World Youth Day USA Guides Stateside Pilgrimage Leaders Guide | Page 23

SENDING

The leader assists, equips, and accompanies all

Pope Francis asks us: “Where does Jesus send

pilgrims in this act of “coming down the

us? There are no borders, no limits: he sends

mountain” so that they might come to a

us to everyone. The Gospel is for everyone,

deeper understanding of their experiences and

not just for some. It is not only for those who

how they can live the encounter with Jesus in

seem closer to us, more receptive, more

and through his Church among their peers,

welcoming. It is for everyone. Do not be

and in their daily lives.

afraid to go and to bring Christ into every area
of life, to the fringes of society, even to those

Continuing the Pilgrim Journey

who seem farthest away, most indifferent. The

At World Youth Day, the Church puts its

Lord seeks all, he wants everyone to feel the

trust in the young. WYD pilgrims need to be

warmth