Traking the Youth Cross (1984-2003)

Pilgrimage of the Youth Cross (part II)
(Taken from the Pontifical Council for the Laity)

Volume 2 Issue 6 March 2007

1987 was the year of the 2nd World Youth Day, the first to gather young
people from around the world in one place. It was held in Buenos Aires in
Argentina in April of that year. This was the first time the Cross went to
the American continent. It was taken there several days before the event.
The Holy Father reminded the young people of the origin of that Cross: "The
great Cross that presides at our gathering today is the one that initiated
all the ceremonies during the Holy year of the Redemption and which I gave
to a group of young people on Easter Sunday..."  Then the Cross returned to
Europe to be present at youth meetings in Germany, France and Greece. It was
also present at the Synod of Bishops in Rome in October.

In 1988, besides being present at the Rome celebration of the 3rd World
Youth Day on Palm Sunday, the Cross travelled to Germany and France, and
crossed the Atlantic again, this time to Steubenville in the United States.

In 1989, the Cross travelled around the dioceses of the Netherlands, and
then in August it went to the 4th World Youth Day, this time being held in
Santiago de Compostela in Spain. It was among the crowds with the youth of
the San Lorenzo Centre to greet the Pope as he arrived for the vigil. It was
brought to a more prominent position for the Mass the next morning. Then in
October, it made its first visit to Asia where it was present at an
International Eucharistic Congress in Seoul in Korea.

In 1990, the Cross was present at the Rome celebration of the 5th World
Youth Day on Palm Sunday. It travelled to the American continent twice: to
Mexico and the United States. It also visited France, Germany and Italy.

In 1991, the Cross went with the young people to the 6th World Youth Day
which that year was held in Czestechowa in Poland. Again, the Holy Father
drew the young people's attention to the Cross: "As we keep vigil, the Cross
is here in our midst. You have brought this Cross here and you have placed
it at the centre of our assembly... The Cross, the sign of God's ineffable
love, a sign that reveals that 'God is love'". After World Youth Day, the
Cross visited Germany and Switzerland.

to be continued . . .
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