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World Youth Day Pilgrimage
Krakow, Poland
July 23 – August 3, 2016
World Youth Day Itinerary 2016
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July 23
July 24
July 25
July 26
July 27
July 28
July 29
July 30
July 31
Depart Houston for Warsaw
Arrive Warsaw, transfer to Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa which houses
the miraculous image of the Black Madonna, the most important Marian Shrine
in Poland, dinner and overnight in Krakow
Day trip to Zakopane for hiking and reflection (more details to come)
Morning walking tour of Krakow, Opening ceremonies begin this afternoon
Morning catechesis, WYD events
Morning catechesis, afternoon Welcoming Ceremonies with our Holy Father
Morning catechesis, WYD events including Stations of the Cross
Morning pilgrimage, evening vigil with our Holy Father
Morning Mass with our Holy Father, pilgrimage back to accommodations
August 1
Day trip to Auschwitz, where over one million people perished including St.
Maximilian Kolbe and St. Edith Stein, followed by a journey into the mind of
Marian Koldziej, a Polish Catholic artist at a nearby Franciscan monastery. Later
spend time at the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Krakow, dinner and overnight.
August 2
Day trip to Wadowice, the birth place of Pope St. John Paul II. Visit the home
where Karol Wojtyla was born and raised as well as the Church of the
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary where has was baptized. Later visit
Kalwaria, a favorite retreat of Pope St. John Paul II, followed by the Be not
Afraid Shrine in Krakow, dinner and overnight
August 3
Depart for Houston
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World Youth Day Itinerary 2016
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July 23
July 24
July 25
July 26
July 27
July 28
July 29
July 30
July 31
Depart Houston for Warsaw
Arrive Warsaw, transfer to Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa which houses
the miraculous image of the Black Madonna, the most important Marian Shrine
in Poland, dinner and overnight in Krakow
Day trip to Zakopane for hiking and reflection (more details to come)
Morning walking tour of Krakow, Opening ceremonies begin this afternoon
Morning catechesis, WYD events
Morning catechesis, afternoon Welcoming Ceremonies with our Holy Father
Morning catechesis, WYD events including Stations of the Cross
Morning pilgrimage, evening vigil with our Holy Father
Morning Mass with our Holy Father, pilgrimage back to accommodations
August 1
Day trip to Auschwitz, where over one million people perished including St.
Maximilian Kolbe and St. Edith Stein, followed by a journey into the mind of
Marian Koldziej, a Polish Catholic artist at a nearby Franciscan monastery. Later
spend time at the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Krakow, dinner and overnight.
August 2
Day trip to Wadowice, the birth place of Pope St. John Paul II. Visit the home
where Karol Wojtyla was born and raised as well as the Church of the
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary where has was baptized. Later visit
Kalwaria, a favorite retreat of Pope St. John Paul II, followed by the Be not
Afraid Shrine in Krakow, dinner and overnight
August 3
Depart for Houston
World Youth Day 2016: Krakow, Poland July 25-August 3, 2016
$3,899 per pilgrim
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Proposed Payment Schedule
February 2015
March 10, 2015
June 10, 2015
August 10, 2015
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March 10, 2016
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Our school compared their pricing with 4 other travel companies.
This was the lowest price and the best mission fit. Steve, the
founder, met his wife at World Youth Day in Denver, 1993. They
founded JMJ Youth as a way to help other young people encounter
Christ and their vocation.
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I ask you, instead, to be revolutionaries, to
swim against the tide; yes, I am asking you
to rebel against this culture that sees
everything as temporary and that ultimately
believes that you are incapable of
responsibility, that you are incapable of true
love. Do not be afraid to go and to bring
Christ into every area of life, to the fringes of
society, even to those who seem farthest away,
most indifferent. The Church needs you,
your enthusiasm, your creativity and the joy
that is so characteristic of you.
Pope Francis, WYD 2013 Brazil
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Interested?
1. Please talk to you parents about it –
share this PowerPoint with them (on
the website under Student Life)…
2. If you’re still interested, come to a
more formal informational meeting
during lunch THIS THURSDAY. We’ll
eat and meet upstairs!
3. Parent information meetings will be
Wednesday, Jan. 21 and Thursday, Jan.
22 at 7:00 p.m. in the assembly room.
Official World Youth Day Krakow 2016 Website
http://www.krakow2016.com/en/
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“Blessed are the merciful: they shall have mercy shown them” - the
theme for WYD Krakow 2016
In Rio de Janeiro, Pope Francis said: “Look, read the Beatitudes: that
will do you good!” He asked the young people to read the Beatitudes
again and to make them the action plan for their lives.
Three elements are combined in the symbolism of the logo:
the place, the main protagonists, and the theme of WYD. The
logo of the World Youth Day, to be held in Krakow, illustrates
the passage from the Gospel according to Matthew
5:7: “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy”,
chosen as the theme of the event. The image is composed of a
geographical outline of Poland in which there is a Cross,
symbol of Christ who is the soul of World Youth Day. The
yellow circle marks the position of Krakow on the map of
Poland and is also a symbol of youth. The flame of Divine
Mercy emerges from the Cross, and its colours recall the
image “Jesus, I trust in you”. The colours used in the logo –
blue, red and yellow – are the official colours of Krakow and its
coat of arms.