Vatican
City, 11 March 2015 (VIS) – At the end of today's general audience,
during his greetings in various languages, the Pope mentioned that
this month will mark the fifth centenary of the birth of St. Teresa
of Jesus in Avila, Spain. “May her spiritual vigour stimulate you,
dear young people, to bear joyful witness to faith in your life; may
her trust in Christ the Saviour sustain you, dear sick people, in the
moments of greatest discouragement; and may her tireless apostolate
invite you, dear newly-weds, to place Christ at the centre of your
marital home”.
Later
on Pope Francis received in the Vatican the relic of St. Teresa's
famous “pilgrim staff”, as part of on a worldwide tour organised
by the Order of Carmelites, to commemorate the anniversary of the
Spanish mystic and doctor of the Church. The global pilgrimage,
entitled “Way of Light”, began in Avila on 15 October 2014 with
the aim of visiting the family of Mount Carmel in 30 countries across
five continents, a journey of 117 thousand kilometres and lasting
more than 160 days. It will return to Avila on 28 March, in time for
the 500th anniversary of the saint's birth.
On
the same day, the Teresian jubilee year will be inaugurated with a
prayer for world peace. Throughout the year a series of celebrations
will be held, including the European Youth Meeting, which is expected
to be attended by more than 9,000 young people from across the
continent, several pilgrimages and many conferences and exhibitions.
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