By welcoming this special time of prayer into your daily routine, you will be spending quality time with God and drawing yourself nearer to Christ. Whatever your intentions, prayer always strengthens our relationship God.

Or, maybe you’ll focus on challenges that you personally are facing, and use this moment of prayer to offer your challenges to God. For example, maybe you’ll want to focus on the pilgrims around the world who will be making the journey to Panama. It also grants us the opportunity to present our requests to God. Prayer allows us to worship and praise the Lord. Amen.Ĭhallenge yourself to take 15 minutes out of your busy day to recite and meditate on this prayer.

May it be done to me according to your word” (Lk 1:38). Our Lady of Antigua, Patroness of Panama, help us to pray and live with generosity like yours: “I am the servant of the Lord. We pray for the Pope and bishops for priests and deacons for those in consecrated life and for volunteers for young people and all who will participate in the upcoming World Youth Day in Panamá, and for those who are preparing to receive them. May we help to build up the kind of society we long for, one where there is fairness and fellowship. Grant us the grace of being a Church that goes forth with vibrant faith and a youthful face to communicate the joy of the Gospel. Let us listen to your voice as it resonates in the hearts of each one with the strength and light of the Holy Spirit. Lord Jesus, our friend and brother, thank you for looking upon us with love. Help us to recall the past with gratitude, to embrace the present with courage and to build the future with hope. Merciful Father, You call us to live our lives as a way of salvation. –Philippians 4:6Įach World Youth Day has its own special prayer that is shared by pilgrims around the world before, during, and after the event itself. Paul wrote in his letter to the Philippians:ĭo not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. If we are obedient to His will, then prayer must be part of our lives. One key reason to pray is because God has commanded us to pray. Prayer is essential to the pilgrimage experience. As World Youth Day Panamá is fast approaching, it is important to spiritually prepare, so that your heart and mind will be open for God’s purpose in your life during this week-long pilgrimage.

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