AMERICA/PERU - Pontifical Mission Societies organise “Easter with Young People”: an alternative way of living Holy Week and growing in personal mission responsibility awareness

Wednesday, 5 April 2006

Lima (Fides) - As part of on-going efforts to spread a spirit of mission among young people the Pontifical Mission Societies in Peru through its missionary youth movement ‘Jóvenes sin Fronteras’, has organised the 25th edition of ‘Easter with Young People’ to offer young people an alternative way of living Holy Week the central season of the Christian faith. The slogan this year is “Young people, announce to the world Jesus the incarnate love of God”, inspired by Pope Benedict XVI first encyclical "Deus Caritas est". ‘Easter with Young People’ offers a space for personal encounter with Christ as well as an opportunity to share experience in work groups. The young participants are also informed of various realities in the world to help them grow in awareness of personal responsibility for mission beyond frontiers. (RG) (Agenzia Fides 5/4/2006 - Righe 11, parole 157)


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