World Youth Day 2019 USA Leader Guides International Leader Guide | Page 60

● Encourage pilgrims to speak to people in
● What was your favorite prayer experience?
their parish, campus, or diocese/eparchy ● What stood out to you about Panamá?
after one of the Masses or during any large ● How does the Panamanian Roman Catholic
gathering within their local community.
spirituality differ from your home parish,
● Help pilgrims to direct their renewed
(arch)diocese/eparchy, and/or Catholicism
energy and enthusiasm into projects or as practiced across the United States?
activities in their local parish, campus, ● Where did you find peace or illumination
diocese/eparchy, or community, especially
on your pilgrimage?
beyond the work of their particular youth
● What did the Holy Father (or a bishop,
or young adult ministry program.
catechist, or leader) say or do that really
● Point pilgrims towards a spiritual director
impacted or challenged you?
or mentor, who can help them process their ● Who are the memorable people you met?
ongoing spiritual development. ● How was this pilgrimage different from the
● Encourage international pilgrims to
vacations or excursions you may have taken
collaborate with stateside pilgrims on some
in the past?
kind of project; this collaboration can
● How do you plan to keep in touch with the
include a jointly-planned event or reunion
new people you met?
experience, as well as shared service,
● Who do you wish you could have brought
formation, and social events.
with you on this pilgrimage?
● How will you bring that person into the
Questions leaders can ask pilgrims upon
experience now that you are back home?
returning home from WYD:
● How will you engage stateside pilgrims, as
well as friends and family at home, in your
● What was the high point of your WYD
continuing pilgrimage of faith?
experience? Why?
● How has your relationship with God been
● What was the most frustrating part? Why?
changed or enhanced?
● What is one thing you learned from
● What three action steps or resolutions are
reflecting on the theme of Mary’s Fiat?
you taking next?
● What is one thing you learned about being a
missionary disciple?
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