World Youth Day 2011

World Youth Day 2011 is a Catholic event held from August 16 to 21, 2011 in Madrid, Spain focused on youth.Pope Benedict XVI revealed the location of the event at the final Mass in Australia at Sydney's Royal Randwick Racecourse during World Youth Day 2008.It will be the second time that Spain will host the event. World Youth Day 1989 was held from August 15–20 1989 at Santiago de Compostela.Spanish bishops, including Madrid's Metropolitan Archbishop, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, and the coordinator of the World Youth Day 2011, Madrid Auxiliary Bishop César Franco Martínez, urged Pope Benedict XVI to name patrons for the event. Saint Rafael Arnáiz Barón, Saint Francis Xavier, Saint Isidore the Laborer, Saint Maria Torribia, Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Saint John of Avila, Saint Rose of Lima, Saint John of the Cross, and Blessed Pope John Paul II were all designated as co-patrons of World Youth Day 2011.State officials estimate that the event will generate as much as €150 million in revenue from tourists. The event will cost around €50 million. WYD is self-financed by contributions from pilgrims (70%) along with companies and individuals (30%). However, it is understood that the costs of deploying 10,000 police officers, street cleaning, discounted transport for pilgrims and the use of public buildings such as schools and gymnasiums to lodge them will be borne by the state.On August 17 a demonstration against public funding of the World Youth Day and for a Spanish secular state took place in Madrid. The protesters were confronted by riot police with truncheons. Eight people were arrested and eleven were injured.
Progam:
* August 8-15
Days in the Dioceses in more than 40 Spanish diocesis.
August 16 (Tuesday):
8.00am: Arrival at Madrid: From the early morning, the pilgrims and groups registered in WYD will be able to collect their accreditation and backpacks in the places indicated by the organization.
8.00pm: Opening Mass: World Youth Day begins with a Mass in Madrid´s Cibeles Square, presided over by the archbishop of Madrid and concelebrated by the bishops and priests participating
9.30pm onwards: Cultural programme.
August 17 (Wednesday):
10.00am: Catechesis sessions
9.00pm onwards: Cultural programme (among other events, the Emmanuel Community organises the Noche de Alegría in the La Ventas bullring).
August 18 (Thursday):
10.00am: Catechesis sessions
12.00pm: The Pope arrives at the Barajas Airport
2.40pm: The Pope drives through the streets of the city in the Popemobile to reach the Nunciature.
7.30pm: Papal Welcome Ceremony with youth at Plaza de Cibeles
9.00pm onwards: Cultural programme.
August 19 (Friday):
10.00am: Catechesis sessions
11.30am: Papal Meeting at El Escorialyoung religious sisters and university professors
7.30pm: Via crucis along the Paseo de Recoletos
9.00pm onwards: Vultural programme.
August 20 (Saturday):
10.00am: Mass for seminarians in the Almudena Cathedral
4.00pm: Preparatory ceremony in Cuatro Vientos: Young people will at the Cuatro Vientos Airport and take their places. Meanwhile, different activities will take place on the stage (testimonies of young people, musical interpretations, prayers to the Virgin, etc.), to prepare for the Vigil.
7.40pm: Pope visits the “Fundación Instituto San José”, a center for the sick run by the es:Orden Hospitalaria de San Juan de Dios
8.30pm: Vigil with the Pope: The Pope will arrive at Cuatro Vientos, and Eucharistic adoration will begin.
11.00pm: Night in Cuatro Vientos: WYD participants will spend the night Cuatro Vientos. There will be several tents where they will be able to adore the Most Blessed Sacrament.
August 21 (Sunday):
9.30am: Final Mass: The Pope will concelebrate Mass with thousands of bishops and priests. At the end of the conclusive Mass, the Holy Father will announce the place where the next edition of World Youth Day will be held.
5.30pm: Encounter with Volunteers: Pope Benedict XVI will have a brief meeting with the WYD volunteers at the es:IFEMA
6.30 pm: Papal Farewell ceremony at the Barajas Airport