Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv is leading 171 pilgrims from the Diocese of Parramatta to World Youth Day 2019 (WYD).
WYD 2019 will be a pilgrimage to Mexico, Panama and the United States for a two-week festival of faith with millions of youth from around the world joining Pope Francis for an encounter with Jesus and deeper faith formation.
The Diocese of Parramatta Communications Team will be capturing stories during WYD 2019. You can follow the pilgrimage below through our daily updates and on parrawyd.org.
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For Day 3 (Evening), click here
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Farewell Panama, hello Houston
Our pilgrims have said goodbye to Panama and have arrived safely in Houston, Texas.
After an early morning breakfast, they travelled to the airport for flights to Texas for a post-World Youth Day retreat in Houston, Texas.
Despite the long travel times and battling exhaustion, pilgrims and chaplains were in high spirits as they arrived at their retreat site two hours from Houston, Texas.
Diocese of Parramatta pilgrims travelling from Panama to Texas. Image: Diocese of Parramatta.
The retreat marks the final stop before their return to Australia.
View the photos from today here or click on the images below.
