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Vocation Directors from NJ and NY volunteered at the Papel Youth Rally on April 19th, at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, NY. 30,000 were in attendance for the afternoon concerts, Pope Benedict’s address to the young adults, and prayer service that culminated with Kelly Clarkson singing the Ave Maria. Throughout the day there were opportunities to pray, sing, celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation and enjoy the beautiful weather.

The Vocation Directors that volunteered are pictured left to right: Br. Patrick Winbush OSB from St. Benedict’s Abby,
Newark, NJ, Sr. Andrea
Westcamp SMIC West
Paterson, NJ and Sr. Pat
Dotzauer SC Convent
Station, NJ.

We managed to get a few
close ups of Pope Benedict as he arrived in the Pope mobile!

Pictured from left to right: Sr. Andrea, Fr. Giancarlo Ghezzi
PIME Wayne, NJ, Sr. Pat and
Fr. Rocco Danzi SJ St. Francis Xavier Parish, NY.

It was a wonderful experience to see so many young people spending the day in prayer
and fun. Pope Benedict’s strong message to the crowd brought numerous cheers!
He invited the young adults to consider a vocation to the priesthood and religious life. He asked them to take the time to learn about the different charisms of religious congregations and be courageous in the possibility of a vocation church vocation.

Sr. Dolores Lew, Sr. Pat Dotzauer and Chinese students who went on the
El Paso/Juarez, MX trip enjoyed an authentic Chinese food dinner together

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