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World Youth (Sun)Day Resources & Ideas

20/11/2023

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This Sunday, the Feast of Christ the King also marks the 38th World Youth Day. Our young people are not the future of the Church, but the here and now and their commitment to justice, to peace and to love is something we can all be encouraged by.

In his message to young people this November (read in full here), Pope Francis says:

​"Dear young people, do not be afraid to share with others the hope and joy of the risen Christ! Nurture the spark that has been kindled in you, but at the same time share it. You will come to realise that it grows by being given away!"
Please keep our young people and those that work with them in your prayers, especially all those involved with the work we undertake across the diocese.

Below find some ideas and resources to help you celebrate World Youth Day in your parish this weekend....

The best way to celebrate young people is to involve them! 
Readings... Prayers of the Faithful (ideas below)... Collection... Offertory Procession...
​Youth Choir...
Prayers of the Faithful... it would be great if you could get some young people to read these at Mass... do you have young people doing the Pope John Paul II Award?
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​Recognise the Young People in your Parish involved in the Pope John Paul II Award:

Re-present the medals and certificates awarded at our diocesan ceremony on November 10th, or commission the young people who have just started working towards their JPII Award.
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World Youth (Sun)Day 2023!

20/11/2023

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In a letter ahead of the 38th diocesan World Youth Day, Pope Francis describes youth as a time of “hopes and dreams”, and asks how this optimism can be sustained in an increasingly crisis-ridden world.
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Pope Francis at the Closing Mass of the International World Youth Day event in Lisbon, Portugal this August. Some 1.5million young people from across the world came together for the celebration of Mass.

​Pope Francis released a message on Tuesday 14 November ahead of the 38th diocesan World Youth Day, which will be celebrated on 26 November 2023.
In his letter, entitled “Rejoicing in Hope”, Pope Francis says that Christian hope is not “facile optimism” but rather certain knowledge of God’s presence among us, and proposes strategies for maintaining and sharing this positivity in dark times.

Hopelessness
“Rejoice in Hope”, the theme of Pope Francis’ World Youth Day letter, is a quotation from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans.
Reflecting on the saint’s words, the Pope says that “youth is a time full of hopes and dreams, stirred by the many beautiful things that enrich our lives: the splendour of God’s creation, our relationships with friends and loved ones… and so many other things.”
However, he notes, we are living in a period of crisis, of war, when “for many people, including the young, hope seems absent.” Many, he says, “feel as if they are in a dark prison, where the light of the sun cannot enter.”
In such situations, Pope Francis asks, “How can we experience the joy and hope of which Saint Paul speaks? When we think of human tragedies, especially the suffering of the innocent, we too can echo some of the Psalms and ask the Lord, ‘Why?’”

Paths toward hope
In his letter, Pope Francis suggests two ways to maintain Christian hope in such difficult times.
The first of these, he says, is to recognise that hope is not “a product of our human efforts, plans or skills.” It is, rather, “born of an encounter with Christ. Christian joy comes from God himself, from our knowledge of his love for us.”
“Christian hope”, the Pope explains,” is no facile optimism, no placebo for the credulous: it is the certainty, rooted in love and faith, that God never abandons us and remains faithful to his promise: ‘Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil, for you are with me’.”
A second method for maintaining hope in the midst of suffering, he says, is to recognise that “we can also be part of God’s answer to the problem.”
“Created by Him in His image and likeness, we can be signs of His love, which gives rise to joy and hope even in situations that appear hopeless,” he says.
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Hope grows when shared
Having received this joy and hope, Pope Francis says, we cannot keep it to ourselves.
“Nurture the spark that has been kindled in you,” he urges, “but at the same time share it. You will come to realize that it grows by being given away!”
In particular, he asks, “Stay close to your friends who may be smiling on the outside but are weeping within, for lack of hope. Do not let yourselves be infected by indifference and individualism.”
We cannot keep our Christian hope to ourselves, “like a warm feeling”, Pope Francis urges. “It is meant for everyone.”
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World Youth Day 2023

21/8/2023

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