Pope Francis met with children and young people from the Italian Union of Blind and Partially Sighted People on January 3rd, encouraging them to embrace the theme of 'Pilgrims of Hope' during the upcoming 2025 Jubilee Year. He emphasized the importance of journeying with Jesus, encountering his word, and finding joy in his love.
Pope Francis welcomed a group of children and young people from the Italian Union of Blind and Partially Sighted People in the Vatican ’s Clementine Hall on January 3, encouraging them to be pilgrims of hope during the 2025 Jubilee Year . Pope Francis meets with members of the Italian Union of Blind and Partially Sighted People on Jan. 3, 2025, in Clementine Hall at the Vatican .
Pope Francis then encouraged them to be “people on the journey” who always have the desire to continue, “never stopping, never arriving, always with the desire to move forward.” In the case of the ordinary Jubilee of 2025, he said, the goal is a Holy Door “that allows us to enter into new life, free from the slavery of sin, free to love and serve God and neighbour.”
Pope Francis then proposed examples of saints who show that “only Jesus can give this joy,” citing Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who is scheduled to be canonised this year; St Francis and St Clare of Assisi; and St Thérèse of the Child Jesus.
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