World Youth Day USA Guides Stateside Pilgrimage Leaders Guide | Page 23
SENDING
The leader assists, equips, and accompanies all
Pope Francis asks us: “Where does Jesus send
pilgrims in this act of “coming down the
us? There are no borders, no limits: he sends
mountain” so that they might come to a
us to everyone. The Gospel is for everyone,
deeper understanding of their experiences and
not just for some. It is not only for those who
how they can live the encounter with Jesus in
seem closer to us, more receptive, more
and through his Church among their peers,
welcoming. It is for everyone. Do not be
and in their daily lives.
afraid to go and to bring Christ into every area
of life, to the fringes of society, even to those
Continuing the Pilgrim Journey
who seem farthest away, most indifferent. The
At World Youth Day, the Church puts its
Lord seeks all, he wants everyone to feel the
trust in the young. WYD pilgrims need to be
warmth