Day 8: Australian gathering in Panama





Today, we had a gathering with all the pilgrims, priests and nuns from Australia. Fr Rob Galela sang songs of praise and I got to dance with Fr Fernando &
Bishop Vincent!! ðŸ’ƒðŸ¤— We listened to Arch Bishop Anthony Fisher who spoke about the theme of world youth day. We also listened to other guest speakers who shared their past experiences at WYD. 


Later that afternoon, we caught a bus to the Opening Mass for WYD. It was such a humbling experience to gather for a mass amongst hundreds of thousands of people who share in the same faith. We met pilgrims from all over the world and we got to exchange some merchandise with them. It was an incredible experience!




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  1. Mrs FardellJanuary 26, 2019 at 4:55 AM

    How funny. Good to c everyone dancing and having fun. Seems like a very spiritual and humbling experience. Glad u r enjoying this journey and embracing the special moments xxxxx happy oz day lou

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