The Exciting Experience

Happenings during the Local World Youth Day09

April 2, 2009
Day 1: Joyful Thursday
The day 1 of LWYD is such an exhausting day for me because me and my co=pilgrims have been waiting for the ID which is our gate pass in LWYD activities and BAG which contains the pilgrims guide.

We really enjoyed the different presentations of each districts in St. Francis Ocean Park. After the whole presentation, the district 1 announce as the champion. We also enjoyed one of the highlights of the event which is the fireworks display.

April 4, 2009
Day3: Saturday High
This day we really enjoyed the pilgrim walk. We started it with the holly mass then after the mass . . . . . picture-picture

The Saturday high is so wonderful especially during the pilgrim walk. After the pilgrim walk we all gather in the St. Francis Ocean Park and we also entertained by the different band groups and to their Godly songs.

Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi

Address: City of Naga
Established: June 12, 1829
Feast Day: Every October10
Parish Priests:
Rev. Fr. Melchor Urgel
Rev. Fr. Ricardo Canete

St Francis of Assisi of Naga, Cebu as it was until her elevation in October 2007 as the archdiocesan of St. Francis of Assisi in the archdiocesan of Cebu is the third daughter parish of San Nicolas Parish. Established on June12, 1829 by the Spanish Augustinian friars.

Like other parish which blooms as time flies, the archdiocesan shrine of St. Francis of Assisi moves prosperity owning her progress to the faithful Nagahanons, the parish priests and the present team of pastors who materially and spiritually transformed the parish to what it is now.

ALL ABOUT NAGA, CEBU

The name Naga comes from the trees abundant on the place before, the Narra, a national tree. It is called Naga in Cebuano.

Naga a new progressive city, is located 21km at the southeastern part of the province of Cebu. It is only a 35min Ride from Cebu city. It is composed of 28 barangays, 10 of which are located at the costal areas including the 5 districts of the Poblacion and the rest are in the mountain. The city is bounded on the north by the municipality of Minglanilla, on the west by the city of Toledo, on the south by the municipality of San Fernando and on the east by Bohol Strait.

Naga is proud of its tourist attractions; the 180-year old Naga Parish Church which is currently the Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Francis Ocean Park and Baywalk. Which features the best lamppost in town, and its luminous festivity, the Dagitab Festival which is celebrated during the Christmas season.