Pilgrimage within a pilgrmage

One of the other activities of this WYD was the pilgrimage to St Mary's Cathedral, the principal church of the archdiocese of Sydney. It is a beautiful building as you can see by some of the photos but it is most beautiful inside where a lot of work had gone in to preparing it as a special place of pilgrimage where you were invited to consecrate (commit) your life to Christ through the intercession of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Help of Christians. It was also where the remains of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati had been transferred from their normal resting place in Turin, Italy as an inspiration to the young WYD pilgrims who could pray through his intercession for the same commitment to Christ as he showed in his young life. Blesssed Giorgio was only 24 years of age when he passed away in 1925. His life of faith was remarkable, marked out with his devotion to the holy eucharist and love of the poor and deprived. This area of the Cathedral was very special and deeply uplifting and inspiring.