The Pillars of the World Youth Day (II)
Sick from around the world support World Youth Day with their suffering
Madrid,February 11, 2011.- On the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, the Church celebrates the World Day of the Sick. In his message for this Day, Benedict XVI makes reference to World Youth Day, addressing young people, especially those who are sick: “To all you young people, both sick and healthy, I repeat my invitation to create bridges of love and solidarity so that nobody feels alone but near to God and part of the great family of his children.”
Sick from around the world are playing a key role in World Youth Day in Madrid. They are the real pillars of this great celebration of faith. There have been many initiatives to support World Youth Day in this way and Facebook messages from young and old alike who are offering up their illness. A few months ago, Lidia wrote: "I consider myself an active volunteer for World Youth Day in my weekly chemotherapy sessions. You can count on the seemingly inactive to get involved!" With their pain and illness, hundreds of sick persons are helping to prepare for WYD, tilling the ground so that thousands of youth can have a personal encounter with Jesus Christ this August.
Because being there without being there means being closer
One initiative that has emerged to support World Youth Day in this way has come from Córdoba, a province in southern Spain: “Porque estar sin estar, es estar más cerca” (“Because being there without being there means being closer”). With this slogan, all the sick are being invited to collaborate in World Youth Day from their own home. Although they may not be physically present at WYD, they will be present in a different yet very real way. The group promoting this campaign has already distributed about 500 cards with this slogan, and aims to reach a significant number in their distribution: 2,011.
Those joining in this special “prayer network” for World Youth Day pledge to put the card in a visible place, to remind them to offer what they have each day and pray for all the young people and volunteers of World Youth Day. The card also features the prayer in preparation for WYD, to provide sufficient forces to all those making this impressive initiative a reality.
The meaning of suffering
In his message for the World Day of the Sick, Benedict XVI highlights that “the true measure of humanity is essentially determined in relationship to suffering and to the sufferer. A society unable to accept its suffering members and incapable of helping to share their suffering and to bear it inwardly through ‘com-passion’ is a cruel and inhuman society.”
He has also taken the opportunity to remind all Christians of the meaning of suffering: “In rising again, the Lord did not remove suffering and evil from the world, but he defeated them at their root. He opposed the arrogance of Evil with the omnipotence of his Love. Christ, victor over death, is alive in our midst. Let us follow our Master in readiness to spend our lives for our brothers and sisters, becoming messengers of a joy that does not fear pain, the joy of the Resurrection.”
Full Text: Message of Pope Benedict XVI for the XIX World Day of the Sick
Download Card: ‘Porque estar sin estar, es estar más cerca’
Related News:
• The Pillars of World Youth Day (I). Hundreds of monasteries in Spain pray every day for World Youth Day.
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Sick from around the world support World Youth Day with their suffering
Madrid,February 11, 2011.- On the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, the Church celebrates the World Day of the Sick. In his message for this Day, Benedict XVI makes reference to World Youth Day, addressing young people, especially those who are sick: “To all you young people, both sick and healthy, I repeat my invitation to create bridges of love and solidarity so that nobody feels alone but near to God and part of the great family of his children.”
Sick from around the world are playing a key role in World Youth Day in Madrid. They are the real pillars of this great celebration of faith. There have been many initiatives to support World Youth Day in this way and Facebook messages from young and old alike who are offering up their illness. A few months ago, Lidia wrote: "I consider myself an active volunteer for World Youth Day in my weekly chemotherapy sessions. You can count on the seemingly inactive to get involved!" With their pain and illness, hundreds of sick persons are helping to prepare for WYD, tilling the ground so that thousands of youth can have a personal encounter with Jesus Christ this August.
Because being there without being there means being closer
One initiative that has emerged to support World Youth Day in this way has come from Córdoba, a province in southern Spain: “Porque estar sin estar, es estar más cerca” (“Because being there without being there means being closer”). With this slogan, all the sick are being invited to collaborate in World Youth Day from their own home. Although they may not be physically present at WYD, they will be present in a different yet very real way. The group promoting this campaign has already distributed about 500 cards with this slogan, and aims to reach a significant number in their distribution: 2,011.
Those joining in this special “prayer network” for World Youth Day pledge to put the card in a visible place, to remind them to offer what they have each day and pray for all the young people and volunteers of World Youth Day. The card also features the prayer in preparation for WYD, to provide sufficient forces to all those making this impressive initiative a reality.
The meaning of suffering
In his message for the World Day of the Sick, Benedict XVI highlights that “the true measure of humanity is essentially determined in relationship to suffering and to the sufferer. A society unable to accept its suffering members and incapable of helping to share their suffering and to bear it inwardly through ‘com-passion’ is a cruel and inhuman society.”
He has also taken the opportunity to remind all Christians of the meaning of suffering: “In rising again, the Lord did not remove suffering and evil from the world, but he defeated them at their root. He opposed the arrogance of Evil with the omnipotence of his Love. Christ, victor over death, is alive in our midst. Let us follow our Master in readiness to spend our lives for our brothers and sisters, becoming messengers of a joy that does not fear pain, the joy of the Resurrection.”
Full Text: Message of Pope Benedict XVI for the XIX World Day of the Sick
Download Card: ‘Porque estar sin estar, es estar más cerca’
Related News:
• The Pillars of World Youth Day (I). Hundreds of monasteries in Spain pray every day for World Youth Day.
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