September 14, 2009, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the pilgrimage of the WYD cross and icon in the Archdiocese of Madrid will begin.The prayer vigil will be held in the Almudena Cathedral at 8:00pm. From then, until March 2010, the Cross and Icon will journey to the parishes in the Archdiocese of Madrid, in preparation for WYD.
The pilgrimage will continue with visits to Soto del Real Prison, the "Juvenalia" Youth Fair, and Javier in Navarre, the birthplace of St. Francis Xavier. The Diocese of Alcala de Henares, Diocese of Getafe, the Military Archdiocese of Spain, and dioceses along the way of the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) will also be participating.
from Agenzia Fides, http://www.fides.org/
