Teens take centre stage at Jubilee event
(Vatican Radio) The Jubilee
for teens got underway Saturday as part of the celebrations for the
Extraordinary Year of Mercy. The theme for this three day event is
"Growing merciful as the Father”, and brings together 70 thousand
teenagers from here in Italy and all over the world.
The event kicked off with a
pilgrimage to the Holy Door, followed by confessions which were heard by the
priests present and by Pope Francis himself, in the colonnade of St Peter’s
Basilica.
Later on Saturday the teens
will travel to Rome’s Olympic Stadium where there will be a video message from
the Holy Father.
Meanwhile, on Sunday morning
the 13 to 16 year olds will be back in St Peter’s Square for a Mass presided
over by Pope Francis.
Among those who have traveled
to Rome to be at this event is the Sullivan family from North Carolina in the
United States.
Ryan and Emily Sullivan along
with their parents Susan and Matt dropped into the studios of Vatican Radio to
talk about the Teen Jubilee with Lydia O’Kane.
Both Emily and Ryan spoke of
their excitement at being in Rome for such a significant gathering with Emily
adding that it was “cool” that this weekend’s Jubilee was for their age group.
“It’s exciting as a youth to
be thought of and focused on”, she said.
Parents Matt and Susan are
hoping that this experience with resonate with their children and will be an
opportunity for them to “explore their faith”.
For Susan having a Teen
Jubilee is extremely important, remarking that they are “they future of our
Church.”
The Teen Jubilee runs until
Monday 25th.
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