Individuals and Small Groups August 15 - 22, 2011 (without airfare) $1,599 Additional cost for a Single/Private Room $199 per person

Sample WYD Day-by-Day Itinerary

Day 1, August 15, 2011:   Arrive Madrid     

We arrive in Madrid where we are greeted by our representative.  We enjoy an orientation tour of Madrid via bus.   We continue on to our hotel. Opening ceremonies site to be announced.

Day 2, August 16, 2011:   World Youth Day Madrid

08:00     From the early morning, the pilgrims and groups registered in WYD will be able to collect their accreditation and backpacks in the places indicated by the organization.

17:30     Opening Mass; The World Day begins at 5:30 pm (provisional time) with a Mass in Madrid΄s Cibeles Square, presided over by the archbishop of Madrid and concelebrated by the bishops and priests participating in WYD.

21:00     Youth Festival; The first activities of the WYD cultural Program begin, which include concerts, exhibitions, displays, guided visits to Museums, plays, and a long etcetera. The program will be unveiled little by little...

Day 3, August 17, 2011:   World Youth Day Madrid

09:00     Catechesis sessions; WYD participants, organized by linguistic groups, will have catechesis session with bishops from all over the world. The sessions will take place in churches, schools, auditoriums and sports centers of Madrid.

21:00     Youth Festival; The first activities of the WYD cultural Program begin, which include concerts, displays, exhibitions, guided visits to Museums, plays, etc. The program will be unveiled little by little...

Day 4, August 18, 2011:   World Youth Day Madrid

09:00     Catechesis sessions; WYD participants, organized by linguistic groups, will have catechesis session with bishops from all over the world. The sessions will take place in churches, schools, auditoriums and sports centers of Madrid.

17:00     Papal Welcome; At 5:00 pm (provisional time), the participants will receive the Pope in Cibeles Square.

21:00     Youth Festival; The first activities of the WYD cultural Program begin, which include concerts, exhibitions, displays, guided visits to Museums, plays, etc. The program will be unveiled little by little...

Day 5, August 19, 2011:   World Youth Day Madrid

09:00     Catechesis sessions; WYD participants, organized by linguistic groups, will have catechesis session with bishops from all over the world. The sessions will take place in churches, schools, auditoriums and sports centers of Madrid.

17:00     Friday΄s Youth Festival; WYD cultural program, which includes concerts, exhibitions, displays, guided visits to Museums, plays, etc. The program will be unveiled little by little ...

21:00     Via Crucis; the WYD Via Crucis will begin. Fourteen "pasos" of the Spanish Holy Week, from different points of the peninsula, will go out in procession through the streets of Madrid around Cibeles Square.

Day 6, August 20, 2011:   World Youth Day Vigil

16:00     Preparatory ceremony in Cuatro Vientos; Young people will arrive little by little at the aerodrome and take their places. Meanwhile, different activities will take place on the stage (testimonies of young people, musical interpretations, prayers to the Virgin, etc.), to prepare for the Vigil.

20:00     Vigil with the Pope; At 8:00 pm (provisional time), the Pope will arrive at the Cuatro Vientos aerodrome, and Eucharistic adoration will begin. Planned is an address by the Holy Father.

23:00     Night in Cuatro Vientos; WYD participants will spend the night in the Cuatro Vientos aerodrome. For those who so wish, there will be several tents where they will be able to adore the Most Blessed Sacrament.

Day 7, August 21, 2011:   World Youth Day Closing Mass

09:00     WYD Mass of Sending; At 9:00 am the Pope will concelebrate Mass with thousands of bishops and priests, and he will address young people and those who are not so young, to send them out to the world to witness to their faith, as the Lord did with his Apostles. At the end of the conclusive Mass, the Holy Father will announce the place where the next edition of World Youth Day will be held. Afterwards we retire to our hotel to rest up before our departure or we can organize a tour to explore Madrid or nearby cities in Spain!

Day 8, August 22, 2011:   Depart Madrid - USA

This morning we depart our hotel to Madrid airport for flights home.

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