World Youth Day Rio released the official hymn, the song is called in Portuguese “Esperança do amanhecer” , Hope of the Dawn in English.
The chorus says “Christ invites us, Come my friends. Christ send us, Be missionaries.
Registration WYD Rio officially open
August 30, 2012 by
The registration for WYD Rio 2013 is officially open. Registration is to be done by groups but the number of pilgrims in each group cannot be more than 50.
Each pilgrim group need to have a leader and sub-leader. If the groups are co-ed the team leaders should be a man and a woman.
All Canadian citizens will need a visa to get in to Brazil, and the price of registration indicated by the WYD organization does not include that fee.
If you are a group leader you can register your group on this website http://www.rio2013.com/en/registration
The details about registration in this slide show http://www.rio2013.com/en/frequently-asked-questions/registration
WYD 2013 launches the official prayer.
July 16, 2012 by
The organizing committee of World Youth Day Rio 2013 just launched the official prayer for the event. With this prayer the organizers hope to get the whole world praying together for the success and good fruits of the up coming event, July 23 to 28 next year. You will find the text of the prayer below:
Oh, Father, You sent Your Eternal Son to save the world and chose men and women, through Him, with Him and in Him, to proclaim the Good News to all nations. Grant us the graces necessary so that joy may shine in the faces of all young people, the joy of being, by the power of the Holy Spirit, the evangelists the Church needs in the Third Millennium.
Oh Christ, Redeemer of humanity, the image of Your open arms on the top of Corcovado welcomes all people. In Your paschal offering, You brought us by the Holy Spirit to an encounter of sonship with the Father. Young people, who are fed by Eucharist, hear You in Your Word and meet You as their brother, need your infinite mercy to run the paths of the world missionary-disciples of the New Evangelization.
Oh Holy Spirit, Love of the Father and the Son, with the splendor of Your Truth and the fire of Your Love, send Your Light to all young people so that, driven by their experience of World Youth Day, they may bring to the four corners of the world faith, hope and charity, becoming great builders of a culture of life and peace and catalysts of a new world.
Amen !
WYD Rio 2013 Promo Trailer
May 28, 2012 by
Promotional trailer for World Youth Day Rio 2013, from 23 to 28 July. Performed for you by the national coordination team of WYD.
Registration for Rio 2013
April 26, 2012 by 1 Comment
With just over a year before World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro it’s almost time to register for the event.
The Rio organization advised that registration will open in July 2012. Groups of up to 50 people can register through the on-line registration portal that is expected to be up and running. Groups with more than 50 people will have to split themselves into groups of 50 for registration purposes.
As always, your registration with WYD includes accommodation and meals. WYD host cities always provide two different types of accommodation options: host families and group housing venues. Group accommodation venues are usually parishes or schools that convert their public spaces into dormitory style accommodation.
The WYD Rio Accommodation Department has already launched a campaign to get host families on board. Host families offer pilgrims a safe haven, a family home in which to spend the week of WYD, a chance to get to know the local culture and the local church, and learn some Brazilian Portuguese.
If you can already read Brazilian Portuguese, visit the WYD Rio website for more information on registration and housing.
What to expect from Rio?
April 12, 2012 by 1 Comment
After an emotional experience in Madrid last year every one is excited about what WYD Rio 2013 will be like. Rio is an amazing city but also struggles with poverty, which raises doubts about what Brazil has to offer.
Our friends at Catholic News Services did this excellent report that helps us understand what to expect for the next WYD.
Follow the Cross with the WYD App
March 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The WYD Rio launched an app to follow the WYD cross and the Mary’s icon in their journey around Latin America.
Developed by the Department of Technology of Information of Canção Nova Catholic Community, at the request of the WYD Rio 2013 Institute, the application can be acquired initially on ITunes Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod users.
The app is in Portuguese but is very intuitive because of the color coding. It displays a map so you can see where the cross is or even where it was. The green circles will point out on the map all places where the Cross has been ; it will display name, address, and date of visit (arrival and departure). The red circle will show where the cross is at the moment, with information about the region and options for how to get there.
The yellow circle will indicate all the registered locations to be visited by the Cross. As with the other options, the user can also see the information about the region that will receive the WYD symbols. You can download the app here
WYD Rio 2013 official logo
February 8, 2012 by 5 Comments
World Youth Day Rio celebrated its first big moment; the announcement of the logo. Yesterday during a ceremony with 100 Brazilian bishops the National Committee unveiled the Logo for the Brazilian WYD.
The main colors of the Logo are green, blue and yellow the same as the Brazilian flag and the elements have a meaning, the heart is the heart of the disciple the, green on the top is the Corcovado the mount where the Christ the Redeemer stands. The white cross is the WYD Cross, in yellow we can see the iconic Christ the Redeemer and the blue means the sea coast of Rio de Janeiro.
The Logo was designed by Gustavo Huguenin a 25 years old from Brazil.
At the ceremony he said “For me is a great joy know my job will be used in the biggest catholic event in the world and it will be associated with a personal meeting between the youth and god himself “
Below find the official video for Logo’s launch which show cases of the Rio de Janeiro’s beauty the location of WYD 2013
WYDRio logo to launch February 1
January 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The excitement over WYDRio is growing. The national committee for WYD 2013 announced the logo will be revealed to the world on February 1. Recently the rio2013 website was completely redesigned in preparation for the launch.
The announcement was made January 13 during a prayer vigil for the WYD. The vigil included the ‘Trezena de São Sebastião” – a traditional devotional prayer in preparation for the feast of the patron Saint of Rio de Janeiro, Saint Sebastian. The theme of the vigil was Saint Sebasitan: young flower of Jesus Christ. The Archbishop of Rio João Orani Tempesta was there to lead participants in prayer.
This is one more step in the direction of WYD Rio which will take place between July 23 and 28 in the world famous Brazilian city.
This article was contributed by new S+L team member Carlos Ferreira, a veteran staff member of WYD Madrid.
Our Lady of Aparecida – Patroness of Brazil
January 10, 2012 by 1 Comment
They wrapped a statue they found in cloth and continued to fish. Then their nets were full. That was exactly how Our Lady of Aparecida was named by a few fishermen in Brazil. Blessed be Our Lady of Aparecida, who is our latest WYD 2013 Patron Saint.
You may be wondering – What sort of impact on Catholic spirituality does Our Lady of Aparecida have on the people of Brazil?
In October of 1717, Dom Pedro de Almedida, travelled from Sao Paulo to Minas Gerais. During his journey, he passed through a small city in the Paraiba river valley called Guaratinqueta.
During his time there, the local people had decided to put together a great party that would require an incredible number of fish. Gathered together were three fishermen who had a special devotion to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. Prior to fishing, all three men plead to God that they would be blessed with more than enough fish.
At that time, one of the men named Felipe Pedroso got on his knees swiftly and prayed saying, “Mother of God and our Mother; we need to find fish!”
Lone and behold, after not being able to find anything for hours, they cast their net out for a final time near the Port of Itaguagu. To their amazement, they hauled in the body of a statue, as well as the statue’s head. After cleaning the statue, they discovered that it was Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. They named the statue Our Lady of Aparecida. They wrapped a statue they found in cloth and continued to fish. All of a sudden, through the grace of God, their nets were full.
Our Lady’s feast is celebrated in the Universal Church on October 12, which is marked as a national holiday throughout Brazil. Blessed John Paul II, during his pontificate, blessed the shrine that was dedicated to Our Lady of Aparecida in 1980. Today, her shrine is visited by more than five million visitors.
Through her intercession, we pray that Our Lady of Aparceida will continue to be at the heart of every Catholic in Brazil and intercede for the millions of pilgrims that will soon travel to Rio in 2013.
Stay tuned to WYDCentral for your next WYD Patron Saint, in our lead up to Rio de Janeiro.
