Three thousand Colombian youth will follow WYD in Sydney in tandem in Bogota Cathedral: leading them, in six hours of prayer, catechesis and adoration, will be the apostolic nuncio in Colombia, Mgr. Aldo Cavalli, and the auxiliary bishop of Bogotá, Mgr. Roberto Ospina. "We will unite ourselves spiritually with the Pope says Father Astolfo Moreno, parish priest of Bogota cathedral to experience the most significant moments of WYD. We’ll begin the day by venerating the Virgin of the Mercede, after which the auxiliary bishop will give a catechesis on the message of the Holy Father". As in Sydney there will also be a Way of the Cross and then we will watch a video "to recall the meetings of John Paul II with youth at previous World Youth Days. We’ll sing the WYD anthem in Spanish before the Eucharistic Adoration and Holy Mass". During the day 50 priests will be at the disposal of youth for the sacrament of reconciliation. Father Moreno says "this initiative is providential: it is the result of the working of the Spirit". "Every day the youth of Bogota are seeking ever more actively for an encounter with God", concluded Fr. Moreno in a conversation with SIR.
