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Hi I'm Niko Winarta and you've just entered my World Youth 2000 website. This site contains information about the World Youth Day and my adventures during my 2 week pilgrimage in the Holy Land and Rome during August of 2000.
The World Youth Day is a Roman Catholic event spanning over six days to celebrate the faith of young people. This concept of gathering young people from around the World to meet with the Holy Father was inaugurated by John Paul II himself and since the first WYD in 1984; these gatherings have made a significant impact on the life of the whole church. WYD begins on the feast of the Assumption and concludes 5 days later when multitudes of young people gather with the Holy Father to celebrate the Eucharist. During the intervening days, there are many catechetical sessions to enter into special moments of prayer and to share in the numerous possibilities with people from different cultures and build friendships.
The World Youth day has taken place in Buenos Aires 1987, Santiago de Compostela (Spain) 1989, Czestochowa 1991, Denver 1993, Manila 1995, Paris 1997. This year is the 15th World Youth Day and it’s in Rome. How fitting as well that it is the year of Jubilee, the Pope invites us to visit his home for this event.
The theme of the World Youth day is all about the person Jesus. When we are celebrating the year 2000 we are celebrating 2000 years of Jesus being with us in flesh. This is part of the great love story of God for us, His people. Our God Who loves us, longs to be with us and this is why we call Him "Emmanuel" which means God is with us. The WYD theme song, "Emmanuel" celebrates this great gift.
This
image symbolises the three characteristics of the 15th World Youth Day: the
place, the people and the spirit of the meeting. The city of Rome is evoked
through the stylization of St Peter's dome and Bernini's colonnade (the orange
arms). The red image of the dome reminds us of the reality of the Church abd
the person of the Holy Father. The young people are identified in a single sign,
a simple and irregular yellow circle. Yellow and red symbolise the colours of
the city of Rome, and the shaded tones of orange symbolise the dynamic meeting
and embrace.The meeting with the Pope with the youth is symbolised by a mutual
embrace in which no one remains passive: each one is, at the same time, the
giving and receiving agent.
(some excerpts taken from the World Youth Day Rome 2000 Pilgrim's Journal. Image taken from http://www.gmg2000.it/)
