AMERICA/CHILE - Next Sunday “Sending Day” for more than 1,000 young pilgrims from Santiago who will travel to Germany for World Youth Day

Thursday, 7 July 2005

Santiago de Cile (Fides Service) - On Sunday 10 July Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz, Archbishop of Santiago, President of the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) will preside a special Mass for the sending of more than 1,000 young people from Santiago who will take part in World Youth Day in August 11-21 in Germany. The Mass will be held at the Catholic University and among those present Papal Nuncio Archbishop Aldo Cavalli. The slogan of the day “Let us go and meet Christ and the youth of Chile and the World”. Chile’s delegation of 2,5000 young people to WYD is one of the largest coming from South American countries. Thanks to a chain of solidarity many young people from poor parts of the country will be taking part in the event in Germany.
The Day of Sending intends to insert the experience of the young WYD pilgrims in the path of the Chilean Church in this Year of the Eucharist. The pilgrimage to Cologne is not an isolated fact of youth pastoral in the Archdiocese of Santiago, it is part of a following of Jesus Christ which this year has as its milestone preparation for the canonisation of Fr Alberto Hurtado, scheduled for 23 October and a Youth Mission held during the Easter Season with the participation of more than 15,000 young people of Santiago with the aim of rendering the Church more missionary and the country more fraternal.
During the Sending Day besides receiving information on the journey the young people will reflect and pray together about the significance of their pilgrimage to Germany. The programme of the event has two parts: the meaning of the 20th World Youth Day; the first world youth day of Bendeict XVI; solemn mass and sending. (RZ) (Agenzia Fides 7/7/2005, righe 25, parole 329)


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