A short story about WYD

WYD in rio!

produced by the Department of Pastoral Preparation of the WYD Rio2013 Institute

DireCtors: Priest Arnaldo Rodrigues priest Leandro Lenin

Story and Screenplay: Gabriel Cruz

Drawings and concept art: Sami Souza

Graphic Desing: Gabriel Cruz Sami Souza

TraNSLations: Bernardo da Costa Maria Cristina Terceros Anika Martin Claudia Giampietro Krysztof orczyk Stéphanie Nizery

Wyd Rio2013 logo: GustavO Huguenin

Thanks to:

Archbishop Orani João Tempesta President of wyd Rio2013 Institute

bishop Paulo Cezar Vice-president of wyd Rio2013 Institute

bishop Antonio augusto Dias Vice-president of wyd Rio2013 Institute

Mons. Joel Portella Executive director of wyd Rio2013 Institute

City of Rio de Janeiro, August 21st 2011, 5h30

Dear friends! You are now about to

go home.

Your friends will want to know how you have changed after being

in this lovely city with the Pope and with hundreds of thousands of other young

people from around the world.

I am pleased now to

announce...

....that the next World

Youth Day will be held in 2013...

WHERE!? WHERE IS

tHE FIRE?

GRAB THE EXTINGUISHOR!!

PUT IT OFF!!! PUT IT OFF!!!

*

YAY!!! IT’S GOING TO BE IN RIO!!!*

What was all that screaming? At five thirty in

the morning on a Sunday?!?

The World Youth Day 2013, dad!

The WYD2013 will be in Rio de Janeiro.

W-Y-WHAT?

WYD! World Youth Day with the Pope...

Vatican, 1984

Saint Peter’s Square

It all started in 1984, when there was

the International Jubilee for the Young, with Pope John Paul II.

It was when the youth received, for the first

time, the Pilgrim Cross, which would become one of the most important

symbols of the WYD.

On the following year, the UN declared 1985

as the International Youth Year.

In March, of that year, there was another international meeting and the Popeinsisted with

the World Youth Day..

Since then, every year, it takes place in the dioceses , on the Palm Sundays, and every

2 or 3 years it happens internationally.

And all this noise for that?

I mean...

I known that seeing the Pope up close

seems cool and all... But, is that all?

It’s not just meeting the Pope...

It’s taking part on the World

Youth Day .

And also meeting young people from all over the world.

Meeting, World Youth

Day,

all the same.

You’re right,

da!

Meeting, is a part of the World

Youth Day.It’s the same thing.

But it is a meeting that will help on

the real youth days.

Son, you’re not making any sense!

We are always searching for the

meaning of all thing we do, dad. All of this comes from the desire that we have for happiness, for beauty and for

justice.

and there are so many things we do...

we study, we play,

we work....

we date...

but it always seems that

something is missing…

It’s as if it’s something

that goes beyondall reality,

and by everything we do it calls us to seek it.

It’s the Mystery.

By the same way that it called the heart of John and Andrew on that Day…

Behold, the Lamb of God!

Is it really Him?

Let’s follow Him.

That challenge made them both go after

Christ.

They needed to know if He was the answer to

so many other questions.

What do you want from me?

Master, where do You live?

a simple question, led to something

extraordinary.

“Come and see!”

on the Meeting with Christ... on the friendship with Christ...

and there the mystery reveals itself... And gives meaning to everything.

I really mean everything... It even gave meaning to our

biggest dramas...

...even these days, with the meeting of

Christ’s friends:

The Church

Because he knew the how big is the desire in every heart

of our youth, Blessed John Paul II decided to meet them in

the World Youth Days

Only by welcoming Christ, dead and resurrected, you may reponde to the greatand nobleyearnings of your heart.

Youth: Christ, the Church

and the world await the testimony

of your lives, based on the

truth thatChrist himself

revealed.

The Pope thanks your testimony and encourages you to be always

witnessesof God's love, sowers of hope and builders

of peace.

WYD - Buenos Aires

wyD - Madrid

And Pope Benedict XVI, seeing the beautiful

gesture of his predecessor,

gives continuality to it,

with a lot joy and Faith.

Friendship with Jesus will also lead you to bear

witness to the faith wherever you are.

We cannot encounter

Christ and not want to make him known to others.

So...

even when it meets with rejection or indifference.

do not keep Christ to yoursel-

ves!

Share with others the joy of your faith.

And that’s it!

That’s why I’m so happy.

Now if you excuse me...

What are you going to do?

I’m going to get ready

for the WYD 2013.

Isn’t only in 2013?

Yes dad, it’s olny in 2013. And we have a lot to do in order to get

ready.

You’re going to help us,

aren’t you?

Well son, we all are, aren’t we?

But only us? Do you think

it will be possible?

Don’t worry dad. I’m sure we will have the help

a great people.

Let’s go then?

www.rio2013.com