Hi Tina,
Go Madrid!
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| Count me in. :) Let's go WYD Madrid 2011! Regards,
Krysta |
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Hi there!
Please renew my membership.
Thanks!
Best regards,
Jhona
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--- On Wed, 9/9/09, Tina.Avenido <tina.a...@gmail.com> wrote: |
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Hi, all! Latest news about WYD 2011 (I got this from facebook. You can also join the World Youth Day 2011 fb group. :))
NEWS REGARDING WORLD YOUTH DAY The preparations for the XXVI World Youth Day 2011 has officially begun and World Youth Day organizers in Spain announced on 1st October 2009 that they are expecting some two million to attend the international youth event in 2011, a number “ten times greater than the Olympic Games. WYD 2011 Director of Communications, Yago de la Cierva, said Pope Benedict would be welcomed at the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid, where he will celebrate the opening Mass. Madrid's Mayor Alberto Ruiz Gallardon said the Mayor’s office building would be turned into “the great sacristy of Madrid” for the one thousand bishops expected to concelebrate. On Friday, the Way of the Cross will take place along the city's famous thoroughfare the “Paseo de la Castellana,” where the fourteen stations will be decorated with renowned artistic pieces. The city’s central park, known as “Parque del Retiro,” will host the “Festival of Forgiveness,” where young people will be able to receive the sacrament of Confession. On Saturday, the Cuatro Vientos stadium will host the vigil, “a cultural and musical event that will transform itself as the hours pass in the prayer vigil.” After spending the night under the stars, the closing Mass will be celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday morning. The organization of WYD 2011 is being spearheaded by Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela of Madrid and Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity. Six teams of organizers and some ten thousand volunteers will be involved in the execution of the event. ____________________________________________________ HIGHLIGHTS OF THE XXVI WORLD YOUTH DAY 2011 WEEK (15th - 21st AUGUST 2011) Opening Mass: 15th August 2011 (Solemnity of the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven) Main Celebrant: His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI Con-Celebrants: His Excellencies Cardinals, His Lordships Arch/Bishops & Priests of the World Venue: Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid, Spain Time: TBA Stations of the Cross: 19th August 2011 Venue: Paseo de la Castellana, Madrid, Spain Time: TBA (tentatively 3:00 p.m. Spaniard time) Festival of Forgiveness (Sacrament of Reconciliation): 19th August 2011 Venue: Parque del Retiro, Madrid, Spain Time: Throughout the day Evening Vigil with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI: 20th August 2011 Venue: Cuatro Vientos Stadium, Madrid, Spain Time: Evening onwards Final and Concluding Mass of the XXVI World Youth Day 2011 & the Announcement of the Host City of the XXIX World Youth Day 2014 Main Celebrant: His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI Con-Celebrants: His Excellencies Cardinals, His Lordships Arch/Bishops & Priests of the World Venue: Cuatro Vientos Stadium, Madrid, Spain Time: TBA (tentatively 10:00 a.m. onwards Spaniard time) ____________________________________________________ PRAYER FOR WORLD YOUTH DAY 2011 God our Father, we place the preparation for World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, in your hands. Save and protect Pope Benedict and all the pastors of the Church. Enlighten and strengthen all those preparing this event. Grant them wisdom and strength to carry out their work. Help our community to prepare deeply for this ecclesial event. Amen Lord Jesus Christ, before your ascension, you promised to be with your Church until the end of the world. Bless and multiply the efforts of all volunteers and staff of World Youth Day. Make your collaborators in the work of redemption for this event, take root and build in Christ, the young people from Spain and worldwide. Amen Holy Spirit, Lord and Giver of Life, pour out your grace upon the lands of Spain. Open the hearts of the Spanish to the reception to all young people who come to the event. Grant to those who attend, a conversion in their lives. Make them strong in faith, hope and charity. Amen. Mary, Immaculate Mother, patroness of Spain, pray for us. __________________________________________________________ 1) Spanish bishops are urging the Pope to name a patron saint for the 2011 event; they have suggested Blessed Mary Raphael Baron, who will be canonized in late 2009 by Benedict. 2) Pope Benedict XVI to celebrate XXVI World Youth Day 2011 Opening Mass on Solemnity of Feast of the Assumption @ Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid, Spain. 2 million people is expected to attend. 2nd largest World Youth Day after the 1995 WYD in the Philippines. Regards,
Krysta --- On Fri, 9/11/09, Tina Avenido <tina.a...@gmail.com> wrote: |