About 100 young New Zealanders will be attending the World Youth Day in Spain.
There also will be local activities in each of the dioceses. In Auckland they will begin on August 19 and include praying stations of the cross and adoration, says Teresa McNamara, co-ordinator of youth and young adult ministry for the Auckland Diocese.
The following day will be for undertaking community service. Cathechesis, prayers and musical concerts will also be held in Auckland city and in south Auckland.
A highlight of the Auckland celebrations will be the Pilgrim Walk, a feature of World Youth Day celebrations. “We are going to start on the outskirts of the city and walk towards St Patrick’s Cathedral,” says Ms McNamara. “It would be a public demonstration of our faith.”
The walk will come from different directions to form a cross. Then, the pilgrims will hold hands and pray.
The weekend will conclude with a mass celebrated by Auckland Bishop Patrick Dunn. Ms McNamara says the World Youth Day “encourages you to look at your faith in a new light and think about how faith plays out in our lives today”.
Source:
- The Aucklander
- Image: NZCBC
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