World Youth Day 2013 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 October 2011 11:17
2013 INTERNATIONAL WORLD YOUTH DAY - RIO DE JANEIRO,BRAZIL
If there is enough interest in organizing a diocesan pilgrimage to Rio de Janeiro for the 2013 World Youth Day, I will be happy to put something together. Please use the form below to let me know if you would like to be part of a diocesan group and what you would like to do while in Rio. NOTE: there is not a lot of information about specific plans for the 2013 event.
Interest_Finder.pdfPhotos from World Youth Day 2011 ~ Madrid, Spain
The purpose of World Youth Day is threefold
- Putting Trust in the Young
World Youth Day is a coming together of young adults from the four corners of the world and a strong reminder of the strength and confidence the young bring to the Church today.
- Gathering Together
World Youth Day is not simply a gathering for the young people of the world, but a time to put trust in the world's youth. A calling for the world's youth to come together as one people.
- Meeting the International World on a Human Level
It is still a marvel in this the 21st Century to exchange with others and to be a part of an international experience. International events are able to stir much hope but also many fears (increase in fundamentalism, nationalism and other new conflicts. . .) The Church and Christians themselves have a role to play in preventing the development of these fears, and in aiding each person in finding their way and discovering hope.
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