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Stateside Model #9 (local pilgrimage journey)
This stateside celebration would ideally be situated on the Saturday of WYD week. The program
begins in one location, and then pilgrims journey to another for part of the event, and then return to
the first location. For this gathering, use the options provided in the WYDUSA Local Pilgrimage
Prayer Guide, available at www.wydusa.org. There are options for prayers before entering, while
visiting, and departing the pilgrimage location.
9:00 am
Registration and check-in
4:00 pm
Small Group Reflection Time
o See reflection questions in Prayer Guide
9:30 am
10:30 am
Daily Mass
4:45 pm Closing Prayer Outside Site
5:00 pm Return to Starting Point
Depart for Pilgrimage
o WALKING OPTION: depart from one
(by WALKING or DRIVING)
location on foot towards a local
pilgrimage site; the site can be 60 to 90 6:30 pm
OPTIONS UPON ARRIVAL
minutes apart traveling by foot o Group may disperse, or, if they remain
together:
o DRIVING OPTION: depart from one • Dinner and socializing
location by vehicle if the local pilgrimage • Praise and worship, music
site is farther away; the site should be
performances, or coffeehouse setting
within 60 to 90 minutes’ drive.
12:00 pm Meal Prayer and Lunch
12:45 pm Pray at Pilgrimage Site
• Evening prayer (vespers) and/or
• Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
• Watching live or video footage of
World Youth Day activities in Panamá
o Set up a tour if possible
o Visit those places at the site that connect
to WYD in Panamá, young people, or the
Marian theme
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