Catholic Teens Attracted to Ancient Religious Practices Juventutem Contingent to World Youth Day 2005 is Devoted to the Latin Mass



April 28 2005 Vespers Benediction Mass ... in Latin Many Catholics have never even heard of these things much less ever participated in them But for the Juventutem crowd such ancient Roman Catholic devotions are a typical part of their ordinary daynbspnbspnbspnbsp Juventutem is an international delegation of traditional Catholic youth attending World Youth Day 2005 in Germany The delegation is named Juventutem after a quote from the prayers at the foot of the altar in the 1962 Roman Missal for Mass Introibo ad altare Dei ad Deum Qui laetificat juventutem meam Translated from the Latin this phrase means I will go up to the altar of the Lord to God who gives joy to my youth Prior to the 1960's all Catholic Masses were in Latin and were celebrated according to a rite dating back to the 5th century In 1988 Pope John Paul II called on all bishops throughout the world to grant generous access once again to the traditional Latin Mass in their dioceses in a papal letter entitled Ecclesia Dei Pope Benedict XVI has also supports the traditional Latin Mass noting in his 1997 book Salt of the Earth I am of the opinion that the old rite should be granted much more generously to all those who desire it The ancient Latin Mass is attracting increasing numbers of young Catholics a phenomenon surprising to many who associate teens with a lack of interest in religion Indira Sweeny secretary for Juventutem USA explains Juventutem means 'youth' - but not what you usually think of as youth in the modern sense of looking young and fit... we are talking about true youth The youth that comes from divine grace youth of the spirit that flows from the love of God Juventutem is for young Catholics ages 1630 and is organized into two phases Phase 1 August 1015 will be a religious retreat in Bavaria attended exclusively by the Juventutem youth Phase II August 1621 will be at World Youth Day 2005 when the Juventutem delegation will meet with the rest of the Catholics attending World Youth Day in Cologne Daily traditional Latin Mass vespers and benediction will be available as well as lectures and traditional catechesis Three cardinals and six bishops will be part of Juventutem Cardinal Francis George Cardinal Francis Arinze and Cardinal George Pell have agreed to either lead rosaries with the group or pray vespers and benediction Bishops Fernando Aras Rifan George Alencherry and AndrMutien Lonard and Archbishops Wolfgang Haas Georg Eder and Raymond Burke will also participate Please see wwwjuventutemcom for more details



Catholic Teens Attracted to Ancient Religious Practices Juventutem Contingent to World Youth Day 2005 is Devoted to the Latin Mass