Ad Maoirem De Gloriam

As tens of thousands of youth from around the world gather in Madrid for the World Youth Day celebrations, young people in the Archdiocese of Manila will likewise get together for a simultaneous WYD vigil at the Ateneo de Manila University Campus on August 20-21. The youth event is being organized by the campus ministry of the Archdiocese of Manila together with the Ateneo de Manila University, Jesuit Communications Foundation of the Philippine province of Society of Jesus and Tanging Yaman Foundation, and the Diocese of Cubao. Dubbed “WYD 2011 Madrid to Manila”, the youth vigil is an inspiring celebration of prayer, catechesis and reflection, worship and inspirational songs, liturgical celebrations, and sharing of faith stories. The Manila vigil will be highlighted by Pope Benedict XVI’s message to the youth telecast from Madrid. In a communiqué, Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales urged all the clergy and members of religious and lay communities to prom...

Almost 2,000 young Catholic Filipinos, accompanied by priests, nuns and their ministers, will attend the 26th World Youth Day (WYD) in Madrid, Spain next month. The biggest delegation will be deployed by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) under the group ECY (Episcopal Commission on Youth) – Philippines group, with 387 registered pilgrims representing Catholic schools nationwide and youth organizations in the parochial and diocesan levels. There are 71 groups aside from the ECY-Philippines delegation that also registered for the event. The 71 groups account for at least 1,581 pilgrims who processed their Schengen Visa applications, with the required endorsement from ECY, through the Consulate of Spain in Makati City. Of the 71 groups outside of the ECY-Philippines delegation, the biggest group will come from the Neo-Catechumenal Way Philippines, with 300 registered pilgrims coming from their organization that is present across the archipelago...

FATIMA, Portugal, August 14, 2011—Delegates from the Philippines and other World Youth Day pilgrims visited the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal yesterday. Pinoy pilgrims together with other delegates for the World Youth Day visited the famous shrine of Our Lady of Fatima where the Virgin Mary appeared to the three children namely: Francisco, Jacinta and L ucia. Delegate Jhay Jamin from Tagbilaran diocese said that he enjoyed the experience of visiting the Shrine of Fatima where the Our Lady had an apparition. “It’s my first time to be here, but, it has [been] my dream [ever since] to visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima,” he said. Jamin added that he was happy during the visit while participating in an international Mass for the WYD pilgrims. “In fact, I cried during the mass for one reason, somehow it has touched my life. The experience was really significant,” Jamin said. Experience of a lifetime Fr. Nitodel Soriano from Bacolod diocese was one of ...