杏MAP导航

By Kielce Gussie

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

Greeting them in the Vatican, the 杏MAP导航 spoke in light of the Jubilee of 2025, calling it a 鈥測ear in which God wants to grant us special graces.鈥�

Give hope to one another

鈥淲e have the opportunity to give each other hope and love,鈥� 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, 鈥渟igns of hope.鈥� This is because Jesus is present in each of them, and, the 杏MAP导航 said, 鈥渨here He is, there is hope that never disappoints.鈥�

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 鈥渁 test of friendship鈥� because people are truly friends when 鈥渢he joy of the other is also my joy, and the pain of the other is also my pain.鈥�

Friends of Jesus

The 杏MAP导航 reminded the children and young people that another sign of Jesus鈥� 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鈥濃�攁ll with the goal of helping these children live their hopes and dreams.

杏MAP导航 Francis stressed that he shares Jesus鈥� 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鈥攗nfortunately, many of them鈥攚ho do not have the possibility to receive care.鈥�