Under the slogan “Amen” began on Saturday afternoon at Lednica Fields (Greater) XX Lednica Youth Meeting in 2000. at the Gate-Fish gathered about 65 thousand. pilgrims, to pray together, to dance and listen to the message of Pope Francis.
This year’s event is the first organized after the death of the creator of meetings Lednica, Dominican about. John Mountains. Chaplain died suddenly in December last. Year.
In Memory of. Mountain
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jubilee, XX Lednica takes place under the sign of the memories of the creator of the meetings. Many people arriving at Pola Lednickie first gather at the tomb of. Mountains.
– The fact that we meet here today, is a phenomenon; very often the case that after the death of the founder of a work crisis. Of course, community Lednická survived their mourning, but she also turned into something beautiful – said on Saturday one of the pastors of the Movement Lednicki. Maciej Soszyński.
Password Lednica this year is the culmination of a three-year Triduum Lednicki. In previous years, meetings were held under the slogan: “In the Name of the Father,” “In the Name of the Son” and “In the Name of the Holy Spirit.”
“Mother of Mercy”
This year, particular meeting is devoted to the Jubilee 1050 anniversary of the baptism of the Polish and 800 years of the Dominican order.
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Official opening of the meeting appointed a cannon shot.
– The late. o. John told us once that when he heard how John Paul II in Gniezno and Poznan reminded that we are at the source of baptism, it’s not thinking about the streets, on squares of one or another of the city – said Polish Primate Archbishop Wojciech Polak, starting XX Meeting in Lednica.
– I was just thinking about this field, here, on the shores of lake Lednica, where Mieszko actually opened up to the grace of God. Since then began a truly great, great chain of God’s grace and God’s power – he said.
– Each and every one of us today in this great chain. We are together, we are so strong, how strong are the links united with love and faith. How strong we are with one another, together with the Church, in the community in which we want to live the experience of faith. (…) The fact reminds us of the extraordinary Jubilee mercy. They remind us all of the open door of mercy – from the first gate opened there in Africa personally by Pope Francis – he added.
During the opening ceremony of the primate also established Lednické Gate – Gate of Mercy. As he said, promised it by. Mountain during their last common conversation.
Letter from the President
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Letter to the participants of the meeting sent the president Andrzej Duda. “On the occasion of the anniversary I congratulate the organizers, priests, volunteers and all who have worked since 1997. More than one and a half million young people have passed through the symbolic Gate of the Third Millennium. In this way, generation of St. John Paul II – the patron and great friend Meetings – became the generation Lednica “- wrote the president.
In his letter also he mentioned. John Mountain. “We believe that he looks from on high to the place from where he joined wholeheartedly and where rested his mortal remains,” – wrote the president.
He stressed that the meeting Lednica to work through that “Dominicans teach our people, especially high school students and the student, the conduct of Providence. ” “And for that, I would like today, our dear fathers to express my gratitude and appreciation” – wrote Andrzej Duda.
Message from the Pope
After the official opening of the meeting began with a procession during which the gate-Fish brought, among others, Cross of World Youth Day from Czestochowa 1991. and relics. Wojciech and a copy of the image of Our Lady of Czestochowa.
Mass. during a meeting chaired by Archbishop. Pole. The guest Lednica is Cardinal Primate of the Czech Republic. Dominik Duka. Everyone arriving at Pola Lednickie receive a pocket edition of the Holy Scriptures and wooden cross inscribed on it handwriting on. John Mountain word: Amen.
In the evening to the assembled speak Holy Father. Since the beginning of meetings Lednica, his message prepared for John Paul II and Benedict XVI. This tradition also supports Pope Francis.
19 years Meeting of Young
The pilgrims arrived at the Gate-Fish in the morning on Saturday. Before the official start of young people sang, danced and participated in joint prayers. Playground and prayers did not stop even violent storm that passed over the Champs Lednickimi.
The culmination of the meeting will be the night shift young people through the Gate-Fish in a symbolic gesture to choose Christ.
National Meeting of Young lednica 2000 held since 1997. Every year they participate in these programs from several dozen to more than 150 thousand. pilgrims from Polish and foreign. 19 years of existence Meeting of Young gathered on the fields of Lednica nearly 2 million participants.
Author: m / tr / PAP
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