April 8

NATIONA
L YOUTH
DAY
2
2006
009
“ YOUR
WORD IS A
LAMP TO
THE CHURCH SPHEREHEADED BY GOD CARES FOR THE
YOUTH MY FEET
AND LIGHT
TO MY
PATH”
 The National Youth 2006
“Your Word is a Lamp To my Feet and a Light to my Path”
The National Youth Day celebration is a one week Youth conference
from November 7-12, 2006. The theme for this youth conference is geared
towards the formation of the Youth guided by Psalm 119(118) that’s
stated “Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet and light to my Path”. The Holy
father Pope Benedict XV recommended this verse in the Bible as Our
dearly beloved John Paul II elucidated on the same verse that follows “
The One who prays pours out his thanks for the Law of God that He adopt,
as Lamp for his steps in the often dark path of Life. This theme
encourages us to See Jesus with his Word. Apostolic Nuncio of the
Philippines Archbishop Fernando Filoni delivers his inspirational message
for the Youth and boast the morale of Davaoeños for holding the National
Youth Conference in Davao.

Immaculate Conception University, Holy Cross Of Davao College and

Ateneo de Davao University are the three catechetical sites that houses,
also different delegates from Zamboanga City, both Parish and Catholic
schools participated in that very special endeavor.

To mention a few of the conference’s objectives: here are some:

To deepen our faith grounded in the Word of God

And

To re-affirm that the Church cares for the Youth

The most challenging part of the experience is that Me and other

delegates were made to walk 14 kilometers Pilgrim from SM Mall Ecoland
to the Santo Niño Shrine which is elevated, that overlooks the whole city
of Davao. Right after the delegates arrive, Archbishop Fernando Capalla,
Archbishop of Davao celebrates the Mass with Five Bishops and Two
hundred Priests coming from the different places of the Philippines.

Princess Twyla M. Trayvilla

STI College Cubao

08-04-09