Hi Everyone, so it’s been awhile. We’ve been having some late nights and somewhat early mornings so it’s been hard to get online. World Youth Day officially began Tuesday evening with mass celebrated by Archbishop Antonio Rouco Varela of Madrid. Since then, things have been a whirlwind of excitement. We’ve received catechesis from a couple of… [Read More]
About World Youth Day
Now from Santiago de Compostela
Today we traveled from Leiria to Santiago de Compostela. The bus ride was about 5 hours, but the views made it very enjoyable. I’ve posted some of those pictures, as well as pictures from yesterday, on Picasa here: https://picasaweb.google.com/103777728917566675236/WYD?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCO3k5I7F1YSclwE&feat=directlink This morning I asked for more comments from the pilgrims, here’s what they had to say:… [Read More]
Notes from other Pilgrims
I asked the other pilgrims on our portion of the trip to write some of their thoughts and messages. I’ll post more pictures tomorrow. Here are the notes I’ve received so far: (Note: these were written on the way to Fatima) In addition to seeing the amazing sights of Portugal, I have had profound conversations… [Read More]
Busy days in Lisbon
Sorry about being late on the first real update, it’s been a busy time, and we’ve finally gotten to WiFi. It’s really impossible, for me to tell you exactly what everyone has done, but it does involve at tour of Lisbon and some landmarks. I’ll let others’ remarks expand on that. The city has… [Read More]
Intro
Hi Everyone! World Youth Day is almost here, and the first trips are leaving tomorrow! This site is where we’ll be doing all of our blogging, and everyone on the trip will have an opportunity. All posts will have the first name and parish of the person posting. So check back here starting Wednesday to… [Read More]
