World Youth Day USA Guides Retreat Manual | Page 60
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION TIME
Naming of Graces:
NOTE TO LEADER: Take approximately 20 to
NOTE TO LEADER: Light a candle and pass the
30 minutes to allow participants to join together in
candle to each person. Each person shares the grace he or
discussion; use the questions from individual reflection or
she received from God today. A “grace” can include a
the following additional points for conversation. Once the
blessing or moment of illumination or understanding.
small groups have finished their conversations, proceed to
Leader: Gathering all of the graces we
the closing ritual and prayer.
received today, we now stand renewed by Jesus’
The Scriptures tell us Jesus spent much of
mercy and love. Let us pray together the
his public ministry accompanying those
international prayer of World Youth Day 2016,
who lived in poverty. J W7W26