The parish is, first, a people. Simply stated, it is a people called together by God. It is a people empowered by the Spirit to make increasingly true and obvious their response to God through Christ.
Greetings, everyone!
Welcome to our landing page for the Sacred Heart World Youth Day Pilgrimage
This page will provide all the information about our pilgrimage, and World Youth Day - Lisbon 2023 in General.
What is World Youth Day?
Every three years, the Catholic youth of the world come together for one incredible week as
one body, one faith, one voice at World Youth Day. World Youth Day 2023 will be held in
beautiful Lisbon, Portugal’s capital and largest city. Pilgrims will come to celebrate with one
another, deepen their faith, hear from the Pope himself, and be inspired.
You can experience the universal Church alongside Sacred Heart Parish on a pilgrimage to
World Youth Day 2023! Check out this video below for more...
WHAT IS A PILGRIMAGE?
A pilgrimage is a journey from one place to another with specific purpose.
Pilgrimage is an experience that might change your life. But that doesn’t happen by accident.
It’s why we invite all of our pilgrims to prepare thoughtfully and prayerfully, opening their hearts to God’s work before they take that first step off the plane. And it is why we as a group will prepare well for this journey together.
BASIC INFO
Our pilgrimage will begin from Sacred Heart Parish in Anderson on July 29, 2023. As part of our pilgrimage we will journey to the Shrine of Fatima in Portugal, participate in all of the WYD activities in Lisbon and visit the Eucharistic Miracle site of Santarem. We will return to the US on August 8th.
Part of the pilgrim journey will be preparation, and so there will be regular pilgrim meetings where we will have formation re: the spirit of pilgrimage, youth and the Church, the Holy Site of Fatima, the culture in Portugal, the papacy, etc.
Full schedule of meetings TBD.
COST: $4159 Per Pilgrim (before any fundraising)
This includes airfare, double occupancy hotel accomodations, WYD registration, most meals, etc.
Please see Pilgrimage Package in the Documents Section for a complete list of what is and is not included.
While there will be some limited time to explore Lisbon on your own, as well as free time to see the various WYD events and programs - festival events, concerts, vocations carnival, confession, exhibits, etc. - much of the itinerary is planned out for us all, and the expectation is that pilgrims participate in all of the major WYD events together.
BASIC ITINERARY
--- REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED ---
Last day to register is Dec. 1, 2022
Registration will require a $300 down payment which will go toward the total cost of your pilgrimage.
BEFORE CLICKING THIS LINK AND REGISTERING, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE REQUIREMENTS ABOVE.
LINK TO REGISTRATION SITE
(NOW CLOSED)
NOTE: This link will take you to the Verso Ministries website for our pilgrimage where you will complete your registration.