Monthly Archives: August 2011

The World Youth Meeting begins. We have finished the Vincentian Meeting with our batteries recharged and now we are facing a new challenge: joining the million of pilgrims to share our faith. Throughout the next days, the religious activity inMadridwill … Continue reading →

Throughout these daysMadridhas become the epicentre of catholic faith. The Spanish capital city has always been a political, social, recreational and cultural reference point. Gastronomic routes, tens of cultural centres, theatres and places worth visiting are well enough known. There … Continue reading →

Madrid, August 15th 2011 The Vigil from last night shattered all kind of preconceptions. Who said the Church lives on empty rites? The one from last night was full of meaningful and unforgettable moments. Apart from the adoration of the … Continue reading →

Madrid, August 14th. Free. That’s how all Vincentian pilgrims woke up today after getting rid of their masks. We have celebrated this freedom around the Sunday Eucharist in which have taken part all the linguistic groups. This unity turned the … Continue reading →

What is your mask? Nowadays we live trapped by masks and concealments. When finding them in his life, the Vincentian young faces a double challenge. On one hand, he has to get rid of his own mask and his hindrances. … Continue reading →

Madrid, August 13th “To be rather than to appear”. This has been the motto used at the beginning of the Youth Vincentian Meeting, which has called together almost 1,500 members of the Vincentian family inMadrid. The starting signal took place … Continue reading →

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Madrid, August In the chapel and sharing their prayers. That’s the way the 1,390 pilgrims, who have just arrived to Madrid today, have lived their welcoming. They have come here to participate in our Vincentian Youth Meeting. After so much … Continue reading →

Madrid, August 12th 2011 Here we are! This is up and running! Everybody is arriving toMadrid. Some of us have already been here for some days, but there are still a lot of people left! Considering only the Vincentian Youth … Continue reading →