Every month, Pope Benedict XVI focuses on a special prayer intention. For the month of December, the Pope’s prayer intention is “that our personal experience of suffering may be an occasion for better understanding the situation of unease and pain which is the lot of many people who are alone, sick or aged, and stir us all to give them generous help.”
Pope Benedict’s Prayer Intention for December 2010
December 1, 2010
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Pope’s Prayer Intention for November 2010
November 1, 2010Every month, Pope Benedict XVI focuses on a special prayer intention. For the month of November, the Pope’s prayer intention is “that victims of drugs or of other dependence may, thanks to the support of the Christian community, find in the power of our Saving God strength for a radical life-change.”
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Pope’s Prayer Intention for October 2010
October 1, 2010Every month, Pope Benedict XVI focuses on a special prayer intention. For the month of October, the Pope’s prayer intention is ”that Catholic Universities may more and more be places where, in the light of the Gospel, it is possible to experience the harmonious unity existing between faith and reason.”
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Pope’s Prayer Intention for September 2010
September 1, 2010Every month, Pope Benedict XVI focuses on a special prayer intention. For the month of September, the Pope’s prayer intention is about the Word of God as a sign of social development, specifically, that “in less developed parts of the world, the proclamation of the Word of God may renew people’s hearts, encouraging them to work actively toward authentic social progress.”
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Pope Benedict’s Prayer Intention for August 2010
August 1, 2010Every month, Pope Benedict XVI focuses on a special prayer intention. For the month of August, the Pope’s prayer intention is for the Unemployed and the Homeless, specifically, “that those who are without work or homes or who are otherwise in serious need may find understanding and welcome, as well as concrete help in overcoming their difficulties.”
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Pope’s Prayer Intention for July 2010
July 1, 2010Every month, Pope Benedict XVI focuses on a special prayer intention. For the month of July, the Pope’s prayer intention is for justice in electing those who govern throughout the world, specifically, “that in every nation of the world the election of officials may be carried out with justice, transparency and honesty, respecting the free decisions of citizens.”
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Pope’s Prayer Intention for June 2010
June 1, 2010Every month, Pope Benedict XVI focuses on a special prayer intention. For the month of June, the Pope’s prayer intention is for respect for human life, specifically, “that every national and transnational institution may strive to guarantee respect for human life from conception to natural death.”
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Pope’s Prayer Intention for May 2010
May 1, 2010Every month, Pope Benedict XVI focuses on a special prayer intention. For the month of May, the Pope’s prayer intention concerns human trafficking, specifically, “that the shameful and monstrous commerce in human beings, which sadly involves millions of women and children, may be ended.”
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Pope’s Prayer Intention for April 2010
April 1, 2010Every month, Pope Benedict XVI focuses on a special prayer intention. For the month of April, the Pope’s prayer intention is “that every tendency to fundamentalism and extremism may be countered by constant respect, by tolerance and by dialogue among all believers.”
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Pope’s Prayer Intention for March 2010
March 1, 2010Every month, Pope Benedict focuses on a specific prayer intention. For the month of March, the Pope’s intention is for the world economy, specifically ”that the world economy may be managed according to the principles of justice and equity, taking account of the real needs of peoples, especially the poorest.”
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Pope’s Prayer Intention for January 2010
January 14, 2010Every month, Pope Benedict XVI focuses on a special prayer intention. For the month of January, the Pope’s prayer intention is for young people and social communications media, specifically, that “young people may learn to use modern means of social communication for their personal growth and to better prepare themselves to serve society.”
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World Youth Day (WYD) – Australia Has Begun
July 15, 2008Pope Benedict arrived in Australia on Sunday, July 13 and has been resting following the 20 hour flight.
Today, July 15, marks the opening of World Youth Day (WYD) – Australia. The event will last through Sunday, July 20.
For those who have never been to a WYD, just imagine hundreds of thousands of polite, friendly young people invading a city. They speak different languages and come from different cultures. Yet, smiles are common among newly met friends. It’s an experience that can be seen nowhere else.
WYD’s are held in major cities since a lot of infrastructure is needed to welcome so many pilgrims. Recent cities include Rome, Paris, Denver, Toronto, Cologne, and now Sydney. These are cities that generally are filled with busy people going about their business. Yet WYD has a transforming effect on everyone. Strangers stop to welcome and to help pilgrims. Families open up their homes to these young strangers. The young people can be heard singing in the streets and on the subways. It’s really an amazing experience, especially when one considers that it is faith that has brought everyone together.
One of the highlights for the young pilgrims is that the Pope is present during WYD. Many get to meet him in small gatherings and then everyone participates together in a Welcoming ceremony on Thursday, and in a closing Vigil/Mass on Saturday/Sunday. In between, the Pope has many activities and meetings. Below is his schedule:
Thursday, July 17, 2008
7:30 a.m. Private Mass in chapel of Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
9:00 a.m. Welcome ceremony in Sydney’s Government House.
Address by the Holy Father.
9:30 a.m. By car from Government House to Sydney’s Mary MacKillop Memorial.
9:45 a.m. Prayer visit to Sydney’s Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel.
10:00 a.m. By car from Mary MacKillop Memorial to Sydney’s Admiralty House.
10:15 a.m. Courtesy visit to governor general in Sydney’s Admiralty House. Meeting with prime minister in Sydney’s Admiralty House.
11:05 a.m. By car from Admiralty House to Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
11:30 a.m. Arrival at Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
2:20 p.m. By car from St. Mary’s Cathedral House to Sydney’s Rose Bay pier. Brief welcome with traditional dances and songs by a group of Aborigines.
2:45 p.m. Embarkation on “Sydney 2000″ ship and travel by sea to Barangaroo’s East Darling Harbor pier in Sydney.
Young people’s welcome celebration at Sydney’s Barangaroo East Darling Harbor. Address by the Holy Father.
4:45 p.m. By popemobile from Barangaroo East Darling Harbor to Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
5:30 p.m. Arrival at Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
Friday, July 18, 2008
7:30 a.m. Private Mass in chapel of Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
9:30 a.m. Separate private audiences with the governor of New South Wales, the premier of New South Wales and Sydney’s mayor, with their respective families, in the reception hall of Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
10:25 a.m. On foot from St. Mary’s Cathedral House to the crypt of Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral.
10:30 a.m. Ecumenical meeting in the Crypt of Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral. Address by the Holy Father.
11:20 a.m. Meeting with representatives of other religions in the Chapter Hall of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney.
12 noon On foot from St. Mary’s Cathedral to Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
12:30 p.m. Lunch with young people in the Reception Hall of Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
2:55 p.m. On foot from St. Mary’s Cathedral House to Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral.
3:00 p.m. Prayer at the start of the Stations of the Cross in the square in front of Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral.
The Holy Father will pronounce the prayer at the end of the First Station and will follow the Stations of the Cross on television from the crypt of Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral.
6:30 p.m. By car from St. Mary’s Cathedral to the University of Notre Dame’s Sacred Heart Church in Sydney.
6:45 p.m. Meeting with a group of disadvantaged youth at the University of Notre Dames’ Sacred Heart Church. Address by the Holy Father.
7:45 p.m. By car from the University of Notre Dame’s Sacred Heart Church to Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
8:00 p.m. Arrival at Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
9:00 a.m. On foot from St. Mary’s Cathedral House to Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral.
9:30 a.m. Holy Mass with Australian bishops, seminarians and men and women religious novices — and consecration of the new altar — at Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral. Homily by the Holy Father.
11:30 a.m. Return to the sacristy.
11:45 a.m. On foot from St. Mary’s Cathedral to Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
12:15 p.m. Lunch with the Australian bishops and the papal entourage in the reception hall of Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
6:30 p.m. By car from St. Mary’s Cathedral House to Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse.
7:00 p.m. Vigil with young people at Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse.
Address by the Holy Father.
9 p.m. By car from Randwick Racecourse to Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
9:30 p.m. Arrival at Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
8:30 a.m. By car from St. Mary’s Cathedral House to Sydney’s Victoria Barracks heliport.
8:45 a.m. Arrival at Sydney’s Victoria Barracks heliport.
Embarkation on helicopter to fly over the gathering of young people in the Southern Cross Precinct — Centennial Park and Randwick Racecourse — in Sydney.
9:15 a.m. By popemobile from the Victoria Barracks heliport to Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse.
Tour in popemobile among young people gathered in the Southern Cross Precinct — Centennial Park and Randwick Racecourse — in Sydney.
9:45 a.m. Arrival at the prepared Sacristy in Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse.
10:00 a.m. Mass for the 23rd World Youth Day in Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse. Homily by the Holy Father.
12:15 p.m. Return to the Sacristy.
12:30 p.m. By car from Randwick Racecourse to Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
1:00 p.m. Arrival at Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
Lunch with the papal entourage.
6:00 p.m. Meeting with the benefactors and organizers of the 23rd World Youth Day in the reception hall of St. Mary’s Cathedral House and in the Chapter Room of Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral. Address by the Holy Father.
7:00 p.m. On foot from the Chapter Room of St. Mary’s Cathedral to Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
Monday, July 21, 2008
7:00 a.m. Mass in private in the Chapel of Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral House.
8:35 a.m. Leave from St. Mary’s Cathedral House in Sydney.
8:45 a.m. By popemobile from St. Mary’s Cathedral House to the Domain.
8:50 a.m. Greetings to the volunteers of the 23rd World Youth Day at the Domain. Address by the Holy Father.
9:10 a.m. By car from the Domain to Sydney’s international airport.
9:30 a.m. Farewell ceremony at Sydney’s international airport.
Address by the Holy Father.
10:00 a.m. Departure by plane from Sydney’s international airport for Rome, with a layover at Darwin’s airport.
11:00 p.m. Arrival at Rome’s Ciampino airport.
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