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Youth from Our Lady of the Healer Church, in Karumandapam, after Mass (Robancy A. Helen)
Youth saw the truth behind the words of Pope Francis when he said, You, dear young people, are not the future but the now of God, at the end of the Mass which officially closed the 16th World Youth Day 2019 in Panama, Central America.
These words kickstarted my ministry as the animator of young girls of our parish, Our Lady of the Healer Church, in Karumandapam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, South India. The group was named after St. Alphonsa (1910-1946), the first Indian woman saint.
In the past, I had always worked with children, which is very different than working with youth. I was assigned to be an animator for the girls and to accompany them, listen to them and motivate them. I need to be their friend and have tried to be their friend as Jesus is to me. Being with them has given added color to my religious vocation and pastoral ministry.