Pilgrims on Apparitions Hill on Day 2 in deep prayer with Jesus!!
33rd Youth Festival in Medjugorje Day 3!
August 3, 2022
Dear Family of Mary!
Day
2 of the Youth Festival is over, and it was a day of so many graces!
The young people climbed Apparition Hill to pray the Rosary and offer
this week of prayer and reflection to Our Mother, asking for her
guidance and protection! The picture above is of several pilgrims in
deep prayer with Jesus on the Cross on Apparition Hill.
The
Morning Session was filled with wonderful talks and witnesses. The
one that impressed me deeply was the testimony of Bishop Jan Sobilo from
Ukraine. You don't want to miss his humble and deeply faith-filled
sharing.
The
Second Session began with a moving testimony by Davide Colono and
proceeded with the Rosary, Holy Mass, and a procession with the Statue
of Our Lady lovingly carried throughout the crowd!! Adoration ended the
day. And no one wanted to leave! They sang and danced with such joy
and vigor!
The
Homily for the Evening Mass was very moving, given by Fr. Massimo
Fussarelli, OFM, Franciscan Minister General. I have recorded his
opening remarks, as they register the awe and wonder of the Youth
Festival. Only Our Lady could create such worship, love and joy! Here
are his remarks:
Dear
Brothers and Sisters and especially you young people in this place, May
the Lord grant you His peace. It was a joy and surprise that I received
an invitation to be here with you today from His Excellency, Monsignor
Aldo Cavalli, whom I greet with brotherly affection.
I
could not imagine without seeing with my own eyes, such a spectacle of a
multitude of faith and prayer. This is a sign that the Lord Jesus still
knows how to attract young people and call them into an encounter with
Him, to faith and to follow Him with their whole life.
Dear
young persons, who are filled with anticipation for the future, even at
this time which seems to be stealing our future. Today is not just any
day, but August 2nd, the day on which we Franciscans, together with the
entire Church, humbly ask for and receive Assisi's forgiveness. Our Lady
of the Angels welcomed St. Francis at the Portiuncula and still today
welcomes the faithful even at this Franciscan Church. The Virgin Mary
welcomes all of us, especially you young people who are still seeking
rest and the true consolation of peace.
(excerpt from the homily given on August 2, 2022 at the 33rd Youth Festival in Medjugorje by Fr. Massimo Fussarelli, OFM)
Well
this day was filled with so much grace. I can't wait for tomorrow.
You can find all the sessions on the home page in the archive entitled
"Youth Festival 2022)
Here is the schedule for Day 3 of the Youth Festival:
WEDNESDAY, 3. 8. 2022
09.00 Prayer to the Holy Spirit
09.30 Catechesis
10.30 Testimonies
12.00 The Angelus
RECESS
17.00 Testimonies
18.00 Rosary
19.00 Holy Mass
20.30 – 21.30 Meditation with candles
Prayer before the Cross
Let's pray for the young people that all the gifts and graces God has for them will be received!!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
Mary TV will stream all the events of the 33rd Youth Festival in Medjugorje!
Everything will be live on our channel!
Join us!!!
And remember every session of the festival is recorded
and posted on our website on the homepage,
in the window entitled "Youth Festival 2022"
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