All young people preparing for the sacraments of Forgiveness, Eucharist and Confirmation received a copy of the book “Grandfather Léandre’s Stories”, published by the editions “The Foundation of the Chosen of Jesus” (Fondation des Choisis de Jésus) in 2005.
On the occasion of Zacchaeus’ catechetical theme, the story of “Anthony, the bad and Anthony, the good”, taken from this book, was read to the children by a grandfather. With great interest and attention, they listened to the story. After the reading, they exchanged, as a group, on what had touched them the most. All the important aspects were covered: the serenity that one feels when ones does the right thing, the inconvenience one feels while doing something wrong, the dangers associated with socialization and belonging to a group, the beneficial influence of “The most beautiful and important story of the world” in the transformation of hearts and, from there, the gesture of compassion of Anthony towards the leader of the opposite gang who suffered a bad fall while bicycling. The end of the story bringing the two gangs together around Jesus’ message of love suited our young people for whom good always triumph over evil. The latter have undoubtedly understood that this same love of Jesus, this same compassion awaits them, each of them individually, in the sacrament of Forgiveness.

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