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CYA and World Youth Dav.. '95
DAYS OF GLORy~'DAYS OF GRACE by fun Bellen, eYA-University
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jJ The recent 10th World Youth Day, held in Manila from January 10-15, was a memorable experience for CYA. Not only those from Manila attended, but also those from many parts of the country. A team of U-Belt staffers led the Catechetical Event at the University of Santo Tomas. Some other members served in their own schools or parishes. But the biggest participation by CYA was at the Catechetical Event at the Jollibee Youth Village in Intramuros. About 600 CYA-Manila ("\embers served as facilitators and animators. Headed by CY A Director, Rogel L. Plata (who was named Catechetical Site Over-all Coordinator at the eleventh hour) and Mike Munarriz, we had the privilege of running the whole event! About 2,500 WYD participants filled up the meeting grounds inside the Youth Village. There were delegates from various places outside Metro Manila, and even from such countries as the United States, 0aly, Canada, Great Britain and Ireland. Times of common prayer were a wonderful occasion to renew our
identity as followers and lovers of Christ. The catechetical sessions on faith, hope and love, given by bishops from different. countries, also enriched our understanding of the Catholic faith. After the bishops' talks, the CYA members would then facilitate the discussion and sharing in small groups of four to five people. It was also a time to meet new friends, as everybody busily exchanged addresses with each other. A eucharistic celebration .capped each morning's activities. CYA took care of the liturgy, giving us a chance to teach the delegates our songs. Together with the WYD theme song, "Tell the World Of His Love", the songs "Shine, Jesus, Shine" and "God Is Good" easily became crowd favorites. However, it was the song "Pharaoh, Pharaoh" which brought the house (in this case, the tent) down! continued on page 2
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