World Youth Day

About World Youth Day

This year, Sister Pat, as well as other Bon Secours Sisters, will be attending the 2011 World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain as an exhibitor!  With hundreds of thousands of young, Catholic attendees, this years event is going to be awesome. 

WHAT: An annual pilgrimage for Catholic youth

WHERE: Madrid, Spain

WHEN: August 11-21, 2011

Here is a little history from the www.worldyouthday.com site:

• What is WYD?
• History of WYD
• WYD Schedule
• A (very brief) history of Madrid

Pilgrimage planners ask participants to be prepared to:

          …walk 100 miles & hike 1,000 stairs

          …climb a fundraising mountain

          …suffer with joy and gratitude

          …receive the Sacraments

          …listen to the Word

          …experience a unique event

          …encounter JESUS CHRIST with our Holy Father Benedict XVI

PATRON SAINTS: St. Isidore, St. John of the Cross, St. Maria de la Cabeza, St. John of Avila, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Rose of Lima, St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Rafael Arnaiz, St. Francis Xavier. The list of the patrons encompasses the history of the Church in Spain. More at Catholic News Agency

Join Our Blog, Photo, Video Challenge!

Send us a blog entry, photo, or video from past World Youth Day trips, or after this year’s trip to Madrid.  We will post the best submissions on our website!  Email to CBSVocations@bshsi.org or mail to Bon Secours Vocation Office, 1525 Marriottsville Road, Marriottsville, MD  21104, UNITED STATES.

In the meantime, email us your profile, and we can post your comments on our website:

• My first name
• My age
• What I plan to do to prepare for World Youth Day:
• Spiritually (e.g., say the rosary, read about the life of one of the patron saints):
• Practically (e.g., figure out what I absolutely can’t travel without–besides my passport, of course):