The Cross and the Icon of the World Youth Day are arriving in Sydney, in Australia, on Sunday July 1st, 2007. On that occasion, a delegation of young people from New Zealand will deliver them to a group of Australian people of the same age in Sydney, thus starting a celebration, prayer and feast day. The national journey of the Cross and the Icon of GMG in the Australian dioceses will thus start. The official site of GMG (www.wyd2008.org) made known the schedule with the dates. The symbols of GMG are arriving in Sidney on July 1st, 2007, remaining there until July 8th, the day in which they will be leaving for the Broken Bay diocese, thus going up the country.” “"July 1st said Msgr. Anthony Fisher, the bishop coordinating Sidney GMG (July 15th to 20th, 2008) will be the day on which GMG 2008 is really starting in our country. Starting from July 1st, 2007, all the young people will be able to follow the journey of the Cross and the Icon through our site, sharing the time of preparation and wait". Msgr. Fisher hopes the Australian young people will also "contribute to setting up events, activities and local pilgrimages with the aim of ‘taking’ the Cross and ‘pondering’ over the icon". ” “
