The next European youth meeting will take place in Madrid from 28 December 2018 to 1 January 2019. It will bring together thousands of young people for a new stage of the pilgrimage of trust on earth begun by Brother Roger at the end of the 1970s.
The last two European meetings were held in cities in northern Europe. This year it will be in a southern European city in which we have never before had a European meeting.
On the Iberian Peninsula we have already been warmly welcomed on several occasions: in Barcelona, Lisbon and Valencia, and now we have received an invitation to come to Madrid for the 41st European meeting. Madrid is an open and diverse city, its inhabitants come from all over Spain and from other countries. Many host families will be ready to open their homes in a spirit of welcome to the pilgrims who gather from across Europe. Madrid is a city which has been the venue for a number of international gatherings, peace agreements and ecolological protocols in the past. Our own pilgrimage of trust will be enriched by the values of this tradition of solidarity.
Every evening during the European Meeting brother Alois spoke to the participants. Here is the transcript of his talks. Friday evening, December 28, 2018 It is a great joy to start tonight our European meeting in this city of Madrid! To get here, some of you have made very long journeys. The city of Madrid, the Christian communities, many religious communities, many (...)
On this page, the messages sent to the participants of the 41st European Meeting in Madrid from Church leaders, international organizations and the Mayor of Madrid are published. Pope Francis The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew #03-Mosc]--> Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, Primate of England The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse-Tveit The (...)
During the European meeting in Madrid, workshops on different topics will be proposed during the afternoons of Saturday, December 29 and Sunday, December 30. The places will be included in the meeting booklet.Saturday, December 29 Silence and personal prayer. Possibility to be listened to and to receive the sacrament of reconciliation Make room for Christ in our lives: conversation on prayer (...)
