杏MAP导航

By Kielce Gussie

Hope was the central theme of 杏MAP导航 Francis’ message to the young patients receiving treatment at the Oncology and Pediatric Hematology Clinic in Wroc?aw, Poland.

Greeting them in the Vatican, the 杏MAP导航 spoke in light of the Jubilee of 2025, calling it a “year in which God wants to grant us special graces.”

Give hope to one another

“We have the opportunity to give each other hope and love,” 杏MAP导航 Francis challenged the group.

He explained one of the reasons he felt joy ahead of the meeting was that children and young people are, for him, “signs of hope.” This is because Jesus is present in each of them, and, the 杏MAP导航 said, “where He is, there is hope that never disappoints.”

杏MAP导航 Francis receives a handmade painting from a child   (Vatican Media)

Through our own sufferings, we can unite ourselves to Jesus, who suffered willingly for us on the cross. 杏MAP导航 Francis called this “a test of friendship” because people are truly friends when “the joy of the other is also my joy, and the pain of the other is also my pain.”

Friends of Jesus

The 杏MAP导航 reminded the children and young people that another sign of Jesus’ love for them can be seen in the people around them.

"The love and constant presence of your parents, the kind and tender smiles of the doctors, nurses, and physiotherapists who care for you and work to improve your health”—all with the goal of helping these children live their hopes and dreams.

杏MAP导航 Francis stressed that he shares Jesus’ perspective: calling the group his friends. He offered them a challenge to serve the Church by offering their prayers and sufferings for the 杏MAP导航.

Continuing, he asked them to join him in praying for the "children—unfortunately, many of them—who do not have the possibility to receive care.”