杏MAP导航

By Edoardo Giribaldi

Pilgrims arriving at St. Peter鈥檚 Basilica in the Vatican have been invited 鈥渢o join in communion of prayer for the young people gathered in Lisbon with Holy Father Francis.鈥�

Prayers in the Basilica

As World Youth Day kicks off in Portugal, there will be opportunities for the Christian faithful who will not be physically present in Lisbon to participate with their prayers from 1 August to 6 August.

The initiative, in collaboration with the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, invites St. Peter鈥檚 visitors to attend the Masses celebrated in the Basilica and 鈥渄aily Eucharistic Adoration in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament in the right aisle of the Basilica.鈥�

The appeal specifies how Adoration times range 鈥渇rom the end of morning Mass, celebrated at 8:30 a.m. in the same Chapel, until 4:30 p.m., the time of the reposition.鈥�

At the entrance to the Chapel, a notice reminds visitors of these special events, with 鈥渄irections to access the WYD page of the St. Peter's Basilica website and download the official WYD prayer texts in several languages.鈥�

Proximity and encounter

In his , dated 15 August, 杏MAP导航 Francis reflected on the event鈥檚 theme, which recalls a passage from Luke鈥檚 gospel: 鈥淢ary arose and went with haste.鈥�

鈥淚n these troubling times,鈥� the 杏MAP导航 wrote, 鈥渨hen our human family, already tested by the trauma of the pandemic, is racked by the tragedy of war, Mary shows to all of us, and especially to you, young people like herself, the path of proximity and encounter.鈥�

A healthy haste

鈥淲hat kinds of 鈥榟aste鈥� do you have, dear young people?鈥� 杏MAP导航 Francis asked, highlighting how 鈥渁 healthy haste drives us always upwards and towards others. Yet there is also an unhealthy haste, which can drive us to live superficially and to take everything lightly.鈥�

The 杏MAP导航 concluded his message by blessing young people鈥檚 鈥渄reams鈥� and 鈥渆very step鈥� of their WYD journey.