The first full day of World Youth Day was 17 August 2011. Beginning the day with catechises, we had a good start. While the church was extremely hot and not all of our diocese could get in due to the number of people, it was very beneficial. Francis Cardinal George spoke of our relationship with God. One thing he touched on was the sacrifice of God’s relationship with us. This reminds me of the Franciscan perspective on the Nativity. Christ, being completely divine, sacrificed a great deal becoming human, even as He retained His divinity. As God, Jesus has to risk a great deal forming a relationship with us as we are made imperfect by sin and He is infinitely perfect. We are not exactly the most trustworthy of beings, especially in relation to God. This really shows how great God’s love is for us if He is willing to risk so much for each and every one of us.
Following Mass, the diocese went to see Christopher West’s talk on the Theology of the Body. Unfortunately, only two of us were able to get in as the size of the building housing his presentation was far from sufficient. However, the two that did make it in said it was a wonderful experience and that they thoroughly enjoyed it. As we had already made the trek across the city, half of us decided to stay and eat dinner. Afterwards, we found out that there was a Christian rock concert in the same building as Christopher West later that night. We decided to stay and were able to get front row seats. The concert was a lot of fun and showed how awesome Catholics are as we jumped and danced with hundreds from around the world. Feeling completely satisfied with our day, we brought it home with a little ice cream.
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