Missionary Week

Don Eduardo Pinheiro of the Episcopal Pastoral Commission for Youth of CNBB said that prior to the WYD in Rio, a Missionary Week would be held. This is something that I look forward to.

When I went to the Days in the Diocese of Toledo, I felt that I was not only a pilgrim, but a missionary as well. Our group interacted with the people of the parish where we were assigned, we shared our culture, visited the elderly, played with children, and took part in the liturgy. We also experienced what other missionaries felt, such as adjusting to food (we Filipinos eat rice 3 times a day while we hardly ate them in Spain) and the language barrier (luckily the Filipino language has plenty of Spanish words).

Our Days in the Diocese, as well as the whole WYD experience, was special for us Filipinos because we were evangelizing the country which brought Christianity to us. Our Parish Priest in Burguillos de Toledo said that we might have different cultures and languages, but we share the same Baptism and love for Christ.

The Missionary Week would do well for both the mission area and the youth. I see the Good Lord planting seeds of missionary vocation in the hearts of many young people taking part in the said activity, as well as a revival of the faith in the mission area.

We ask Mary, the Mother of the New Evangelization, as well as Saints Francis Xavier and Therese of Lisieux, for their intercession for a FRUITFUL missionary week.

- Nino Molina

Unconfirmed dates for World Youth Day will bring confusion

The Vatican recently launched News.va, but the news posted on their website is quite confusing. For example in their English website they have two sets of dates for World Youth Day 2013. One article contains a date July 23-28, while the other contains 6-13. This is quite confusing for the faithful, and also us to experience.

It will be hard for us to publish our website with this confusion. If we do not hear from the Vatican by Friday, it will only set us back quite a while. The website was first created with the dates of July 23-28th, but now we switched it to 6-13. If we switch it again, it will put us behind in our time table.

We contacted the Vatican on the situation, and are now awaiting a response. We hope that we will receive a response soon, as we're all curious for when the event will begin!

Press release on WYD website

AUG 30 -- RIONEWS -- RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -- We have decided to halt the release of our website, until we have confirmation by the Vatican on what days the actual event will take place. Rest assured though it does take place in July, but some news agencies of the Holy See have claimed two sets of dates. This is quite confusing for us, and the entire community to read about. We've already contacted the Vatican on this situation, and are awaiting a response. The latest date our website will be published is on Friday, September 2, 2011.

World Youth Day 2011: A great show of faith

Catholic youth outside a Church

Pope Benedict XVI recently visited Madrid, Spain where he celebrated World Youth Day with about 2+ million Catholics. From all around the world Catholics answered the Pope's call to join him in Spain for so many great events. Even though the event was a great success, it was very sad to see some protests which were going on against him. Many Catholic youth downed the protests with prayer, and not violence. Many stood up to the protesters showing them how strong the Catholic faith truly is.

Some protesters were screaming at the World Youth Day participants, but they continued to pray for them. A great show of faith among youth it is indeed, as the Church needs people to stand up for what it believes in. If you're a Roman Catholic, you should take upon the example of these fine young Catholics. We must continue to show off our faith to the world, as the world can no longer reject it.

These young Catholics answered the Pope's call to join him in Spain, and he's also calling you for another place too! That is Rio de Janeiro, where the same meeting will take place, like it did in Madrid. Looking forward to see you there; let's show off our faith!

Wow, amazing! - Official World Youth Day organization likes our organization

We would like to make clear we are not the official World Youth Day organization. That's a known fact which everyone should know. However, we look forward to working very closely with the World Youth Day organizers, in order to prepare Catholics for World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro.

I find it so amazing that the official World Youth Day organization has liked us, as we continue to provide you with the best in Catholic services. We will also be submitting a lot of support to Catholics during the events of World Youth Day, but to also instruct you before World Youth Day.

Our official website contains so many great things, and much more to come. Of course we must remember that Madrid just ended, and it will take some time before World Youth Day 2013 can get all the facts straight. Heck, it might even be a few months! However, we are always on the ball for the next event.

We'll be providing you some great blogs, maps of Brazil and much more very soon. Are you a disciple of Christ? Then please assist us in sharing our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/worldyouthday2013. Thanks for all that you do!

Question: "Why haven't you added a Chinese WYD Rio de Janeiro page, website or blog?"

Hello,

Many of you have been contacting us and asking us why haven't we added a Chinese website, blog or Facebook fan page. Well, it's not quite simple! We do need Chinese speaking pilgrims to assist in volunteering for the World Youth Day 2013 cause. Without this, we cannot bring you World Youth Day in many forms of languages. If you speak Chinese however, you can contact us at worldyouthday@lovingcatholics.org.

Please also note this organization is accepting all volunteers to assist with World Youth Day 2013 online. Please submit an application to that e-mail address, if you wish to join in! This is not the website which will be online quite soon. This is just simply Blogger, for our bloggers to post their blogs. Thanks!

Stop and Prepare!

Getting started is very important if you are looking to attend the World Youth Day. In some parts of Madrid, the Pilgrims had trouble getting places because they do not plan ahead. Should prepare a map and a list of travel before you go to WYD.

Rio de Janeiro will host the next World Youth Day. Before you think about going, you should prepare on the way to go. At the moment there are no events that the Vatican has published for the event. Be sure if we will bring everything needed to prepare.

On Tuesday we offer a website for everything you need. Stay tuned for this information.

Journée mondiale de la jeunesse pour tous les

Le terme «Journée Mondiale de la Jeunesse" est destiné à amener les jeunes ensemble, afin de célébrer les grands fruits de l'Eglise catholique. Les jeunes ont voyagé pendant 26 ans maintenant, juste entendu l'appel du pape à venir et l'expérience d'une journée d'amour, de compassion et de solidarité avec notre Seigneur, Jésus-Christ.

Dans environ deux ans, nous allons vous voir à Rio de Janeiro. Une expérience formidable pour tous les peuples, comme nous nous réunissons en un seul. Rappelons-nous de continuer à porter l'Évangile à toutes les parties du monde, même là où le catholicisme est persécuté contre. N'ayons pas peur, comme Jésus nous a ordonné d'aller à toutes les extrémités de la terre.

Suivre l'exemple des Apôtres, et de continuer à répandre l'Evangile dans le monde entier. Nous allons vous voir à Rio de Janeiro en 2013, mais restez à l'écoute de certains grands postes et des informations concernant l'événement.

اليوم العالمي للشباب للجميع

والمقصود من مصطلح "اليوم العالمي للشباب" لجلب الشباب معا، وذلك للاحتفال ثمار كبيرة من الكنيسة الكاثوليكية. لقد سافر الشباب لمدة 26 عاما حتى الآن، والاستماع فقط لنداء البابا للحضور وتجربة يوم واحد من الرحمة والمحبة والتضامن مع ربنا يسوع المسيح.

بعد عامين تقريبا، وسوف نرى لكم في ريو دي جانيرو. تجربة رائعة لجميع الناس ، ونحن معا واحد. دعونا نتذكر أن نواصل تقديم الانجيل الى جميع أنحاء العالم ، حتى عندما يتعرض للاضطهاد ضد الكنيسة الكاثوليكية. دعونا لا تخافوا، ويسوع قد أوعز لنا أن نذهب إلى تاريخ كل الأرض.

تحذو حذو الرسل '، والاستمرار في نشر الانجيل في جميع أنحاء العالم. سنرى لك في ريو دي جانيرو في عام 2013، ولكن لا تنزعج لبعض وظائف كبيرة والمعلومات المتعلقة بالحدث.

Giornata Mondiale della Gioventù per tutti

Il termine "Giornata Mondiale della Gioventù" si intende portare i giovani insieme, per celebrare i frutti grande della Chiesa cattolica. I giovani hanno viaggiato per 26 anni, appena udito il richiamo del Papa di venire a vivere una giornata di amore, compassione e solidarietà con il nostro Signore, Gesù Cristo.

In circa due anni, ci si vede a Rio de Janeiro. Una grande esperienza per tutte le persone, come veniamo insieme come una sola. Ricordiamoci di continuare a portare il Vangelo a tutte le parti del mondo, anche dove il cattolicesimo è perseguitato contro. Non dobbiamo avere paura, come Gesù ci ha comandato di andare a tutti i confini della terra.

Seguire l'esempio degli Apostoli ', e continuare a diffondere il Vangelo in tutto il mondo. Ci vediamo a Rio de Janeiro nel 2013, ma rimanete sintonizzati per alcuni post grandi e informazione relativa alla manifestazione.

Weltjugendtag für alle

Der Begriff "World Youth Day" soll den Jugendlichen zusammen zu bringen, um die großen Früchte der katholischen Kirche zu feiern. Die Jugendlichen haben seit 26 Jahren nun, reiste nur hören, den Ruf des Papstes zu kommen und erleben Sie einen Tag der Liebe, des Mitgefühls und der Solidarität mit unserem Herrn Jesus Christus.

In etwa zwei Jahren, werden wir Sie in Rio de Janeiro zu sehen. Ein tolles Erlebnis für alle Menschen, wie kommen wir zusammen als eine. Erinnern wir uns, auch weiterhin das Evangelium zu allen Teilen der Welt zu bringen, auch wenn der Katholizismus gegen verfolgt wird. Lassen wir uns nicht zu fürchten, wie Jesus uns beauftragt hat, alle Enden der Erde zu gehen.

Folgen Sie den Aposteln "beispielsweise, und weiter, um das Evangelium in der ganzen Welt zu verbreiten. Wir bringen Sie in Rio de Janeiro zu sehen im Jahr 2013.

Día Mundial de la Juventud para Todos

El término "Día Mundial de la Juventud" está pensada para llevar a los jóvenes juntos, con el fin de celebrar los grandes frutos de la Iglesia Católica. Los jóvenes han viajado durante 26 años, con solo escuchar el llamado del Papa a venir y experimentar un día de amor, compasión y solidaridad con nuestro Señor, Jesucristo.

En unos dos años, nos vemos en Río de Janeiro. Una gran experiencia para toda la gente, como nos unimos como uno solo. Recordemos a seguir para llevar el Evangelio a todas las partes del mundo, donde el catolicismo es perseguido en contra. Vamos a no tener miedo, como Jesús nos ha enseñado a ir a todos los confines de la tierra.

Seguir el ejemplo de los Apóstoles, y pueden seguir propagando el Evangelio en todo el mundo. Nos vemos en Río de Janeiro en 2013, pero estad atentos para algunos puestos grandes y la información sobre el evento.

Rio de Janeiro - An experience for the young and old

The term "World Youth Day" is meant to bring the youth together, in order to celebrate the great fruits of the Catholic Church. The youth have traveled for 26 years now, just hearing the call of the Pope to come and experience a day of love, compassion and solidarity with our Lord, Jesus Christ.

In about two years, we will see you in Rio de Janeiro. A great experience for all people, as we come together as one. Let us remember to continue to bring the Gospel to all parts of the world, even where Catholicism is persecuted against. Let us not be afraid, as Jesus has instructed us to go to all the ends of the earth.

Follow the Apostles' example, and continue to spread the Gospel throughout the world. We'll see you in Rio de Janeiro in 2013, but stay tuned for some great posts and information regarding the event.

Welcome to Rio de Janeiro

Welcome to our blog for Rio de Janeiro! You'll find some great blogs from Catholics inside and outside Rio de Janeiro throughout this year, next and 2013! We're looking forward to bringing you some great content in time, so stay tuned!