Madrid, Spain, Aug 19, 2011 / 12:38 pm
Pope Benedict XVI met with young religious sisters and later with young university professors on Aug. 19 at the royal site of El Estorial. He emphasized the importance of the sisters’ radical consecration and urged the professors to be a source of encouragement for students.
“The Pope spoke about a personal encounter with Christ, and that (encounter) is what fulfills us,” said Sr. Ruth Martin, a 38-year-old sister of the recently founded religious community, Ieuso Communio.
“It was a huge privilege, a great joy!” she told CNA, amid the cheering and singing of sisters from various communities.
The sisters of Ieuso Communio, as young as 18 years old, caught the attention of those present, because of their denim habits, which symbolize the current day and age.