Jesus is the meaning of life, bishop tells Vietnamese

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18 April 2004

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PALM SUNDAY: Fr Geoffrey Plant, Fr Toan Nguyen, Bishop Julian Porteous and Fr Paul Van Chi Chu bless the palms

By Damir Govorcin

Pope John Paul II tells us that the desire to see Jesus should most of all be motivated “by an inner urge to find the answer to the question about the meaning of life”, says Bishop Julian Porteous.

“The Pope is reminding us that Jesus is the ultimate answer to the meaning of life.

“Jesus is the Life.”

Bishop Julian, rector of the Good Shepherd Seminary, Homebush, was addressing members of the Vietnamese Youth Association, who gathered at St Luke’s Church, Revesby, to celebrate a Palm Sunday Youth Mass.

During his homily, Bishop Julian spoke about the theme of the Pope’s message for this year’s world youth – “We wish to see Jesus”.

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