World Youth Day 2023

WORLD YOUTH DAY 2023
LISBON, PORTUGAL
JULY 30 - AUGUST 9, 2023
 

World Youth Day (WYD) is a worldwide encounter with the Pope celebrated about every three years in a different country. WYD is open to all young people who want to take part in a festive encounter centered on Jesus Christ together with their peers. This event is an opportunity to personally experience the universality of the Catholic Church, and to share with the whole world the hope of many young people who are committing their lives to Christ and His Church. World Youth Day is a unique way to deepen your faith and grow closer to Christ, through prayer and the sacraments, together with hundreds of thousands of other young people who share your interests and ambitions.

The World Youth Day Pilgrimage organized by the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie welcomes young people who are living and worshipping within the Diocese to attend. This Pilgrimage is under the direction of Fr. Daniele Muscolino, Director of Youth & Young Adults for the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie.  If you require more infomation about this trip, please contact Fr. Daniele at d.muscolino@ssmd.ca or 705-495-1501.
 

DUE TO OUR SHORT TIME FRAME, WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE REGISTER BY AUGUST 8, 2022

The Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie World Youth Day Pilgrimage is inviting young people:
- between the ages of 18-35 who are mature and responsible 
- a practicing Catholic who is seeking to deepening their faith
- physically, mentally and emotionally able to make a pilgrimage to Lisbon, that includes prayer, worship, celebrations, lots of walking, an overnight outdoor Vigil with WYD Pilgrims, etc.
- will have a valid Passport that is valid for at least six months after our return
- will be able to produce a recommendation/reference from their Parish Pastor

The cost for each pilgrim for
this trip is $4,200.00.

This cost includes: return transportation to Toronto airport, return airfare to Lisbon, Portugal from Toronto, transfers from airport to accomodations in Lisbon, accomodations for 9 nights at a Hostel in central Lisbon with only 2 people per room (each pilgrim has their own bed), daily breakfast, World Youth Day entrance fee, all WYD activities, full day tour to Fatima and Santarem including coach and English-speaking guide and lunch, Welcome and Farewell Dinners on first and last night.

This cost does not include: travel insurance (optional)

Deadlines for payment: 
Due to the pandemic, we are on a very short time frame.
August 12, 2022:  $1,000.00 Deposit to secure spot (non-refundable)
October 12, 2022: $800.00 payment due.
December 12, 2022: $800.00 payment due
January 12, 2023: $800.00 payment due
February 12, 2023: $800.00 Final payment due.

Various payment options available including cash, cheque, E-Transfer, Credit Card, etc.  If paying by cheque they should be made out to the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie

Cancellation Charges:
- Deposit of $1,000.00 per pilgrim is non-refundable.
- Between February 12, 2023 and the date of departure: 100% non-refundable.

Fundraising Opportunities:
Please speak to your Pastor about possible Fundraising Opportunities through your parish. You may also contact your parish Knights of Columbus and Catholic Women's League to help. We are on a shorter than usual schedule for World Youth Days, so it is important to have these conversations with your Pastor as soon as possible.
 

DUE TO OUR SHORT TIME FRAME, WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE REGISTER BY AUGUST 8, 2022

Day 1 / Sunday, Jul 30, 2023 DEPART CANADA
We gather at the airport today to board our flight to Lisbon.
Transportation: Air Canada

Day 2 / Monday, Jul 31, 2023 LISBON
Arrival in Lisbon, you will be greeted by your Tour Manager and transferred by coach to your accommodation in Lisbon. Your accommodation provides an individual bed for each pilgrim, daily breakfast. 
Welcome dinner this evening. (Welcome dinner)

Day 3 / Tuesday, Aug 1, 2023 LISBON – WYD ACTIVITIES
Opening Ceremony with Opening Mass. (Breakfast & WYD meals)

Day 4 / Wednesday, Aug 2, 2023 LISBON – WYD ACTIVITIES
Catechesis and World Youth Day Activities. WYD participants, organized by language groups, will have catechesis session with bishops from all over the world. (Breakfast & WYD meals)

Day 5 / Thursday, Aug 3, 2023 LISBON – WYD ACTIVITIES
Catechesis and World Youth Day Activities. WYD participants, organized by language groups, will have catechesis session with bishops from all over the world. (Breakfast & WYD meals)

Day 6 / Friday, Aug 4, 2023 LISBON – WYD ACTIVITIES
Catechesis and World Youth Day Activities. WYD participants, organized by language groups, will have catechesis session with bishops from all over the world. (Breakfast & WYD meals)

Day 7 / Saturday, Aug 5, 2023 LISBON – WYD ACTIVITIES
Young people will arrive at the site for the vigil. The Pope will arrive and Eucharistic adoration will begin. An address is made by the Holy Father. Overnight vigil. (Breakfast & WYD meals)

Day 8 / Sunday, Aug 6, 2023 LISBON – WYD ACTIVITIES
The Pope will concelebrate Mass with thousands of bishops and priests, and he will address the young people, to send them out to the world to witness to their faith, as the Lord did with his Apostles. At the end of the Mass, the Holy Father will announce the place where the next edition of World Youth Day will be held. Culmination of World Youth Day 2023. (WYD meals)

Day 9 / Monday, Aug 7, 2023 LISBON – DAY TRIP TO FATIMA & SANTAREM
Day Trip: Head to Fatima /Santarem.
Fatima, Portugal: Lovely as it is, this little country town of less than 8,000 about 75 miles north of Lisbon wouldn’t be on the radar if it weren’t for its most famous citizens: the three shepherd children who, in 1917, saw monthly visions of the Virgin Mary in the Cova da Iria pasture. Today, the site is marked by the Basílica de Fátima, where pilgrims come on the 13th of every month to honor the Virgin and her young visionaries, especially in May and October, when the apparitions originally began and ended.

Santarem, Portugal: Overlooking the wending Tagus River from its ridge-top position, Santarem is a town of historical significance, once renowned as the strongest fortress in the kingdom and second only to Lisbon in importance in the country. Its origins can be traced back to the Iron Age, and Julius Caesar used it as an administrative centre for Roman legions. The name originates in the legend of martyred Saint Iria who, legend tells us, was thrown into the river at Tomar, having been killed for not being chaste, and her body washed up at Santarem. The then ruling Visigoths named the settlement Santa Iria in her honour, to become Xantarim under the Moors in the 8th century, and finally Santarem under the Christian reconquest. (Breakfast, Lunch)

Day 10 / Tuesday, Aug 8, 2023 LISBON - FREE DAY
Free day at your leisure. Farewell dinner this evening. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 11 / Wednesday, Aug 9, 2023 DEPART LISBON
Transfer to the airport for our return flight home. (Breakfast)
Transportation: Air Canada

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

For more information on our Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie Pilgrimage to World Youth Day, please contact Fr. Daniele Muscolino at 705-495-1501 or d.muscolino@ssmd.ca

DUE TO OUR SHORT TIME FRAME, WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE REGISTER BY AUGUST 8, 2022