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Davao Archdiocese to host NYD '06
15 March 2006—For the first time, the most prestigious and the biggest gathering of Filipino youth in the country will be held in Mindanao.
The Archdiocese of Davao, considering young people as the greatest resource of the Church and the hope of the nation, will host the 2006 National Youth Day on November 8-12.
This year, the youth will reflect on the theme, "Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." (Ps 119:05)
According to the Episcopal Commission on Youth of the CBCP, the event is expected to gather around 10,000 Catholic youths from all over the country.
Davao Archbishop Fernando Capalla called on the people—clergy, religious and the laity—to pray for the success of the celebration.
"I appeal for community support to and collaboration with the efforts of our Davao Archdiocesan Youth Coordinating Apostolate (DAYCA) and our respective youth groups as they prepare comprehensive and meaningful program for the NYD in 2006," he said.
NYD is a youth festival of celebrations, formation, prayer, conferences and other religious activities.
It also aims at giving the modern Catholic Filipino youth a more satisfying experience of faith, hope and love by reflecting on the message of the World Youth Day by His Holiness Pope John Paul II.
In 1986, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), as a way of concretizing its preferential apostolate for children and the youth, approved the annual celebration of the NYD.
From 1987 to 1990, the said youth gathering was all held in Manila. Since 1991, however, NYD has already been celebrated in different dioceses.
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