Jul
30
Photo Albums for WYD 08
Finally!!! I have uploaded more than 200 pictures in 4 Photo Albums.
Jul
29
Back to Work!!!
It is good to be busy! When I was in Australia, I did miss the business of parish life. I am very happy to be busy once again. I was especially busy on Saturday. I said a Mass for the volunteers of the Summer Day Camp ran by the Missionaries of Charity at Lion Bay. I did a wedding Mass at Corpus Christi, and said Mass at St. Patrick's in the evening.
Jul
27
Prayerful Experiences During WYD
One of the most prayerful and unforgettable experiences in Sydney is to visit St. Mary's Cathedral on Wednesday (July 16th). There was an Icon of Our Lady, and we were invited to recite a Prayer of Consecration to Our Lady. I knelt before this beautiful Icon, prayed and consecrated myself to our Blessed Mother. Because of WYD, the body of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati was also in the Cathedral. Many of us knelt and prayed before this major relic of the young blessed.
Jul
24
Pope Benedict XVI
One of the big highlights for WYD is to see the Pope. There was a welcoming ceremony for Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday (July 17th). I was able to see the Holy Father from the window of a building facing the stage. On Saturday (July 19th), there was a prayer vigil with the Holy Father. Finally, on Sunday (July 20th), there was the closing Mass for WYD 2008. I was concelebrating with other priests close to the stage.
Jul
16
Mass at Catechesis Site (July 16)
Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. It is also the first of the three mornings, we are having Catechesis. We stayed and attended Catechesis at St. John Bosco College & Parish Church. This morning the Archbishop of Dublin gave the Catechesis. He talked about the Holy Spirit. To experience the Holy Spirit, we have to treat others as people. We have to be self-giving, like Christ.
Today, I felt extremely bless to meet personally the Superior General of the Salesians of Don Bosco.
Today, I felt extremely bless to meet personally the Superior General of the Salesians of Don Bosco.
Jul
16
Opening Mass in Sydney (July 15)
Opening Mass for World Youth Day 2008 started around 4:30pm on July 15. The Archbishop of Sydney was the main concelebrant. I was attending the Mass at the clergy section. It was quite an experience to pray with so many bishops, priests, and faithful. This is the largest Mass I have attended so far in my life.
Jul
16
Faith Festival in Brisbane (July 12)
One of the greatest highlight in Brisbane was the pilgrims' walk with the Archbishop of Brisbane and the Faith Festival at the heart of the city. It was Saturday, July 12th. There was prayer services at 9 am. Because there were so many of us, the Archdiocese of Brisbane had to use the protestant churches as well. Our group was quite lucky. We attended prayer service at the Catholic cathedral.
Jul
10
ZOO in Australia
Yertesday, we went to the zoo. It was very fun. The host families at Brisbane are very kind to us. Home stay here at Brisbane is even better than staying at hotels!!!
Today. I am offically the Assistant Pastor of St. Patrick's. I pray God to bless my new assignment. I will post more photos at facebook.com when I return to Vancouver.
Today. I am offically the Assistant Pastor of St. Patrick's. I pray God to bless my new assignment. I will post more photos at facebook.com when I return to Vancouver.
Jul
9
Marian Valley
Yesterday, we went to the Marian Valley. It is a very prayerful place run by the Order of St. Paul the First Hermit. There is a monestary there. And there many small shrines at the Marian Valley built by people from different cultural backgrounds. The Priests and Brother at the Marian Valley are prayerful people.
Jul
8
WYD Days in the Diocese: Brisbane
On July 6th, we, the pilgrims from St. Patrick's, had an early Mass around 7 am. We took a flight to Japan.
We had Mass in a small quiet room at the airport in Japan on July 7th. We had dinner at the airport, and prayed Night Prayer before we took the flight to Brisbane.
We finally arrived Brisbane today (July 8th). We are welcomed by voluneers at the Catholic University of Australia. We had a concelebrated Mass at the university chapel.
We had Mass in a small quiet room at the airport in Japan on July 7th. We had dinner at the airport, and prayed Night Prayer before we took the flight to Brisbane.
We finally arrived Brisbane today (July 8th). We are welcomed by voluneers at the Catholic University of Australia. We had a concelebrated Mass at the university chapel.
