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N NA A World Youth Day T T I Local Celebrations Kit O N S Go and make disciples of all nations. Mt 28:19 M GGOO MMAKEAKE DIDISCIPLESCIPLES M A OF K E D NATIONS I S GO MAKE DISCIPL C I P GO MAKE C L DISCIPL OF ALL E S ONS This July, young people will gather in Rio de Janeiro O and encounter the Christ who commissions us to F “Go and make disciples of all nations”. While not all young people will be able to travel to A T World Youth Day, they can still participate and pray H alongside the Pope and the young people of the PLES E world. LLLL N A This guide provides resources and ideas for parishes T and faith communities to take part in the World ON S I S L L O Youth Day experience with their travelling pilgrims N L O A AL N and those staying at home. TI F A S O OF N GO MAKE E DISCIPLEES H OF ALL T NATIONS LES GO MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL Contents Young Local preparations towards World Youth Day people Prayers of Intercession ....................3 Pilgrim commissioning and blessing prayers ..............................4 look at the Pilgrim profiles ...............................7 Prayer pledges .................................8 difficulties Local celebrations during World Youth Day of our Stay at home pilgrim ideas .............9 world Resources Quotes about pilgrimage ...............12 Pope Benedict on evangelisation ..14 and ask Pope’s letter to young people ........16 World Youth Day Australian Pilgrim Prayer ...............................23 themselves: Useful websites .............................23 is there anYthing Content prepared by the ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE i can do? FOR An agency of the the light Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne Thomas Carr Centre 278 Victoria Parade of faith East Melbourne t. +61 3 9412 3300 f. +61 3 9415 9867 illumines e. [email protected] w. www.cam.org.au/youth this Images © the Victorian Dioceses except page 10, courtesy of Kairos Catholic Journal. darkness PoPe BeneDict XVi’s messaGe To YounG People Prayers of Intercession sunDaY June 9 2013: Tenth sunday in ordinary Time – Year C That as a community of faith we are able to recognise your face in all World Youth Day pilgrims. May we support them in their journey toward wholeness and be encouraged by them to be fully alive in our own faith. Lord hear us; sunDaY June 16 2013: eleventh sunday in ordinary Time – Year C That pilgrims on the journey to World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro next month will be open to your word in their lives and be encouraged to sow the seeds of faith in others. Lord hear us; sunDaY June 23 2013: Twelfth sunday in ordinary Time – Year C That saying yes to celebrating World Youth Day is our response to the Gospel message. Remind us that as followers of Christ we are called to be and share the Good News to others. Lord hear us; sunDaY June 30 2013: Thirteenth sunday in ordinary Time – Year C That pilgrims will openly share the gift of World Youth Day within their faith communities when they return from Rio de Janeiro. Inspire them to spread the Good News wherever they go. Lord hear us; sunDaY JuLY 7 2013: Fourteenth sunday in ordinary Time – Year C For World Youth Day pilgrims, may they understand that you stand beside them, that you guide them on their path and strengthen them on their journey of faith. Lord hear us; sunDaY JuLY 14 2013: Fifteenth sunday in ordinary Time – Year C That all World Youth Day pilgrims will be granted safe travel to Rio de Janeiro as they journey to be with the Holy Father this coming week. Lord hear us; sunDaY JuLY 21 2013: sixteenth sunday in ordinary Time – Year C That the experience of World Youth Day will call Catholics everywhere to reconciliation in our community, in our country and in our world. Lord hear us; sunDaY JuLY 28 2013: seventeenth sunday in ordinary Time – Year C WoRLD YouTH DaY 2013 For our young people celebrating World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro today. May their lives be ever richer and their faith even deeper as they come to understand the power of your presence in their lives. May we welcome them and the message they bring on their return to their communities. Lord hear us; Local preparations towards World Youth Day • Rio de Janeiro 2013 3 Pilgrim commissioning and blessing prayers Young pilgrims can be blessed and commissioned in their home parishes before making the pilgrimage to World Youth Day. The following prayers can be used for commissioning and blessing pilgrims from your community. Pilgrim Commissioning After Communion, pilgrims are called forward to assemble around the sanctuary and face the congregation. If appropriate you may like to present a token of your Parish or community for the pilgrim to take with them on their journey. When the group of pilgrims has gathered the celebrant continues Celebrant: Brothers and sisters, as you set out, remind yourselves of the reasons for your resolve to go on this holy pilgrimage. You are undertaking a pilgrimage in faith and will experience the love of God when you gather with the Holy Father and other pilgrims for World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro. You have prepared, planned and anticipated this event for some time now. World Youth Day is an experience of the Lord Jesus, risen and alive, and of his love for each of us. Each of you has been called by God to witness to Jesus in the world and in each other. As pilgrims to Rio, you go to follow the lead of the great witnesses of the past and present. You go to witness to the great love of God and the example of Christ Jesus. You go to experience the work of the Holy Spirit in your lives. You go to enjoy deep personal encounters with Christ and his Holy Spirit in the Church, the Sacraments and the Saints. You go with a desire to celebrate your faith with the young people of the world. Is this your intention? Pilgrim(s): Yes Celebrant: We commission you, then, to be pilgrims on the journey to World Youth Day. May God be your friend and companion on the journey. Leader: Pilgrims, you go to Rio with your Parish / community’s love and support. We ask that you remember us and pray for us, particularly during the Papal Mass so that as you are blessed, so too may we be blessed by the power of faith working through the Holy Father and all who gather with him. 4 Local preparations towards World Youth Day • Rio de Janeiro 2013 Note: With hands outstretched, the celebrant continues with the prayer of blessing. Prayer of Blessing What does it mean to All-loving God, be a missionary? above You always show mercy toward those who love you all, it means being a You are never far away for those who seek you. disciple of christ Remain with our pilgrims on this holy pilgrimage PoPe BeneDict XVi’s And guide their way in accord with your will. messaGe To YounG People Shelter them with your protection by day, Give them the light of your grace by night, And as their companion and friend on the journey, Bring them to their destination in safety. We ask this through Christ our Lord. R. amen. Concluding Rite May God guide and protect you, and unite you in God’s care. R. amen. May the Lord Jesus Christ be your companion on your journey. R. amen. May the Holy Spirit empower you to take up your cross and be true witnesses to all you encounter R. Amen. And may God, who is the beginning and end of life’s pilgrimage, bless you all. In the name of the Father, + and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. R. Amen. Go in peace to love and follow the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. Local preparations towards World Youth Day • Rio de Janeiro 2013 5 World Youth Day Pilgrim Blessing This Pilgrim Blessing may be used in various contexts – gather your pilgrims either in front of or in the middle of the community, when appropriate, so that all may participate fully in the blessing. Leader/ Celebrant: Pilgrims as you set out, remind yourselves of the reasons you go on this pilgrimage. The places you intend to visit are monuments to the devotion of the people of God. Others have gone there to be strengthened in the Christian way of life and to become more determined to devote themselves to the works of charity. We must also try to bring our example of faith, hope, and love. In this way all will be enriched by the help we offer each other. Invite those present to stretch out their hands in blessing All-powerful God, you show mercy toward those who love you and you are never far away for those who seek you. Stand with your Pilgrims and guide their way in accord with your will. Offer them your protection, shelter and the light of your grace both day and night. Remind them you are their constant companion on this journey and will bring them safely to their destination. We ask this through Christ our Lord. R. amen Concluding Rite May the Lord guide you and direct your journey in safety. R. amen May the Lord grant that the journey you begin, will end happily through his protection. R. amen May God Bless you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
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