Pope Francis meets students of Jesuit schools of Italy and Albania
On June 7, last year, the Pope met students of Jesuit schools of Italy and Albania.
Leaving the text that he had prepared, Pope Francis started exchanging informally with the students.
Hereafter follows the text that the Pope had prepared and the account of the exchange that took place instead.
Address of Pope Francis to the students of the Jesuit Schools of Italy and Albania
Paul VI Audience Hall
Friday, 7 June 2013
Dear Young People,
I am glad to receive you with your families, educators and the friends of the great family of Jesuit schools in Italy and Albania. My affectionate greeting to you all: welcome! I truly fee at home with all of you. Moreover our meeting coincides with the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which is a special cause of joy.
I would like first of all to tell you something that has to do with St Ignatius of Loyola, our founder. In the autumn of 1537, on his way to Rome with a group of his first companions, he wondered: if people ask us who we are, how should we answer? The answer came spontaneously: We shall say that we are the Society of Jesus!
The whole text of the Pope’s intervention can be found on URL: link.
