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Ave Maria! The exact estimates on how many came to Cuatro Vientos were prohibited by the Spanish government, but depending on which media sources, there where between 1.4 Million to 2 Million youth gathered to be with the Pope (an estimated 200,000 people were refused entry when the gates were closed at 5pm Saturday). (more…) |
Ave Maria! Lightning bolts come down at the vigil at WYD. No one got hurt. But many got wet. Below is a photo by Fra Didacus. Nice!!
Below is a professional photo by Madrid11.com. Nice! Which do you like best?
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Ave Maria! Friar Roderic gives a rundown of the grand Welcoming Celebration for Pope Benedict last night at the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid. Ave Maria! +++ |
Ave Maria! The AirMaria team is in Madrid and will start posting video soon – hopefully. After a long flight, with a long layover, and travel time (36 hours all told) we finally arrived on Monday at the hotel in Madrid late in the afternoon, but there seems to be great confusion reigning here and a few technical mishaps that have delayed getting things on AirMaria. We have, in fact, been quite productive but we are doing multilingual videos for some of the European sites through Fr. Alfonso Bruno, the FI communications director and this has taken most of our time as well as spending a good hour to get anywhere on the Metro Train. We may even be doing some live streaming at some point, again, hopefully. The Pope will have his first Mass this evening and they expect upwards of a million people coming for the final event at the Madrid Aerodrome. So far the trains are already packed full of super energetic Catholic youth from around the world.
I cant imagine how busy and crowded it will be later on and how enthusiastic they will all be now that the Holy Father is in Madrid.
Packed likes Sardines.
Viva Italia!
Go America!
We will be attending the first public showing of the John Duns Scotus film at 5:15pm this evening where we will do an interview. The Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate produced this movie in conjunction with TVCO in Italy. It is the official World Youth Day film and won the Vatican’s Silver Fish Award.
A map showing the incidents of persecution against Catholics at the Photographic Presentation of Christian Persecution at St Jerome’s parish in Madrid set up by the . This was narrated for our French site by Cristina Tatu of Aid to the Church in Need. Wait for the Video. |
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Ave Maria! Jill Sackidovitch director of the Westbrook, CT branch of Birthright offers her insight of how to reach out to youth with a Pro-life message in this modern, changing, materialistic world, making use of her ample experience working with young teenage mothers coming to her local Birthright facility. She also set up a booth at a local fair and had much more contact with youth in general. She believes that the joy of life message has been received very well by youth. She believes that youth are increasingly pro-life and describes the free materials that she offered to the youth. She also mentions how ultrasound images of their little babies is very powerful for young mothers and how the youth and even young children understand the sanctity of human life very well. The youth are also very quick to notice a lack of sincerity and are quite skeptical in general so it is important not to talk down to them. They want to hear the other side of the story as opposed to the line they get from TV etc. We must provide them with this other side, the culture of life that raises the dignity of humanity and leads to eternal life. Ave Maria! +++ |
Ave Maria! Friar Gabriel Cortes continues his story from last episode where he related his conversion story. Now he covers his ministry work in the land down under, Australia. He first fills in the details of his conversion and then relates his experience of being in Toodyay and Perth, Australia for ten years. He covers his ministry with the youth where he uses his skill at skateboarding to break the ice. He has been able to start many conversations with the youth and even win the friendship of whole neighborhoods of kids. His passing out of Miraculous Medals, his trip to World Youth Day in Sidney, his trips to skate parks and many, many encounters with people of all ages. Ave Maria! +++ |
Ave Maria! This week-long event was organized by SCENE (Sydney Congress Embracing the New Evangelisation) and was designed to keep the fire of the Faith, kindled at WYD 2008, burning brightly in the hearts of the youth. Events included talks by bishops and visiting priests, seminars and actual street evangelization, Holy Mass, adoration, vocations expo, and entertainment nights. Footage taken at SCENE 2009 can be seen here. This video shows the location of the vocation expo as well as some footage of St. Mary’s Cathedral and centers around a train ride into the city center one day while a young fellow-participant plays the guitar. |
Ave Maria! Lorraine Hartnett gives a quick passionate run-down of the effects on medicine of legislation like Obamacare, bringing up:
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Ave Maria! Gabriella Velazquez and Sarah Cloutier from the Catholic Club at the Holy Family Academy in Baltic, CT. They relate all their pro-life activities which include Pro-Life Coffee Houses which fund Bill Boards, Youth for Life Conferences, 40 Days for Life and their Chastity Club. Most of all, though, they talk about their group trip to the March for Life in DC, all the activities they took part in and the experiences they had there, including the overwhelming size of the crowd that was mostly their age. Ave Maria! +++ |
Ave Maria! This is Part Two that continues from yesterday’s post on the FI’s in Italy and their “Field School” that they hold each year with youth in the majestic Italian Alps. |
Ave Maria! This one is by the FI’s in Italy about their “Field School” that they hold each year with youth in the majestic Italian Alps. The beautiful footage is set to music with Italian titles. Perhaps we will come up with a version with English titles, but really, the imagery says it all. Part 2 will be tomorrow. |
Ave Maria! Fr. Elias and the other friars and local youth sled down the l-o-o-o-o-ng steep hill at our Bloomington, IN Friary. He even carried a friar cam with him so you can get an on-sled view of the action. So click play and hang on tight!! Ave Maria! +++ |
Ave Maria! Fr. Angelo discusses the problem of helping the lost generation by directing them spiritually by hands-on involvement with those in need, by witnessing to the faith with acts of charity, sharing with them the road to faith and charity. He discusses these as remedies to the various social problems, drug abuse and bad spirituality that so adversely effects their spiritual development. Ave Maria! +++ |
Ave Maria! This short video captures some of the events which took place during the 1st year anniversary of WYD in Sydney. Events included talks by bishops and visiting priests, seminars and actual on-the-street evangelization of passersby, Holy Mass, adoration, vocations expo, and entertainment nights. The week-long event was organized by SCENE (Sydney Congress Embracing the New Evangelisation) and was designed to keep the fire of the Faith, kindled at WYD, burning brightly in the hearts of the youth. |
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