HOLY FATHER PRAYS ROSARY, DINES WITH ROMAN SEMINARIANS

VATICAN CITY, MAR 4, 2000 (VIS) - Today, feast of Our Lady of Trust, Pope John Paul travelled to the Major Roman Seminary for his traditional annual appointment with the seminarians and their teachers. Following his arrival at 6 p.m. he prayed the rosary and had dinner with them, after which he addressed all present.

Referring to the joyful mysteries of the rosary, which they had just prayed together, the Pope said that, with Mary's example, "and through her intercession, we too can learn how to believe, to have trust and to receive the copious gifts which the Lord wishes to give us."

He encouraged the seminarians to be close to the young people "who walk with you and look at you, anxious to know the secret of your life. May your example help young people to overcome the thousand anxieties of life and to open themselves to trust and commitment."

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