National Youth Day
2021 Simplified
Formation Program
by: Davao Archdiocesan Youth Coordinating Apostolate
Source: CBCP - Episcopal Commission on Youth
This Simplified Local National Youth
Day Program was taken from the LNYD
Program made by the CBCP-Episcopal
Commission on Youth to cater those
Newly Appointed/Elected Core Group
Leaders. For a comprehensive and
detailed program, you may refer to the
CBCP-ECY Program.
STAND UP! I appoint you
as a witness of what you
have seen
Get up now, and stand on your feet. I
have appeared to you for this purpose,
to appoint you as a servant and witness
of what you have seen [of me] and what
you will be shown.
Acts 26:16, NABRE
Acts 26:1-23, NABRE
( Agrippa opens the inquest (Acts 26:1))
Message of His Holiness POPE
FRANCIS
for
the
36TH
WORLD YOUTH DAY 2021
“Stand up. I appoint you as a
witness of what you have seen."
[cf. Acts 26:16]
• Preparation for an Online
NYD Celebration
• Celebration the NYD Face to
Face
Session 1 : From
Darkness to Light
Objective: This session leads the
participants to be in touch with
their personal concerns, including
the difficulties that they are
currently facing, and to see how our
Lord is guiding them in their
journey from darkness to light
Opening Prayer The emcee sets the quiet
atmosphere to prepare the participants for the
Opening Prayer.
(He/She (or the prayer leader) gives a short
orientation on the flow of the prayer.
Participants are asked to be ready with their
own Bibles. Readers, assigned prior to the
session, will be reminded to be ready for their
assigned tasks. As the opening song is played,
the participants are invited to join in singing or
listening to it, and ponder on the lyrics of the
song, while keeping their microphones on mute)
Opening Song: Open the Eyes of My
Heart
Reading: Word of God: Acts 26:12-18
Silence: A period of silence (around 2
minutes) follows the reading of the
Scripture text, where the Word of God
that was proclaimed can speak quietly in
the hearts of the listeners.
Input/Topic: We highly
encourage that the one
who will give the input
must stick with the key
points.
Testimonies: (Suggestion) To
minimize
the
work
and
resources, it can be that the
one who will give the input shall
be the one to also testify.
You will look for at least 1 or 2 sharers who
can relate to the topic, Darkness to Light.
Someone who had fell to the ground, or had
been into a very dark situation but was able to
rise up above.
You may check the guide below:
“Falling to the ground”: Describe your concrete
life situation where, like St. Paul, you came to a
point where you “fell to the ground”, i.e. a
difficult/ dark situation such as living in a sinful
state, facing a huge failure, surrendering to an
addiction, etc.
“Hearing Jesus”: How did you encounter
Jesus in that situation?
How did you see or recognize Him? What
was His message to you amidst the
situation?
“Standing up - from darkness to light”:
How did you see the light of Christ as you
went through your ordeal? What has
changed in your life since then? What is
your most significant learning from this?
Sharing:
1. Describe your concrete life situation where,
like St. Paul, you came to a point where you
“fell to the ground”, i.e. a difficult/ dark
situation such as living in a sinful state, facing
a huge failure, surrendering to an addiction,
etc?
2. How did you encounter Jesus in that
situation?
3. What is your most significant learning from
this?
• Silent Reflection: (MUSIC)
• Synthesis
• Closing Prayer: Liwanag ng
Aming Puso
#NYDPh2021
#FilipinoYouthStandUp#FromDarkness
ToLight#Acts26v16 #CBCPECY
How you will run the program depends
largely on your creativity and availability of
your resources(time, date, restrictions)
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You can either do:
one session per scheduled date (3 dates)
2 sessions online and 1 session f2f
one whole morning (to focus on Pope Francis
message only)
one whole morning/afternoon only
etc