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Why World Youth Day? Nourish – young peoples’ relationships with Jesus are nurtured on a global scale Encounter – millions of young Catholics encounter others | Community – our pilgrims’ experience of faith community grows Rejuvenation – our youths’ joy and enthusiasm reaches into our parishes | Renewal – young people carry on the mission “World Youth Day changed my life for ever. During the opening Mass at WYD Madrid 2011, God seemed to call me from my lowliness to be a Priest of his.” Fr Christopher del Rosario (WYD Madrid 2011) Assistant Priest at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta “World Youth Day 2019 in Panama was an experience to feel God’s deep love for me once again – a step of reconversion back to the faith.” Patrick Laurente (WYD Panama 2019) Third-year seminarian at Holy Spirit Seminary, Harris Park “Pilgrimages don’t stop affecting your life once you return home. Even though it’s been 12 years since Madrid, I’m still seeing the effect of it in my faith and walk with God and my ministry with the youth and young adults of our parish and diocese.” Claire Brown (WYD Madrid 2011) Youth ministry leader and parishioner at St Finbar’s Parish, Glenbrook “We met in 2019, and if it weren’t for my faith and the Holy Spirit working through me on my own faith journey, we wouldn’t have seen the same things that set our hearts on fire.” Andrew and Ziairina Gorkic (WYD Panama 2019) Parishioners of Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Rouse Hill “Before World Youth Day 2016 in Kraków, Poland, I was ‘stuck in life’. Feeling little and lost, I saw and felt my place in the Church. It was then I knew where I was going.” Raimie Caramancion (WYD Kraków 2016) Parish Support Assistant, Diocese of Parramatta “At the closing Mass of WYD in Panama in 2019, Pope Francis said, “you are the Now of God” and these words have remained with me and guide me in my mission.” Genevieve Banks (WYD Panama 2019) Director of Formation and Mission, Catherine McAuley, Westmead
Journey to Lisbon 2023, the Parramatta Way STORY VIRGINIA FORTUNAT Our young pilgrims depart for World Youth Day in Lisbon in mid-July this year. Here’s how they are preparing for this life-changing experience. Bishop Vincent’s invitation to the Youth of Parramatta to join him on pilgrimage to World Youth Day in Lisbon set the wheels in motion for the teams from Catholic Schools and Catholic Youth Parramatta. Our task: to prepare 130 young people spiritually, emotionally and practically for the journey over 18,000 kilometres to Lisbon. The seven preparation sessions were based around the formation of the head, heart and hands. As we travel from Paris to Spain to Portugal, guided by Mary, we will follow in the footsteps of the saints: women and men who throughout history have carved a path to God just as our young people are today. As a teacher and a leader in the Diocese, I’ll be privileged to support young teachers as they grow in faith and love for their vocation. I have previously worked with Isabella Plust, a young FIAT (Faith in Action Team) teacher who is heading to Lisbon. She is looking forward “to spending some time with God, to reflect, to take a step back and to come back hopefully feeling refreshed and renewed. “I found as teachers, we’re always busy and on the go. Always having to prepare lessons, marking, registers, and programming – which is all part of our job, and we love doing it – but there’s never really a chance to just stop and take a step back. So, I’m most looking forward to just spending some time with God and to nurturing that relationship,” she said. I’m also travelling with students I taught many years ago, such as Lucy Keene, who I remember as a seven-year-old at St Nicholas of Myra Primary, Penrith, and is now a Year 11 student at Xavier College, Llandilo. Lucy says, “I’m really hoping to make a lot of friends but then also learn more about myself, learn about different things and grow as a person. I’m really excited to go to all the Churches and to see them all.” Young teachers and aspiring Religious Education Coordinators are also on the pilgrimage. Luigi Zucco, a teacher at St Agnes Catholic High School, Rooty Hill has never left Australia. He is looking forward to “walking in the footsteps of the Saints. It is something I’m going to cherish and I know is going to teach me many life lessons beyond school.” I’m inspired by our pilgrims who have put their hands up through their parishes, such as Leonie Nahhas of Holy Spirit Parish, St Clair-Erskine Park. Leonie is preparing every day, “taking every opportunity to encounter Jesus daily, in quiet and little ways, to draw near to Him as a source of hope, encouragement and deeper revelation.” I know many parishes are helping our pilgrims with prayers and fundraising – Thank you! We hope you will follow along with our pilgrimage at the parrawyd.org website and subscribe to receive emailed updates. There’s plenty of spiritually enriching resources to explore on the official World Youth Day website as well. We look forward to bringing you highlights from this once-in-a-lifetime trip, which concludes with Bishop Vincent leading us for three days in Assisi, in the spirit of St Francis. Virginia Fortunat is a Mission Partner at Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese and is part of the Formation Team for the Diocese’s Pilgrimage for World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, in August. 19
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