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A future of peace is possible From May 1-3, 2009, 8 000 young people attended the meeting organized in the capital of Lithuania by the Community of Taizé in collaboration with the youth centre of the archdiocese. More than three years ago, the brothers had been invited to hold a stage in the pilgrimage of trust on earth there, at the initiative of Cardinal Backis. In his words of welcome, he stressed: “I think that jubilant Vilnius, thanks to you and your presence, will show its hospitality.” And indeed, the welcome of a whole city exceeded all expectations. What was at first very striking was to discover that reconciliation is possible. Despite the vagaries of history, young people from countries so close and yet often quite distant gathered to share what really matters. Thirty host parishes, and hundreds of families of Vilnius and the surrounding region, offered hospitality to young people from all the neighboring countries, but also from several countries further away. What a sign of peace in the human family to hear, in the prayers, readings following one another in Lithuanian and Polish, in Belarusian and Latvian! The whole city was mobilized to welcome these passing guests. Official information panels gave the program of the prayers and workshops; large banners greeted the pilgrims in front of the main churches, and a park was reserved in the heart of the city for the distribution of meals: a pastoral setting beside the small Vilna River to share hot food prepared by young people and soldiers. The joy of being together could be seen on many faces. In the course of the afternoon, the young participants and the townspeople gathered in various locations for workshops on very diverse topics: in the cathedral, they were invited to reflect on God’s call; in the Lutheran church, on the role of singing in faith; in a museum dedicated to the memory of the Soviet regime, on the weight of the past in contemporary society; at the Orthodox cathedral, on the icons and examples of liturgical chant of Greece, Georgia and Russia; in a theater, on the various folk traditions, including Jewish; in the streets, they could meet the disadvantaged with volunteers with Caritas, and with a Faith and Light community, that also welcomed a group from Moscow. The prayers in four main churches of the city were moments of intensity during the three days. All turned together to God: bishops from throughout Lithuania, leaders of the Orthodox and Lutheran churches, host families, young people from different backgrounds, the brothers spread out in the different places of prayer. As Brother Alois said during his final meditation: “We are very grateful for the welcome we have received these days. We thank the church leaders who supported us in the preparation, all those who opened their doors, and of course the Vilnius youth ministry team and all the volunteers. This hospitality we received is a clear sign that the Church is alive!” When the time came to leave, young people and families said goodbye not without emotion. Some did not hide their sense of having lived a very special moment, or even an event of “historic” proportions. Indeed, this was probably the first time that thousands of young Christians of different faiths could come together, from Poland and Russia, Latvia and Ukraine, Belarus and Western Europe, all hosted by the Lithuanians in their festive capital. These thousands of young people seeking reconciliation and building together the communion of the Church during these days were a real sign of hope... a sign that a future of peace is possible. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiesia... [http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiesia/sets/72157617547100214/with/3490353439/]
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Tri dana radosnog pomirenja Od 1. do 3. svibnja 2009. osam tisuća mladih sudjelovalo je na susretu koji je Zajednica iz Taizéa u suradnji s Nadbiskupskim povjerenstvom za pastoral mladih organizirala u glavnom gradu Litve. Prije više od tri godine kardinal Backis pozvao je braću da ovdje održe jednu postaju Hodočašća pomirenja. U pozdravnoj riječi istaknuo je: «Vjerujem da će slavljenički Vilnius, zahvaljujući vama i vašoj prisutnosti, pokazati svoju gostoljubivost!» Zaista je dobrodošlica cijelog grada nadmašila sva očekivanja. Od samog početka bilo je dirljivo otkriti da je pomirenje moguće. Usprkos povijesnim opterećenjima mladi ljudi iz zemalja koje su vrlo blizu, a istovremeno tako daleke okupili su se kako bi podijelili ono zaista važno. Trideset župa domaćina i stotine obitelji Vilnusa i okolice ugostili su mlade iz svih susjednih zemalja i šire. Kakav znak mira za ljudsku obitelj čuti jedno za drugim u molitvi čitanja na litvanskom i poljskom, na bjeloruskom i latvijskom! Cijeli se grad uključio da bi dočekao svoje goste. Gradski informativni panoi oglašavali su raspored molitava i radionica, velike zastave pozdravljale su hodočasnike ispred glavnih crkava, a u bukoličkoj atmosferi parka u središtu grada - uz rječicu Vilnu - bili su podijeljeni topli obroci koje su pripremali mladi i vojnici. Radost druženja mogla se vidjeti na licama. Tijekom poslijepodneva mladi sudionici i stanovnici grada sudjelovali su u različitim radionicama: u katedrali su razmatrali o Božjem pozivu, u luteranskoj crkvi o ulozi pjevanja u životu vjere, u muzeju posvećenom sjećanju na sovjetski režim o tome koliko je prošlost još prisutna u današnjem društvu, u pravoslavnoj katedrali o ikonama i liturgijskim napjevima iz Grčke, Gruzije i Rusije; u kazalištu o različitoj – uključujući židovsku - narodnoj glazbi; u gradu, s volonterima Karitasa se moglo susresti siromašne i zajednicu «Vjera i svjetlo» koja je ugostila grupu hendikepiranih osoba iz Moskve. Molitve u četiri glavne crkve u gradu bile su snažni trenuci u tijeku ova tri dana. Svi su se zajedno okrenuli Bogu: biskupi iz cijele Litve, poglavari Pravoslavne i Luteranske crkve, obitelji koje su ugostile mlade, mladi iz različitih zemalja i braća Zajednice prisutna na različitim mjestima molitve. Kao što je brat Alois rekao tijekom završnog razmatranja: «Vrlo smo zahvalni na dobrodošlici koja nam je iskazana ovih dana. Zahvaljujemo poglavarima crkava koje su nam pomogle u pripremama, svima koji su primili mlade i, naravno, Povjerenstvu za mlade Vilnusa i svim volonterima. Ovo gostoprimstvo kojim smo dočekani jasan je znak da je crkva živa!» Rastanak nije bio bez ganuća. Neke su obitelji i mladi bili svjesni da su ovih dana doživjeli posebne trenutke, možda čak događaj „povijesnog“ značenja. Bilo je to vjerojatno prvi puta da se tisuće mladih kršćana različitih vjera moglo okupiti zajedno; iz Poljske i Rusije, Latvije i Ukrajine, Bjelorusije i zapadne Europe. Sve su ih ugostili Litvanci u svom radosnom i svečanom glavnom gradu. Ove tisuće mladih koji traže putove pomirenja i grade zajedno jedinstvo crkve ova tri dana bili su istinski znak nade… znak da je budućnost mira moguća.