At the conclusion of the Mass celebrated in Saint Peter's Square on the occasion of the Jubilee of Boys and Girls, Pope Francis blessed crosses and entrusted them to each of the adolescents, gifts from the Pope for their participation in the Holy Year of Mercy.
Then, before chanting the Regina Caeli, Pope Francis spoke to the young people, the faithful and the pilgrims who were gathered in Saint Peter's Square.
At the conclusion of this jubilee celebration, my thoughts go out in a special way to all of you, dear boys and girls. You came from Italy and from various other parts of the world to experience moments of shared faith and fraternity. Thank you for your joyous and enthusiastic testimony. Go on with courage!
Yesterday, in Burgos (Spain), Father ValentÃn Palencia Marquina and four of his companions, all of whom were martyred, young people, killed for their faith during the Spanish civil war, were Beatified. Let us praise the Lord for these courageous witnesses, and let us implore their intercession, that the world will be freed from every kind of violence.
I am still preoccupied with concern for brother bishops, priests and religious, both Catholic and Orthodox, who have been held captive for a long time in Syria. May our Merciful God touch the hearts of their captors and grant that our brothers and sisters will be freed as soon as possible so that they might return to their communities. I ask you all to pray for this, as well as for other people throughout the world who have been abducted.
Let us confide all our aspirations and hopes to the intercession of Mary, our Mother of Mercy.
Following the recitation of the Regina Caeli, the Holy Father continued:
Dear young people, you have celebrated the Jubilee; now you return home with the joy of your Christian identity. On foot, with your heads held high, and with your identity card in your hands and in your hearts! May the Lord be always with you, and please, pray also for me. Thank you.
Then, before chanting the Regina Caeli, Pope Francis spoke to the young people, the faithful and the pilgrims who were gathered in Saint Peter's Square.
Greetings of His Holiness, Pope Francis
before the recitation of the Regina Caeli
At the conclusion of this jubilee celebration, my thoughts go out in a special way to all of you, dear boys and girls. You came from Italy and from various other parts of the world to experience moments of shared faith and fraternity. Thank you for your joyous and enthusiastic testimony. Go on with courage!
Yesterday, in Burgos (Spain), Father ValentÃn Palencia Marquina and four of his companions, all of whom were martyred, young people, killed for their faith during the Spanish civil war, were Beatified. Let us praise the Lord for these courageous witnesses, and let us implore their intercession, that the world will be freed from every kind of violence.
I am still preoccupied with concern for brother bishops, priests and religious, both Catholic and Orthodox, who have been held captive for a long time in Syria. May our Merciful God touch the hearts of their captors and grant that our brothers and sisters will be freed as soon as possible so that they might return to their communities. I ask you all to pray for this, as well as for other people throughout the world who have been abducted.
Let us confide all our aspirations and hopes to the intercession of Mary, our Mother of Mercy.
Following the recitation of the Regina Caeli, the Holy Father continued:
Dear young people, you have celebrated the Jubilee; now you return home with the joy of your Christian identity. On foot, with your heads held high, and with your identity card in your hands and in your hearts! May the Lord be always with you, and please, pray also for me. Thank you.
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