Finally the day has arrived when the WYD celebrations really begin! At midday 4000 Aussie’s streamed into Palacio de Deportes for the traditional Australian Gathering at WYD. Two hours of fun, faith and unity followed, including tributes to Bishop Joe by Archbishop Philip Wilson in his opening address and by Fr. Rob during the song ‘God Does Not Make Rubbish’. The gathering concluded with the roof being lifted as Fr. Rob closed the gathering with a cover of Taio Cruz’s Dynamite.
After a siesta back at our accommodation we had an early Spanish dinner at 6pm then made our way to the opening Mass. Unfortunately the crowds had begun to find their places much earlier in the day and we were a long way back and could only see a screen without any sound. Lesson for the day: Arrive early for the Papal welcome in 2 days time! The one bonus of being at the back was that we ran into some of the people from Talavera who had hosted us during Days in the Diocese, lots of hugs, double kisses and use of our Spanish phrasebooks ensued until we had to say goodbye for the second time!
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