World Youth Day!!!

World Youth Day 2013 has arrived in Rio de Janiero, Brazil!!!  Pope Francis is making his way for the gathering and we pray for his travels and safety during his first international trip!  I just saw a post on Facebook showing Pope Francis walking up the staircase to the plane entrance and he was carrying his own bag.  The person posting the picture even made note of that.  Pope Francis is a pope of the people and he continues to give us an example of how we need to live our lives and our faith.  His presence at World Youth Day will inspire all those gathered, especially the young people because they are the Church of today, as well as tomorrow!!!  We prayed over the weekend that young Christians will become missionaries and heralds of the Gospel as they go forth from this World Youth Day!!!  Let us keep in prayer our Holy Father, Pope Francis, and all the young people and adults attending this World Youth Day!!!!  May God inspire us all to be missionaries and heralds of the Gospel, not just with words, but with our lives!!!!