Catholic youth attend special mass during National Youth Day in Bangladesh
Young Catholics were urged to strengthen their faith in Christ to counter challenges of life at the largest annual Catholic youth gathering that ended today.
“God planted seeds of faith in silence during Youth Day and we’re called to receive it in silence. It is a fountain of light that enlightens us, a networking of faith that connects us all and helps us realize we’re not alone in our life of faith in Christ,” said Holy Cross Bishop Moses Costa of Chittagong, addressing hundreds of young participants and youth activists at the 26th National Youth Day festivities that started on October 3.
Bishop Costa, chairman of the Episcopal Commission for Youth that organized the program, added: “Youth Day is also a great opportunity to find friends. But our friendship won’t be real or last long if we don’t make Jesus our friend first.”
Dhaka's archdiocesan youth commission hosted the event at St Augustine Church in Kewachala, Gazipur district. It drew 300 participants and youth activists including clergy, religious and laypeople from all seven Catholic dioceses in the county.
Throughout the program participants went through creative liturgy, catechism classes, presentations, group discussions and film show to get them into the message of Holy Father.
They also found friends collecting and joining Biblical verses distributed among them. A colorful rally, heritage corner with traditional local clothes, household tools, delicacies, musical instruments, and historic documents and a cultural function added another dimension to the gathering, making it a pilgrimage of faith and joyful festival at the same time.
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