Source: LivingCity
Blessed Chiara
Luce Badano has an impact on youth all over the world
Three
years after Chiara Luce Badano was declared blessed by the Catholic Church,
young (and not so young!) people all over the world have taken up her torch.
They are spreading her story and following her courageous “yes” to trust in
God’s love and his will in their lives.
She
was chosen as an intercessor at the World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
this summer. “A saint dressed in jeans” was the title of a musical at the WYD
dedicated to sharing her life with the young people there.
Chiara
Luce grew up an only child in Sassello, Italy. At 17, she was diagnosed with
osteosarcoma, an aggressive and painful form of bone cancer. Yet she trusted
God’s plan, saying “If you want it, Jesus, I want it too.”
October
29 is her feast day. Here is what some young people from around the world wrote
us about her impact on their lives.
A
call to everyone
When I think of
Chiara Luce Badano, the phrase, “A life lived to the full” always comes to my
mind. Through her experience I have understood that the significance of our
lives is not measured in how long we live or how many things we have
accomplished or experienced, rather in how we lived it. She has given me the
courage to embrace wholeheartedly the reality of each present moment, and to
live it to the full.
Three years ago,
the young people of the Focolare in the Midwest U.S. decided to have a program
on the life of Chiara Luce Badano. Since many knew that I enjoy writing songs,
my youth coordinator at the time, Margaret, asked me if I could write a song
for it.











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