Our Sr. Nadya Ruzhina together with a team prepared and accompanied 120 youth from Bulgaria to the World Youth Day in Lisbon / Portugal, an unforgettable experience for all.
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It was a week full of encounters, liturgical celebrations and being together on the way.
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The last night was spent in the open under the sky together with thousands of people.
In our section was no place left, so we slept on the way…
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For this we were rewarded, as the Pope passed near our place
in the evening before the vigil and in the morning before the Holy Mass.
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In gratitude to the host country Portugal, all who helped to organise and all volunteers!
It was a very precious experience!