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“Let the youngsters come to me, don’t forbid them; in actual fact, the dominion of God belongs to such; it”. The phrases of the Gospel of Mark, which we learn and commented on the eve of World Children’s Day, stunned by the coincidence, couldn’t higher current the massive gathering of youngsters within the Olympic Stadium in Rome. There aren’t any higher phrases to touch upon the photographs of the occasion which are broadcast around the globe. Images meant to enter not solely Christian historical past, however courtroom historical past. Pictures with clear prophetic which means. Somehow, the good gatherings of Pope John Paul II come to thoughts. But the youth are represented by youngsters. Children are the brand new youth of Pope Francis. For them, within the purity of their emotions, of their seek for the longer term and peace, the tough process of shaking the irrational world of adults, left the thought of everlasting struggle, the destruction of the “Common Home” and the rise of social injustice.
The ambiance of celebration and pleasure in Olimpico clearly conveyed the thought of the theme of the primary day: “Behold, I make all issues new” (Rev. 21, 5). The shiny phrases of Christ announce a brand new period, «a brand new heaven and a brand new earth» (Rev. 21,1), As urged by Cardinal Tolentino de Mendonça – head of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, the physique that organizes the occasion. – it’s about listening to the “joyful” Gospel for the younger, within the first season of life. The gospel for girls and boys. Among the outstanding qualities of Pope Francis is definitely that of initiating actual processes, which because the reforms of the Church have more and more penetrated the social group. International Children’s Day is totally a part of this imaginative and prescient. A counterpoint of hope in a disintegrating world. The Pope invitations us not solely to take heed to the youngsters however goes additional: he asks us to study from the youngsters. It is a paradigm shift, the place the younger can discover mates of their grandparents, different characters of the day. Far from being forgotten adults, it’s in them, in displaying compassion and like to their grandchildren, that Pope Francis presents a imaginative and prescient of the longer term primarily based on the reminiscence of previous generations. The youngsters we noticed yesterday are the hope of mankind. The simplicity of their hearts is a present from God and, for individuals who know the way to settle for it, a chance for peace.