World Youth Day Campus Ministry
Trinity and Mercedes prepare for World Youth Day
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n Friday 28 March, Trinity and Mercedes made a powerful impact as students marched along Hay Street to Trinity College. It was a wonderful sight, reminiscent of the days of processions for St Patrick’s Day or the Feast of Christ the King as five hundred Trinity boys and eight hundred Mercedes College girls made a mini pilgrimage to Trinity College to celebrate a combined Trinity College/Mercedes College Mass and blessing of student pilgrims heading to Sydney for World Youth Day (WYD) in July. The procession was an impressive sight as it entered the College main gates escorted in true Trinity tradition by the Trinity Pipes and Drums.
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Bishop Don Sproxton was the celebrant and spoke to the students about the importance of WYD. All students at the Mass received one of the personal Celtic crosses as a memento of WYD 2008.The crosses were engraved with an iconic image of Mary – reminding us of the WYD Cross and Icon. Trinity Pipes and Drums formed a guard of honour through which the official party entered Centenary Park. The combined choir made the Mass special with beautiful singing.
The celebration worked on many levels. It was an important team builder for the Sydney WYD pilgrims as fellow students, teachers, parents, Sisters of Mercy and Christian Brothers blessed them and their pilgrimage. It was a huge crowd. Altogether there were about 2000 students and also parents and staff from both colleges. After Mass the students shared morning recess and enjoyed food served by Trinity and Mercedes College mothers.
