The International Girls’ Youth crowns the RTA
“Queen, we want to be your living crowns”, this is the desire of the young women from various countries who have gathered in Schoenstatt for the international encounter.
August 7, 2023
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“Queen, we want to be your living crowns”, this is the desire of the young women from various countries who have gathered in Schoenstatt for the international encounter.
The International Schoenstatt Youth gathered in Lisbon in the final stretch towards WYD. The eve of the official opening of WYD was punctuated by the idea of sending forth, with the spirituality of the Covenant of Love and the graces of the Shrine.
WYD catechesis has a new format: the Rise Up Encounters. See how the Schoenstatt Youth is playing a part in this.
How did WYD come about? What have been the key events? Here are some facts and interesting data about this mega-event that mobilizes the worldwide Church.
They have come, and they are contagious: Young Schoenstatt gathered around the Original Shrine to welcome the delegations from various countries on their way to WYD. The International Mass with the Youth was the highlight of the pilgrimage.
The sending forth of the youth and the entire Schoenstatt Family to WYD will take place on July 31st, in Lisbon, during the MTA Festival, with a Mass presided by Father Alexandre Awi Mello.
The International Encounter of the Schoenstatt Boys’ Youth, Ignis (Latin for “Fire”), will be attended by 532 participants from 18 countries. It will take place in Aveiro, prior to WYD.
The Original Shrine is dressed in the colors of WYD and is preparing to welcome the youth from several countries
“Make us see your graces” is the motto of the Schoenstatt Youth’s international pilgrimage to the Shrine of Fatima
Preparing for the International Meeting of the Girls’ Youth: Take a look at the testimony of the volunteers who are in Lisbon
Right there, from your country, you can participate in WYD Lisbon – and it doesn’t matter how old you are! Want to know how? Follow the suggestions of the International Coordination of the Movement
Preparations for WYD don’t stop in Lisbon, Portugal. And you can help: here’s a way to make a contribution