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Month: August 2023

Sunday, 8/6: Day 10 – Missioning Mass and Our Last Day in Lisbon

Sunday, 8/6: Day 10 – Missioning Mass and Our Last Day in Lisbon

Sunday dawned bright and early for our pilgrims on the field, who were present for the Missioning Mass.  (Our group at the hotel was blessed to celebrate Mass with Fr. Mark and other pilgrims in the hotel chapel.) Pope Francis

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Saturday, 8/5: Day 9 Part 2 – Pilgrim Walk and Overnight Vigil with Pope Francis (and 1.5 Million Pilgrims!)

Saturday, 8/5: Day 9 Part 2 – Pilgrim Walk and Overnight Vigil with Pope Francis (and 1.5 Million Pilgrims!)

After Mass with the Cardinal on Saturday morning, we returned to our hotel to rest up before beginning what we knew would be the most challenging – physically, emotionally, and spiritually – 24 hours of the pilgrimage.  The summit of

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Saturday, 8/5: Day 9 Part 1 – A Papal Drive-By and Mass with the Cardinal

Saturday, 8/5: Day 9 Part 1 – A Papal Drive-By and Mass with the Cardinal

‏Saturday morning started very early. We were celebrating Mass at 8:00am with Cardinal Séan and the rest of the Boston contingent at a church just around the corner from our hotel, and we were asked to be there by 7:30am

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Friday 8/4: Day 8 – Youth Festival Events with the JP II Project

Friday 8/4: Day 8 – Youth Festival Events with the JP II Project

  On Friday we began the day with prayer, and by sharing with our young pilgrims the letters that their families wrote before the trip.  We then headed to a local church for Youth Festival events with the JPII Project

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Thursday, 8/3: Day 7 – Pope is a Rockstar

Thursday, 8/3: Day 7 – Pope is a Rockstar

(Apologies again for the late post – things are heating up here, literally and figuratively!) Thursday was probably the most exhilarating and challenging day of the pilgrimage so far. In the morning after breakfast we prepared ourselves for Mass and

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Wednesday, 8/2: Day 6 – Germany in the Morning, USA in the Evening!

Wednesday, 8/2: Day 6 – Germany in the Morning, USA in the Evening!

Day 5 started a little later – and a lot slower – than previous days!  WYD is definitely a marathon, not a sprint, and we’re very conscious of pacing ourselves with the all the physical activity,  large crowds, and increasing

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Tuesday, 8/1: Day 5 – Official “Opening Day” of World Youth Day!

Tuesday, 8/1: Day 5 – Official “Opening Day” of World Youth Day!

(We apologize for the delay in posting Tuesday’s update – it was a long day that didn’t end for the group leaders until very late since we do our planning after the kids are in their rooms for the night!)

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