Way of the Cross

We started today with another catechesis session in St. Teresa’s Church. Our keynote bishop was Bishop Anthony Fisher from Australia. His main message was about going out and being a missionary for Christ in our every day lives. With this, he gave us the 10 Commandments for New Evangelization. The first is “Christian, become what you are” meaning be proud of your faith and who you are. The second is “get inspiration from the best places” which includes Adoration, the Word of God, and lives of the saints. The third is “be open to God’s call.” The fourth is “let God lead you down new paths.” The fifth is “dare to be creative.” The sixth is “make ordinary life your first realm of evangelization.” The seventh is “take a genuine interest” which means become friends with and learn about the person before sharing your faith with them. The eighth is “give personal testimonies” because personal stories are more relatable. The ninth is “your message should always be centered on Jesus Christ and the Gospel.” And finally the tenth is “seek the support of godly friends.”  After a quick lunch and some resting time, we headed out to Stations of the Cross. Due to the large amount of people, we watched them on a jumbo tron, but it was really powerful. This is because the cross was carried from station to station by different groups of youth including youth from Haiti and Japan, youth from Rwanda and Burundi, and youth who have been freed from drugs. All in all, the Stations of the Cross helped us to enter into the passion in a new way. We are ending the day with a good night’s sleep so that we can be well rested for the big walk tomorrow!