A month later and no one responded to this thread! Actually, before I registered with Catholic Answers, I was looking for threads about World Youth Day and found nothing! How can that be? World Youth Day is a tremendous evangelization tool for our faith and to our Catholic youth.
Our parish supported a delegation of pilgrims, which included my daughter. What a totally awesome experience it was for her–a powerful spiritual experience. She has been talking non-stop about WYD, messaging all the Catholics she met there, singing the theme song, and looking at photos and youtube videos from Sydney. She is so energized for her Catholic faith. I have been praying prayers of praise and thanksgiving for all who made World Youth Day possible for the Catholic youth who attended.
The next World Youth Day is in August 2011 in Madrid Spain. Make it happen for the youth in your parish!