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World Youth Day 2008

World Youth Day 2008. 'You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses.' Acts 1:8. From up top…. To down under…. Beginning the Pilgrimage.

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World Youth Day 2008

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  1. World Youth Day2008 'You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses.' Acts 1:8

  2. From up top…. To down under….

  3. Beginning the Pilgrimage The Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you…” - Genesis 12:1

  4. A Time for Retreat Come away by yourselves to a deserted place, and rest a while. -Mark 6:30

  5. A Time to Get to Know Each Other

  6. Experiencing God’s Creation O heavenly Father, you have filled the world with beauty: Open our eyes to behold your gracious hand in all your works; that, rejoicing in your whole creation, we may learn to serve you with gladness; for the sake of him through whom all things were made, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

  7. Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord. Praise and exalt him above all forever. - Daniel 3:35

  8. Let the earth bless the Lord; let it sing to him and highly exalt him forever. - Daniel 3:52

  9. Bless the Lord, all things that grow on the earth, sing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever. - Daniel 3:54

  10. Bless the Lord, you whales and all creatures that move in the waters, sing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever. -Daniel 3:57

  11. Bless the Lord, all birds of the air, sing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever. -Daniel 3:58

  12. Bless the Lord, all beasts and cattle, sing praise and highly exalt him for ever. -Daniel 3:59

  13. Arrival in Sydney! For he will give his angels charge of you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone. -Psalm 91:11-12

  14. Catechesis- Sitting at the Feet of the Masters Most Rev. John Quinn Archbishop of Detroit Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland Most Rev. Patrick Dunn Bishop of Auckland, NZ Listen carefully, my child, to your master’s precepts, and incline the ear of your heart… -Rule of St. Benedict

  15. The Face of the Universal Church ‘And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrigia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to the Cyrene, and visitors from Rove, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.’ -Acts 2:8-11

  16. For as in one body we have many members, and all the members do not have the same function, so, we though many, are one body in Christ… -Romans 12:4-5a

  17. All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord; and all the families of nations shall worship before him. -Psalm 22:27

  18. Bless the Lord, you servants of the Lord, sing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever. -Daniel 3:63

  19. Time with our Holy FatherPope Benedict XVI What a delight it is to greet you here at Barangaroo, on the shores of the magnificent Sydney harbour, with its famous bridge and Opera House…together we stand in our world as God’s family, disciples of Christ, empowered by his Spirit to be witnesses of his love and truth for everyone! -Pope Benedict XVI Papal Greeting at WYD 2008

  20. Saturday Vigil Gathered before our much-traveled Cross and the icon of Mary, and under the magnificent constellation of the Southern Cross, we pray. Tonight, I am praying for you and for young people throughout the world. Be inspired by the example of your Patrons! Accept into your hearts and minds the sevenfold gift of the Holy Spirit! Recognize and believe in the power of the Spirit in your lives! -Pope Benedict XVI WYD 2008 Vigil Address

  21. Protect us Lord as we stay awake; watch over us as we sleep, that awake, we may keep watch with Christ, and asleep, rest in his peace. -Gospel Canticle Antiphon Night Prayer

  22. Closing Mass I have come to confirm you, my young brothers and sisters, in your faith and to encourage you to open your hearts to the power of Christ's Spirit and the richness of his gifts. I pray that this great assembly, which unites young people "from every nation under heaven" (cf. Acts 2:5), will be a new Upper Room. May the fire of God's love descend to fill your hearts, unite you ever more fully to the Lord and his Church, and send you forth, a new generation of apostles, to bring the world to Christ! -Pope Benedict XVI Homily, Closing Mass WYD 2008

  23. Taking part in the eucharistic sacrifice, the source and summit of the Christian life… -Lumen Gentium, §11

  24. The Holy Father announces that the next World Youth Day celebration will take place in 2011 in Madrid, Spain!!

  25. Sites of Sydney

  26. Cathedral of St. Mary’s

  27. Always Time for a Laugh!

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