Act1v8d: My World Youth Day 2008 Experience
Act1v8 refers to WYD 08's theme taken from "ACT"s "1 V"erse" 8": “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses." It’s been a year since World Youth Day 2008 . The chants, cheers, greetings and fanfare of those days have died down, but their memories still find echo in the minds and hearts of the participants. Memorable experiences With a bishop from US after the catechesis. Walking along the streets of Sydney, chanting with thousands of other pilgrims: “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie… Oi, oi, oi”. The youth of the world seems to be waking up the slumbering church in Australia. Seeing the flags of China and other Middle East countries in the pilgrim walks . It encouraged praying for the Church in those countries where Christianity is a minority. Singing the WYD theme song, in a dark night dotted by the lights of the candles held by the pilgrims. It enkindled in the hearts of many a great hop...