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Youth gearing up for World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, Spain
by Joseph Earnest July 26, 2011
Newscast Media MADRID, Spain -- In less than three weeks, World Youth Day will kick off in Madrid, Spain, with young people around the world gearing up for an encounter with Pope Benedict XVI. Monsignor Chidi Denis Isizoh from Nigeria who works at the Africa desk of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious dialogue encouraged the youth to make the most of this historic event.
"This world youth day, is not just going on tourism, it is a pilgrimage. It is a spiritual gathering of young people, to pray with the Holy Father. It is a spiritual experience, the Holy Father as placed before young people," he said.
"All those going to Madrid should prepare themselves spiritually. They should bear in mind that they represent their village, their community, their town, their diocese and their country. They must think and act like ambassadors of the group their represent," he added.
World Youth Day (WYD) Schedule: Aug 16-21
Program for August 16, 2011
Cultural Program
Aside from the WYD main events, many different activities will take place throughout
the day as part of the Cultural Program. The program will include concerts,
exhibits, guided museum visits, plays, and much, much more. The complete list
of activities will be announced later, when all proposals have been received
and processed.
8:00 am
Arrival at Madrid
From the early morning, the pilgrims and groups registered in WYD will be able
to collect their accreditation and backpacks in the places indicated by the
organization.
8:00 pm
WYD Opening Mass
World Youth Day begins at 8 pm (provisional time) with a Mass in Madrid's
Cibeles Square, presided over by the archbishop of Madrid and concelebrated
by the bishops and priests participating in WYD.
Schedule for August 17, 2011
Cultural Program
Aside from the WYD main events, many different activities will take place
throughout the day as part of the Cultural Program. The program will include
concerts, exhibits, guided museum visits, plays, and much, much more. The
complete list of activities will be announced later, when all proposals have
been received and processed.
10:00 am
Catechesis sessions
WYD participants, organized by language groups, will have catechesis session
with bishops from all over the world. The sessions will take place in churches,
schools, auditoriums and sports centers of Madrid.
Schedule for August 18, 2011
Cultural Program
Aside from the WYD main events, many different activities will take place
throughout the day as part of the Cultural Program. The program will include
concerts, exhibits, guided museum visits, plays, and much, much more. The
complete list of activities will be announced later, when all proposals have
been received and processed.
10:00 am
Catechesis sessions
WYD participants, organized by language groups, will have catechesis session
with bishops from all over the world. The sessions will take place in churches,
schools, auditoriums and sports centers of Madrid.
12:00 pm
The Pope arrives at the Barajas Airport
Welcome Ceremony at the State Hall
12:40 pm
The Pope enters the city of Madrid
Drive through the streets of the city in Popemobile to reach the Nunciature.
7:30 pm
Papal Welcome
Ceremony with youth at Cibeles
In Plaza de la Independencia, Benedict XVI will pass through the Puerta
de Alcalá with youth from all the continents. After this event, he will ride in
Popemobile to Plaza de Cibeles.
Schedule for August 19, 2011
Cultural Program
Aside from the WYD main events, many different activities will take place
throughout the day as part of the Cultural Program. The program will include
concerts, exhibits, guided museum visits, plays, and much, much more. The
complete list of activities will be announced later, when all proposals have
been received and processed.
10:00 am
Catechesis sessions
WYD participants, organized by language groups, will have catechesis session
with bishops from all over the world. The sessions will take place in churches,
schools, auditoriums and sports centers of Madrid.
11:30 am
Papal Meeting at the
Monastery of El Escorial
Meeting with young religious sisters in "Patio de los Reyes".
(The application process is closed)
12:00 am
Papal Meeting at the Monastery
of El Escorial
Meeting with 1,000 young college professors in the Basilica.
(The application process is closed)
7:30 pm
Via crucis
Statues from traditional Spanish Holy Week celebrations will be used to
illustrate each station of the cross. The statues come from all over Spain.
Schedule for August 20, 2011 (provisional)
10:00 am
Mass for seminarians
in the Cathedral of "La Almudena"
4:00 pm
Preparatory ceremony
in Cuatro Vientos
Young people will arrive little by little at the aerodrome and take their
places. Meanwhile, different activities will take place on the stage
(testimonies of young people, musical interpretations, prayers to the Virgin,
etc.), to prepare for the Vigil.
7:40 pm
Pope visits the "Fundación Instituto San José"
A center for the sick run by the Hospitaller Order of St John of God.
8:30 pm
Vigil with the Pope
The Pope will arrive at the Cuatro Vientos aerodrome, and Eucharistic adoration
will begin. An address is planned by the Holy Father.
11:00 pm
Night in Cuatro Vientos
WYD participants will spend the night in the Cuatro Vientos aerodrome. For
those who so wish, there will be several tents where they will be able to adore
the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Schedule for August 21, 2011 (provisional)
9:00 am
The Pope arrives in Cuatro Vientos
9:30 am
WYD Final Mass
The Pope will concelebrate Mass with thousands of bishops and priests, and he
will address young people and those who are not so young, to send them out to
the world to witness to their faith, as the Lord did with his Apostles. At the
end of the conclusive Mass, the Holy Father will announce the place where the
next edition of World Youth Day will be held.
5:30 pm
Encounter with Volunteers
Pope Benedict XVI will have a brief meeting with the World Youth Day volunteers
at the IFEMA Fairgrounds.
6:30 pm
Papal Farewell
There will be a brief Farewell Ceremony at the Barajas Airport.
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