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San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia has received this morning the visit of the Cross of World Youth Days, a gift that John Paul II gave young people in 1984, and over 20 years has visited several continents following each one of the conference.
In addition, Cruz has accompanied the icon of the Virgin, a copy of the icon of Mary, Salus Populi Romani Polish pope gave the young people in 2003 to the end of the Mass for Palm Sunday.
The bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, Bishop José Manuel Lorca, has chaired the event, which was attended by, among other academic authorities, the chairman of the UCAM, José Luis Mendoza, and the rector Josefina García Lozano.
The Day Cross and Icon are roaming the streets of Murcia Murcia this week to celebrate the World Youth Day to be held in Madrid from 16 to 21 August 2011.
This is the second time that Cruz is visiting Spain, since 1989 came to Santiago de Compostela.
During the ceremony, the bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, Bishop José Manuel Lorca, "The cross was created to build the great family we are the Church, the Cross, we are questioning everyone, for everyone continue to believe, at least watching us from afar, because unfortunately not all are near the tree of the cross. "
According to Bishop Lorca, "there are people who have a certain dislike to the cross because they suspect, because they have prejudices because they think it divides us, separates us even believe that the cross is an instrument of domination, and therefore are making decrees to dismiss the cross of our social life, making a big mistake, because Christians, when they are witnesses of the Cross, are not against all, but for all the cross leads us to get back to one "For its part, the president of the UCAM, José Luis Mendoza, stressed that" this glorious Cross gave Pope John Paul II to young people, many of them here, is a gift to the University, and we hope that this cross is the tree of salvation of us all, that the cross that God allows in the life of each individual, suffering in the life of each one, keep in mind that is the instrument that allows us to Salvation. "
During his visit to the UCAM, which many now refer to as 'the Cross of Youth' has been carried by members of the university community who have been in a youth meeting with the Pope.
Cruz received the people I went to the World Youth Day in 1984, they in turn have given it to those who attended to Cologne in 2005, and they have given the authorities of the University.
Finally, the Cross was carried by those who attend the World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid.
Notably, have been about 200 people, including students from the UCAM, teachers, administrative staff and services, alumni and their family members who have volunteered to carry the Cross.
This afternoon there will be the conclusion of the Cross in Murcia, in which members carry out the IV UCAM station from the Plaza Díez de Revenga to the Avenida de la Libertad.
The event will be chaired by the Bishop of the Diocese, Bishop José Manuel Lorca.
Source: UCAM
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