St Mary of the Valley
(Monroe, WA, Fr Phil Bloom, Pastor since July 2009)World Youth Day
(August 12-24, 2011)
August 12, 2:30 a.m., Shuttle to Airport, St. Mary of Valley Parking Lot: Kelsey, Robin, Arielle
Sea_Tac Airport, 5 a.m, praying rosary while waiting to check baggage
flight to Chicago (I wasn't the only one)
Mass at Chicago Airport, Fr. Miguel Angel Sanchez of El Paso concelebrating, Cliff serving
WYD group from El Paso in blue T-Shirts
Gaby E receiving Communion
Airport at Madrid (?)
Mass at chapel of Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, August 13: Miano, Renard & Cliff serving
Courtyard of St. Francis' Basilica: Jessica in Arcelia's wheel chair
Assisi, August 14: Adam, Cody, Tony, Moises
Rome, August 15: Leonor, Mayra Brieanna in front of Arch of Constantine
Coliseum
Marni on steps of St. Mary Major (before arrest)
August 15: Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, chapel of St. Benedict: Bill, Cliff & Cody serving Mass
August 16: Mass at Basilica of St. Mary Major: Chris, Efrain & Cliff serving
Madrid, August 18: Todd & Cris waiting outside Palacio de Deportes (Sports Stadium)
Kelsey, Arielle, Abby
Abby, Cris, Patty
Ryan & Arielle
Tony, Norberto, Miano, Ryan
Arielle & Kelsey
Miano & Arielle
Cris, Miano & Ryan on tree sculpture in front of Sports Stadium
Gaby & Gaby
Juan & Hugo
Gaby, Christian, Gaby
August 18 & 19: Welcome of Holy Father & Way of Cross
with Diana & Julissa (imitating Gandhi) also Christian, Ryan, Tony, Miano
Madrid: Atocha Train Station
Cris, Adam, Ryan, Josh, Clayton, Marni, Ralph, Diana, Efrain, Nigerian guide
Ralph & Ryan with Franciscans of the Renewal
Clayton, Ryan, Miano, Efrain with Sister for Life
Diana
Patty, Kelsey, Arielle, Abby
August 18: Mass at Church of Santisimo Sacramento, Madrid
August 19: Mass at Sports Stadium, after catechesis by Archbishop Dolan
Franciscans of Renewal praying Liturgy of Hours
Morning of August 21: Cuatro Vientos Field: Cody, Norberto, Angela, Monique, Leah, Elise, Miano, Clayton
Angela, Raquel, Elise, Leah, Monique
Toledo, August 22
Bridge of St. Martin
Ralph, Royce, Fr. B, Todd, Ryan, Peter, background: Cathedral, Alcazar, Tagus River (Rio Tajo)
Norberto, Gaby, Patty, Chris, Miano, Juan, Isabel, Josh, Ruby, Arielle
Marni, Royce, Norberto, Gaby, Gaby, Chris, Juan
After Mass at San Juan de los Reyes, site of Martyrs of Spain: Blessed Victor Chumillas & Companions
(pictures above courtesy of Kelsey)
World Youth Day Pilgrimage: Combined Delegation of Holy Family, Seattle and St. Mary of the Valley
L-R: Arcelia, Robin, Jessica, Abby, Tony, Eloisa, Royce, Ruby, Monique, Isabel, Roberta, Jose, Fr. B, Leah, Raquel, Miano, Efrain, Cris, Patty, Angela, Catherine, Gaye, Norberto, Nydia, Hannah, Angela E, Ralph, Adam Bill, Mary, Vernon, Cliff (w/ cassock), Ryan, Clayton, Renard, Sean, Juan, Aaron, Rachel, Jessica G, Chris, Josh, Ginnie, Elise, Cody, Francesca, Moises, Todd, Arielle, Cody, Christian, Hugo, Gaby E, Kelsey, Emily, Marni, Gaby V, Brieanna, Peter, Yurida, Mayra & Leonor (on the steps of Saint Mary Major Basilica in Rome)
Mass at Basilica of St. Francis, Assisi, August 12: Miano, Renard & Cliff serving
Todd & daughter Arielle, Assisi, Aug 13
Lunch at Assisi: Arcelia, Jessica, Adam, Fr. B, Roberta
Bus from Assisi to Rome: Tony, Miano, Ryan, Chris, Clayton
Robin, Kelsey, Yuridia near Coliseum, Aug. 15
Mass in Toledo: Tomb of Martyrs of Spain (Blessed Victor Chumillas & Companions), August 22: Chris & Ryan serving
pictures courtesy of Arielle
Sending Mass with Archbishop Sartain, August 1
Christ the King Church with World Youth Day (Jornada Mundial de Jovenes) banners
Archbishop Sartain with delegates after Mass
pictures by Sister Barbara
