In 1984 the International Jubilee for the
Young was celebrated by John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square in a
celebration that also marked the close of the Holy Year of Redemption.
At this gathering the Holy Father entrusted youth with what is now known
as the World Youth Day (WYD) Cross - one of the most important symbols
of WYD.
The UN declared 1985 the first
“International Youth Year” and to celebrate it the Holy Father welcomed
youth from all over the world in Rome on Palm Sunday. In December of the
same year he announced the institution of World Youth Day. It is
celebrated annually at the diocesan level on Palm Sunday in Rome and at a
week-long event internationally every two to three years.
World Youth Day Official Prayer
Oh, Father, You sent Your Eternal Son to save the world and chose men
and women, through Him, with Him and in Him, to proclaim the Good News
to all nations. Grant us the graces necessary so that joy may shine in
the faces of all young people, the joy of being, by the power of the
Holy Spirit, the evangelists the Church needs in the Third Millennium.
Oh Christ, Redeemer of humanity, the image of Your open arms on the top of Corcovado welcomes all people. In Your paschal offering, You brought us by the Holy Spirit to an encounter of sonship with the Father. Young people, who are fed by Eucharist, hear You in Your Word and meet You as their brother, need your infinite mercy to run the paths of the world missionary-disciples of the New Evangelization.
Oh Holy Spirit, Love of the Father and the Son, with the splendor of Your Truth and the fire of Your Love, send Your Light to all young people so that, driven by their experience of World Youth Day, they may bring to the four corners of the world faith, hope and charity, becoming great builders of a culture of life and peace and catalysts of a new world.
Amen !
Oh Christ, Redeemer of humanity, the image of Your open arms on the top of Corcovado welcomes all people. In Your paschal offering, You brought us by the Holy Spirit to an encounter of sonship with the Father. Young people, who are fed by Eucharist, hear You in Your Word and meet You as their brother, need your infinite mercy to run the paths of the world missionary-disciples of the New Evangelization.
Oh Holy Spirit, Love of the Father and the Son, with the splendor of Your Truth and the fire of Your Love, send Your Light to all young people so that, driven by their experience of World Youth Day, they may bring to the four corners of the world faith, hope and charity, becoming great builders of a culture of life and peace and catalysts of a new world.
Amen !
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