December 22, 2019
On the 20th December, we closed the chapter on our final World Youth Day formation program. After 9 months of formation, study, conversation and prayer, we were given the physical tools and tips to continue a young life with Christ.
The night was filled with laughter, c...
March 1, 2019
Just over a month ago, a large number of students from schools in the Sydney Catholic Archdiocese came together with people from all over the world for WYD 2019. This included of course our very own pilgrims from GSCC. Today, it was an opportunity for our students to o...
January 28, 2019
The pilgrimage to St John Paul the Second’s Park was one of the hardest things we have all done with the blistering heat and the large amounts of weight in food packs and backpacks on our backs. But it was also one of the most spiritually rewarding. Through this diffic...
January 25, 2019
The Australian Gathering truly kick-started WYD 2019 for the Australian pilgrims. We heard a number of testimonies, as well as seeing Father Rob Galea perform for us! We were also called to advocate as young people for Jesus in our growing secular world; to be proud of...
January 21, 2019
Hi, I'm Dom and this is my path to Panama the last few days. Our final day in Mexico was abruptly cut short due to a discrepancy in flights, so some of our Good Samaritan pilgrims headed to Panama earlier than expected. I was fortunate enough to travel directly to Pana...
January 18, 2019
Today we started our journey with travelling through the vibrant and colourful Ecatepec to ultimately stop at Tulpetlac to see the church of the Fifth Apparition. It was at this beautiful church, where Our Lady appeared for the fifth time to cure Juan Diego’s sick uncl...
January 17, 2019
The day started with a delicious and large breakfast buffet where we were joined by Bus 2. It was a great way to start our day with some amazing conversation and getting to know the other pilgrims.
On the very first day of our pilgrimage in Mexico, we started with a be...
January 16, 2019
It was a very exciting, and at times emotional morning at Sydney Airport today, as our GSCC Pilgrims commenced their WYD 2019 trip. The formation sessions and planning meetings we had in the last couple of months was now becoming reality... We were now on our way for W...
January 6, 2019
With just 10 days to go until our official journey to WYD19 commences; our GSCC WYD Pilgrims joined the hundreds of others from various schools for the Commissioning Mass at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney. The mass was celebrated by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP. He gave...
January 1, 2019
With only 14 days to go with our countdown to World Youth Day in Panama; all 8 of us students, including Mr Reyes, are feeling the excitement, anticipation and faith burning in us all.
Though our physical pilgrimage hasn't started, there has been a lot of for...