Bogotá, Colombia, Feb 27, 2012 / 12:20 pm
A Colombian bishop who will turn 93 on March 9 told young people worldwide that they are the future and “the greatest treasure of the earth.”
Bishop Emeritus Gregorio Garavito of Villavicencio will celebrate his golden jubilee as a bishop and 70 years as priest in 2012.
“My family was very poor but very religious,” he said, recalling the upbringing that lead to his vocation. “We prayed the rosary, we read the catechism, and slowly the decision to be a priest filled me with peace.”
In an interview on Feb. 22 with the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, he said he feels “an immense peace and spiritual joy over the excitement of knowing that God has chosen him as a messenger.”