Here is what the diocesan website has to say about the event:
"World Youth Day celebrates 26 years! World Youth Day was established by Pope John Paul II in 1985. In Baton Rouge, the pilgrimage walk is held in a different parish each year. WYD in the Diocese of Baton Rouge is unique in its venue program where the youth from across the diocese perform skits and music, offer prayers, and give witnesses about their faith. Another valued tradition is the 12’x20’ wooden cross procession from venue to venue as a symbol of the Catholic faith that speaks to the community as youth of the diocese, numbering over 1,200 last year, process down the streets."
This year it was held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Roads. The theme was "I Refuse, I Choose". Hundreds of youth gathered to celebrate mass, join in prayer and worship and stand as a witness to their faith.
We walked through the street of New Roads as a very physical representation of the young Church. Thanks to all those who were involved in this beautiful day!
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