World Youth Day
By Dianne Camille Teran
Layout by Neil Dominic De Luna
EXHIBITIONS
Arts
have
never been paved out of any events and
gathered for one specific reason, which is to praise and
exhibits
which
envisions to express to the youth how to
witness the greatness of God. The 14th international
express
the
Love
to God through arts. This displayed the
World Youth Day held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil last July
portraits
of
the
saints
who lived exemplary.
23 to 28.
An estimated 21.4 million young believers 3.
Way back 1984, in St. Peter’s Square, during the
celebration of the Holy year of Redemption it has also
been marked by the Holy Father entrusting the youth
with what is now known as the World Youth Day Cross.
This year’s theme was rooted from the book of Matthew
28:19 go and make disciples of all nations which
envisions young people of Brazil and all over the world
to witness God’s greatness and be able to evangelize
every youth to do a mission in accordance to God’s
will.
4.
THEATER
Blessed are those youth performers with exemplary
talents. They performed plays and musicals in different
theatres in the city which shows the faith and culture by
different creative body movements.
5.
RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES AND MEETINGS
After all the functional parts, relational ones are
organized. These are headed by the different religious
congregations which offers spiritual counseling to
A cross was given by Pope John Paul II to the different pilgrim.
youth that should be passed to every generation that
CHURCH TOURS
is 3.8 meters high, which served to be the emblem or 6.
This
is
to
show one of the richness and awesome
symbol of the World Youth Day.
possessions of Rio de Janeiro.
Another symbol that Pope John Paul II entrusted
the youth was the symbol of Our Lady, Salus Populi
Romanic. Pope John Paul said that in every journey
that the youth will take, our Mother will be our Guide
all throughout, for mothers are the greatest friend and
companions of the youth.
7.
TRAILS
This is to see what are the hidden beauties of God’s
creation in nature.
8.
DANCE
Youths danced all over the city that reflected in
World Youth Day has been said to be a different cultures throughout the world.
worldwide encounter with the Pope that is celebrated
CINEMA FILMS
every three years in different Roman Catholic Countries. 9.
Showcasing
films with testimonies of different well.
known
people.
What Comprises the Youth Festival in WYD 2013?
It has been a long week for all the pilgrims and all of
them was surely been nourished with different learnings
and surely witnessed what God duly sacrificed for each
of us. Indeed, all the Pilgrims that were able to attend
the WYD 2013 are blessed. As what WYD 2013 wanted
to
express to every YOUNG MINDS like us we should
2.
MUSIC
know
and create our missions in the simplest way we
Through music, the youth are encouraged to express
can.
more freely themselves in worshipping our God. They
are encouraged to raise their hands up while singing
and have their arms widely open to truly feel the union
of different people and cultures singing with one voice.
1.
TOURISTS SITES
There are so many tourists’ sites in Rio de Janeiro. The
very famous Christ the Redeemer and the Sugarloaf
Cable car.
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