Cologne, Germany
Sherpenheuval Pope Benedict XVI
The baby God The Dom
God's Plan Marienfield
The Purple Umbrella Revolution
Seminarians At World Youth Day
Note: This Journal is quite Detailed. I certainly do not expect people will want to read the entire thing. Yet if you do, I hope it is edifying rather than boring.
August 9th, Departure to Paris
August 10th, Antwerpen, Belgium
August 11th, Bruges and Drongen
August 12th, Visit to Ypres, Menin Gate Memorial, Tyn Cot Cemetery and other sites from the First World War.
August 13th, Visit to Brussels. Disscusion on Faith in Modern Society
August 14th, Social Justice Day in Ghent. Visits to various social agencies. Mass with the bishop of Ghent at the Ghent Cathedral.
August 15th, Pilgrimage to Sherpenheuval, Mass with Cardinal Daneels of Belgium.
August 16th, Travel to Dusseldorf, Germany. Opening Mass of World Youth Day with Cardinal Lehman.
August 17th, Travel to Cologne. Visit to the Cologne Cathedral. Mass in the Crypt at St. Pantaleon's Church. Seminarian Gathering with Cardinal Miesner of Cologne.
August 18th, Catechesis with Cardinal Arinze. Visit to Bonn.
August 19th, Visit to Relics of St. Albert the Great. Seminarian Meeting with Pope Benedict XVI.
August 20th, Pilgrimage to Marienfield. Vigil with Benedict XVI
August 21st, Papal Mass
August 22nd, Vimmy Ridge, Travel to Paris, France.
August 23rd, Touring Paris: Eiffel Tower, Chapel of the Miraculous Medal, etc.
August 24th, Touring Paris: Mass at Sacred Heart Basilica. Louvre. etc.
August 25th, Return to Canada.
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