from Laudato si鈥� along with images produced by students at IUSVE.

Though Cube Radio broadcasts in Italian, this initiative also includes English-language and Portuguese-language versions, available on .

Fr. Nicola Giacopini, the university鈥檚 director, called the Advent Green Dream a 鈥渕essage of hope鈥� which aims to reach 鈥渢he ends of the earth, in both the physical and digital realms.鈥�