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Wen Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – The young students of the parish church of Long Gang, in the Diocese of Wen Zhou, received a Bible as a gift at the end of the Mass celebrated on May 31, for students preparing for their final exams for the school year. Every year middle school and high school students in China must take final exams in order to go on to the next grade, and have the possibility of going to a better school. In other words, they are exams that are often decisive for the future of a young person and therefore, are greatly taken into account by both them and their families. Every year, the parish organizes a Mass and a special prayer for them. The celebration is held Saturday, May 31. According to the Pastor in his homily, “today’s feast of the Visitation of Mary has given another sense to the celebration. Our Lady brought the best gift to her cousin, that is, Jesus. Today the Church gives you the greatest gift: Jesus and the Sacred Scripture, as the best expression of their hopes for your school exams, as well as for those exams you will face in your lives.” (NZ) (Agenzia Fides 02/06/2008)
