Juventutem
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| Abbreviation | F.I.J. |
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| Formation | 24 May 2006 |
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| Coordinates | 46°56′17″N 7°25′22″E / 46.938193°N 7.422684°E |
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President
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Bertalan Kiss |
| Affiliations | Roman Catholic Church |
| Website | www.juventutem.org |
Juventutem (Latin: Fœderatio Internationalis Juventutem) is an international movement of young Roman Catholics of the ages 16 to 36 who are devoted to the Tridentine Mass. The aim of the society is to foster and strengthen relationships between these young people at the national and international levels, and to encourage and assist them in developing their faith.
The word is Latin for "youth" and is taken from Psalm 42(43):4, as used in the opening prayers of the Traditional Mass, which the priest and altar server recite at the foot of the altar: Introibo ad altare Dei. Ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam. ("I will go in to the altar of God; to God, the joy of my youth.") In the Catholic understanding, the term juventutem refers to the spiritual youth that comes from the grace of Jesus Christ.
Juventutem was established in April 2004 with the intention of having a delegation present at the international World Youth Day in 2005 and in subsequent years. The first Juventutem meeting was in 2005 in Cologne, Germany, and was the first official delegation to any World Youth Day. More than 1000 young people from more than 20 countries attended Juventutem Cologne. Two cardinals and eight bishops participated in parts or all of the two week meeting, as well as many priests, religious and seminarians from several countries.
Juventutem groups participated at World Youth Day 2013 events in Rio de Janeiro in July 2013. Preparations are currently under way for Juventutem Participation in World Youth Day 2016 in Poland. See the "External Links" section below for more information events currently being planned.
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