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Events and Schedule of
WYD
 World Youth Day is certainly more than a
single day, but a whole series of activities that culminate in a
papal mass on Sunday. Official events are spread throughout the
city of Sydney and its surroundings, beginning on Tuesday, July
15.
Even before these activities, many
dioceses across Australia and many religious communities will be
holding events for pilgrims coming from around the world to help
prepare them for the coming events.
 Tuesday
George Cardinal Pell, Archbishop of
Sydney, will officially open WYD with a Mass.
Tuesday through Friday
There will be
Youth Festival Events at a variety of locations.
Wednesday through Friday
Bishops from
around the world will lead catechetical sessions in a variety of
languages at over 250 locations around Sydney. This is an
opportunity for young Catholics to learn more about their faith
from the official teachers in the Church, the bishops.
 Thursday
His Holiness, Pope Benedict
XVI, will arrive in the city and be welcomed by the young people
and the city.
Friday
WYD will feature a living Way of the
Cross that will begin at the Cathedral and move to the famous
Sydney Opera House.
Saturday
The participants will walk as
pilgrims across the Sydney Harbor Bridge to Randwick
racecourse. There the pilgrims will hold vigil with the Pope
through the night.
 Sunday
The events close with a final Mass presided over by the Pope.
Many pilgrims will not return to their
homes immediately. Rather, inspired by the events and their
encounter with the Risen Christ they will seek to put their
faith in action through service projects, both locally and
internationally.
For more information about the events of
WYD go to the link below.
Link
Official WYD
2008 Website Schedule
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