WYDUSA represents the efforts of the USCCB to connect US pilgrims, who celebrate stateside or abroad, to each international World Youth Day, to enable them to grow and participate in the celebration of youth by the universal Church.
World Youth Day USA Store
These t-shirts, hoodies, water bottles, blankets, posters, prayer cards and more are available to pilgrims celebrating abroad and stateside, to unite them across continents in their pilgrimages.
World Youth Day USA International Pilgrim Leaders Guide: A guidebook for any pastoral leader coordinating a group of youth or young adults traveling to the international World Youth Day events in Krakow, Poland, in the summer of 2016.
World Youth Day USA Stateside Pilgrim Leaders Guide: A guidebook for any pastoral leader coordinating a stateside celebration for youth or young adults in their local parish, diocese, campus, or apostolic movement in the summer of 2016.
World Youth Day USA Retreat Manual: A guidebook for any pastoral leader organizing retreats and spiritual formation for both stateside and international World Youth Day pilgrims, with templates focusing on pilgrimage, mercy, and mission.
Read Bishop Caggiano's inspiring opening and closing statements HERE.
Bishop Caggiano recommened that all involved with World Youth Day check out the venue, the Saint John Paul II National Shrine, online or as part of a local pilgrimage.
"We must never forget that World Youth Days are not 'firework displays,' flashes of enthusiasm that are an end in themselves; rather, they are stages of a long journey, begun in 1985, at the initiative of Pope John Paul II." (Pope Francis, Angelus message in St. Peter's Square, August 4, 2013 shortly after WYD Rio)
The USCCB endeavors to update the Church in the United States on the "long journey" that continues after WYD – for young people, their leaders, and "alumni" of past encounters – in the everyday experiences of faith, all of which point toward Christ and the Gospel. Seen from this perspective, then, the international World Youth Days are moments where pilgrims gather together in one place every three years to share those lived experiences, learn from one another, renew their commitment to Christ and the Church, and hear from their shepherd, the Holy Father, so that they might be inspired to continue the journey and change the world.
This summer, in preparation for the next international WYD encounter in Poland in 2016, we begin a "Countdown to Krakow" (the days, hours, and minutes are already counting down at www.wydusa.org). While one year may seem a long way to go, the wait reminds us that the best things in life are rarely rushed – and often best experienced with good discernment, time, and anticipation. Let us take this year to prepare spiritually, mentally, and physically for the international pilgrimage next year to the land of mercy, Poland.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will be organizing a special event in Kraków during the World Youth Day week for WYD pilgrims from the United States of America. Exact details will be finalized this summer.
The USCCB will also have an on-site concierge service in Kraków, where pilgrim leaders can check-in during their time in Krakow for information, concerns, and questions. More details on this will be forthcoming.Not everyone is able to travel to Kraków for World Youth Day. For this reason, we highly encourage local parishes and/or dioceses to consider hosting "stateside" World Youth Day activities in late July 2016, for those youth and young adults who are unable to attend WYD in Poland, as well as friends and families of international pilgrims.
In this way, all young people from the United States will be united as WYDUSA pilgrims. This includes those who will be present in Kraków with the Holy Father as well as those participating in their local area and via social media.In advance of World Youth Day in Kraków, the United States' World Youth Day Office (WYDUSA) will be working on developing preparation and promotional resources to assist dioceses and group leaders. These resources will be available in summer 2015.
WYD 2016 Official Hymn in English
Pilgrimage Prayer Guide
Leader Guide, Stateside Guide, Retreat Guide
Pilgrim Guide
WYDUSA App for Smartphone
2016 Bishop Catechists
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