World Youth Day WYD Panama 2019
Summary of data from WYD in Panama
The XXXIV edition of the World Youth Day took place in Panama from January 22 to 27, 2019. It was the third WYD that took place in Latin America, after Buenos Aires in 1987 and Rio de Janeiro in 2013.
It was attended by 700,000 people according to sources from the organization
Agenda of Pope Francis at the World Youth Day in Panama
It is indicated below what was the agenda of Pope Francis
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
ROME-PANAMA
•9:35 am: Departure by plane from Rome/Fiumicino to Panama
• 4:30 p.m.: Arrival at Tocumen International Airport in Panama
official welcome
•4:50 p.m.: Transfer to the Apostolic Nunciature
Thursday 24 January 2019
PANAMA
•9:45 a.m. Welcome ceremony at the main entrance of the Presidency of the Republic, Palacio de las Garzas.
Courtesy visit to the President of the Republic at the Palacio de las Garzas
•10:40 a.m. Meeting with the authority, with the Diplomatic Corps and with representatives of the Society at Palacio Bolívar – Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Speech of the Holy Father
•11:15 a.m. Meeting with the Central American Bishops in the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi Speech by the Holy Father
•5:30 p.m. Welcome and opening ceremony of the World Youth Day in Campo Santa María la Antigua – Cinta Costera. Speech of the Holy Father
Friday, January 25, 2019
PANAMA
•10:30 a.m. Penitential liturgy with young people deprived of liberty at the Las Garzas de Pacora Juvenile Compliance Center. Homily of the Holy Father
•11:50 a.m. Transfer by helicopter to the Apostolic Nunciature
•5:30 p.m. Via Crucis with young people in Campo Santa María la Antigua – Cinta Costera Address of the Holy Father
Saturday, January 26, 2019
PANAMA
•9:15 a.m. Holy Mass with the dedication of the altar of the Basilica Cathedral of Santa María la Antigua with the priests, consecrated persons and lay movements. Homily of the Holy Father
•12:15 p.m. Lunch with young people at the San José Major Seminary
•6:30 p.m. Vigil with young people in Campo San Juan Pablo II – Metro Park. Speech of the Holy Father
Sunday, January 27, 2019
PANAMA -ROME
•8 hours. Holy Mass for World Youth Day in Campo San Juan Pablo II – Metro Park. Homily of the Holy Father
•10:45 a.m. Visit to the Casa Hogar del Buen Samaritano. Address of the Holy Father Angelus of the Holy Father
•4:30 p.m. Meeting with WYD volunteers at the Rommel Fernández Stadium Speech by the Holy Father
•6 pm. Departure Ceremony at Panama International Airport
•6:15 p.m. Departure by plane to Rome
Monday, January 28, 2019
ROME
•11:50 a.m. Arrival at Rome/Ciampino Airport
Explanation of the WYD 2019 logo
The official logo of the World Youth Day (WYD) presented in May 2018 by the Communication and Press Office of the Archdiocese of Panama, reported that the author of the logo was Ambar Calvo, a 20-year-old girl and student of architecture at the University of Panama.
The logo was chosen from 103 proposals that were evaluated by a jury made up of specialists in graphic design, marketing and other related professions who selected the 3 best proposals, which were then evaluated by the WYD Executive Committee, together with the new Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life in the Vatican.
Monsignor Ulloa Mendieta commented that Ambar Calvo’s design “was able to capture the message that we want to send to the youth of the world, the smallness of our country, but the greatness of our heart, open to everyone without excluding anyone, of the hand of the Virgin Mary, a model of a brave, committed and generous young woman who knew how to say YES to God’s call”.
“Young people are the moral and human reserve of our societies and of the Church itself, they are capable of transforming everything, positively, taking risks as the adolescent Mary of Nazareth did, if we are capable of teaching them to love as Jesus did with us. ”, the Archbishop pointed out.
The young woman, for her part, indicated that since she was 12 years old she has felt an affinity for art as a means of expression, and what she wanted to show with the proposed logo was “Maria’s tenderness and dedication in her best scene: the Hágase” .
The logo highlights the Panama Canal, which symbolizes the path of the pilgrim who discovers in Mary the means to meet Jesus; the silhouette of the Panamanian Isthmus, as a place of welcome; the red Pilgrim Cross; the silhouette of the Virgin in her “Let it be done” and the small white dots as a sign of the crown of Mary and the pilgrims from each of the five continents.
Another symbolic aspect of the winning logo is the linking of the letter “M” that is insinuated in the shape of the heart, which, although it alludes to the motto “Bridge of the World, Heart of the Universe”, also suggests the name of María.
At the Eucharistic Appointment in Panama, Bishop Ulloa pointed out that “young people are in the world so that a new country, a new Panama and a new Church can be born.”
“WYD is a breath of fresh air for this youth that needs it so much. Society, Church, wake up! Our youth dies without us doing anything. Let’s move from speech to action.”
“Young people – highlighted the Prelate – are the true protagonists of this WYD”. “This is our Day, we have to prepare it with the young people and for the young people”, he added.
The patrons of the World Youth Day of Panama 2019
The patrons of the World Youth Day in Panama are the following:
Saint John Bosco
Blessed Maria Romero Meneses
Saint John Paul II
San José Sánchez del Río, known as the Niño Cristero or San Joselito.
Santa Rosa de Lima
San Martin de Porres
Saint Oscar Romero
Saint Juan Diego
“Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.”
This is the motto that Pope Francis chose for the World Youth Day (WYD) in Panama in 2019. “The spiritual path indicated by Pope Francis coherently continues the reflection begun with the last World Youth Days focused on the Beatitudes ”, explains the Vatican.
At the closing Mass of World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, Poland, Pope Francis announced that the next World Youth Day would be held in Panama in 2019
Panama is a country located in the southeast of Central America. Its official name is the Republic of Panama and its capital is Panama City. It limits to the North with the Caribbean Sea, to the South with the Pacific Ocean, to the East with Colombia and to the West with Costa Rica.
It is located on the Isthmus of Panama, the isthmus that joins South America with Central America, so the location of Panama is ideal for the celebration of World Youth Day.
The President of Panama and his wife expressed their great joy at being able to host Panama the next World Youth Day in 2019
Congratulations to the Panamanian people for having had the honor of hosting WYD 2019!
Javier Lopez
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