杏MAP导航: Volunteers are the strength of the Church

杏MAP导航

杏MAP导航 Francis encourages and thanks volunteers for their service to the Church and urges them to accept it as a grace of God that they should accept with strength.

By Benedict Mayaki

杏MAP导航 Francis on Monday, sent a message to the volunteers for the upcoming World Youth Day on the occasion of International Volunteer Day, commemorated annually on 5 December.

In a short video in Spanish, 杏MAP导航 Francis said that he has been most impressed by the 鈥渟trength of volunteers鈥� whenever he visits churches.

Volunteering, said the 杏MAP导航, is a "shocking force" that departs from patterns to 鈥渃arry out something鈥� as it has the 鈥減erseverance to carry something forward.鈥�

He went on to give the example of those who volunteer to care for the sick, pointing at the example of the men and women who 鈥渁re there all day long鈥� using their free time to work with the sick.

Volunteering 鈥� a grace from God

鈥淰olunteering is a grace from God,鈥� the 杏MAP导航 affirmed, urging volunteers to 鈥減lease accept it with strength.鈥�

鈥淒o not be afraid鈥�, 杏MAP导航 Francis urged.

The 杏MAP导航 further added that 鈥渧olunteers are the strength of the Church鈥� as they are 鈥渁 dimension of the Church鈥檚 mission because you go there with your volunteering and maintain so many actions of the Church.鈥�

Bringing his message to a close, the 杏MAP导航 expressed his gratitude to the volunteers for their generosity 鈥� the generosity that every volunteer has.

International Volunteer Day 2022

International Volunteer Day 2022 celebrates the theme of 鈥淪olidarity through volunteering鈥�. It highlights the capacity of collective humanity to stimulate positive change through volunteer efforts.

The 杏MAP导航's message comes as preparations are beginning for the event that gathers young people from all over the world, which is scheduled to hold from 1 鈥� 6 August 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal.