World Youth Day 2019
| Date | January 22, 2019 – January 27, 2019 |
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| Location | Panama City, Panama |
| Type | Youth festival |
| Theme | I am the servant of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word. (Lk 1:38) |
| Organised by | Catholic Church |
| Participants | Pope Francis |
World Youth Day 2019 (Spanish: Jornada Mundial de la Juventud 2019) is an international Catholic event focused on religious faith and youth, due to be celebrated on January 22-27, 2019 in Panama City, Panama.[1] This was announced by Pope Francis at the end of the closing Mass of World Youth Day 2016 in Brzegi nearby Krakow, Poland.[2][3]
Theme
On 22 November 2016, Pope Francis announced the theme for World Youth Day 2019: I am the servant of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word. (Lk 1:38)
Patron saints
- Blessed Óscar Romero
- Saint Maria la Antigua
- Saint José Sánchez del Río
- Saint Juan Diego
- Blessed María Romero Meneses
- Saint John Bosco
- Saint Pope John Paul II
- Saint Martin de Porres
- Saint Rose of Lima
References
- ↑ "Panamá to host WYD 2019". World Youth Day.com. July 31, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Panama to host next WYD in 2019, Pope announces". Catholic News Agency/EWTN News, Elise Harris. July 31, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Next World Youth Day to be held in Panama". The Catholic Herald/Associated Press. July 31, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
External links
WYD in Panama http://www.panama2019.pa/
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