Departing Brisbane
28 июля 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Made it to our gate, see ya later Brisbane! We even found Bishop Michael in Duty Free!
Welcome to Avila!
29 июля 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
After a very long journey, we made it to Spain! Tomorrow is our day in Avila, but we spent the afternoon exploring the city a little. Can you believe these photos were taken at 7:30pm?! Crazy!
Avila Old City
30 июля 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
This morning we met our guide and began a walking tour inside the city walls of Avila! The atmosphere here has changed very little since the days of St Teresa, to whom the city is dedicated. It wasЧитать далее
Santa Teresa De Jesús Church
30 июля 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
St Teresa lived in Avila and founded many monasteries. She was a woman of strong faith who wanted to share this with others.
Carmelite Monestry
30 июля 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This monastery and church is home to Carmelite nuns. Inside you can see where St Teresa was born and lived as well as artefacts from when the monestry was founded. Most of the convent remains inЧитать далее
Segovia
30 июля 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
1hr out of Avila, you’ll find Segovia. It’s most stunning site is the Roman Aqueduct. This aqueduct, although no longer in use, helped to bring water from the mountains into the city.
We walkedЧитать далее
Salamanca
31 июля 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
This morning we departed Avila for Salamanca. This city is home to two incredible cathedrals! We toured inside the old and new cathedral, then headed to Mass.
Just like yesterday, we celebrated MassЧитать далее
WYD Day 1
1 августа 2023 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Today we started by travelling to the ‘City of Joy (check out the photos of the crammed Metro). In the park space, pilgrims are invited to go to reconciliation/confession, adoration and view theЧитать далее
WYD Day 2
2 августа 2023 г., Португалия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
This morning we met up for our first ‘Rise Up’ session of WYD. Unfortunately the sound wasn’t great so we ended up leaving and heading back to the hotel for Mass - lead by Fr Andrew.
AfterЧитать далее
WYD Day 3
3 августа 2023 г., Португалия ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
This morning we started with small group sessions and Mass at the hotel.
After Mass, Miki and I headed to the city centre to visit St Anthony’s Church and the Cathedral. On the way we also stoppedЧитать далее
WYD Day 4
4 августа 2023 г., Португалия
This morning (following Mass), Miki and I travelled back to the aquarium to try and get into a WYD presentation.
We watched an hour presentation about the history of our ocean and how human activityЧитать далее
WYD Day 5/6
5 августа 2023 г., Португалия ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Each WYD there is an evening Vigil on the Saturday night followed by a sleep-out. This year the event was held at Campo da Graça.
It was an extremely hot walk and when we arrived at 3pm, the sunЧитать далее
Fatima
7 августа 2023 г., Португалия ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Today we arrived in Fatima. I will admit, I knew very little about this town before arriving. Upon our arrival we visited the Sanctuary which is home to 2 Basilicas and 1 incredible story.
The storyЧитать далее
The Three Secrets of Fatima
7 августа 2023 г., Португалия ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Mary told the children the first secret in July of 1917.
The first secret described Hell as a horrible place where sinners’ souls burned. Mary said that to save these souls, acts of prayer andЧитать далее
Stations of the Cross
9 августа 2023 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Our final day in Fatima started with a Mass in a small chapel beneath the Holy Trinity Basilica.
We then walked the stations of the cross that lead to the small village where Lucia, Francisco andЧитать далее
Group photos
12 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Here is a collection of group photos from throughout the trip!























































































































































ПутешественникAll the best, have a great time
Have a great time [Louise H]
ПутешественникEnjoy