meets with the young Bishop Adriano
"Jesus the Man of the cross"
Friday, March 19, 2010 under the loving gaze of Our Lady of the Fighter, a powerful sign of welcome dignity of the "madness" of the Cross as an instrument of love for all humanity, was held at the last meeting of our Submarine Bishop Adriano with his boys.
After put into listening to the Word of God with the Lectio Divina on Mary, St. Paul and St. Joseph, the last meeting, also considering the proximity of Holy Week, could not focus on the figure of Jesus, the Man of the Cross.
The bishop has invited young people to reflect on the passage of the Gospel of Luke in which Jesus, after celebrating the Passover meal with his disciples, the image of the gift of the Eucharist that we are always invited to put center of our lives, goes on the Mount of Olives, and invites them to watch and pray with him, saying a heartfelt prayer and intense, outside of every human scheme, "Father, if thou art willing, remove this cup from me! However, my will, but thine. " Every guy has his own plans for life but when they do not realize Jesus invites him to his own prayer, asking God the Father the strength to enter fully into its will, so as not to die on the cross with this human suffering, but rise again victorious with Jesus through it. Clearly implies the acceptance of the Cross a mood of profound, sometimes frightening, spiritual warfare, just as happened to Jesus at the hour of temptation in Gethsemane, when he came even to sweat blood. But with the help of God, while not exempt from the test is supported and accompanied it, Jesus has come to the decision not to run away from its history, but rather to transform the cross into a "madness of love." In this way, the scandal of the Cross, foolishness in the eyes of others, Jesus has made a new covenant with man, He became the same ad in the flesh all-encompassing love of God for humanity.
Lectio Divina After the priests present in the first bishop, took place on the benches of the aisles where, in an atmosphere of meditation, before the light of Christ, symbolized by a candle, have welcomed the many young people who have heard the call to confession. With the backdrop of the altar crowned by the light of candles, delivered by the priests who has approached them for confession, and the rhythmic beat of the hands that accompanied the song, it was also concluded this evening.
The next invitation to all young people of the diocese, is Saturday, April 17, at 18 Reclamation at the Museum of Ca 'Vendramin (Cuttack) , a party at the Diocesan Youth Day, so you can savor the joy of being together, and also at the event in preparation for WYD 2011 in Madrid.
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