A mini-World Youth Day in Yonkers
It’s just after 3 p.m. and I’ve come in from the hot sun that is shining over the papal youth rally in Yonkers this afternoon.
They’re saying that some 25,000 kids are on the grounds here in Dunwoodie—and I believe it.
The lines for chicken fingers and water have to be 70 or 80 people deep. And they kind of blend into one another, creating a mass of hungry and thirsty people.
There are people everywhere. I ran into Father Luke Sweeney, head of vocations for the Archdiocese of NY, and he said that it’s like a mini-World Youth Day.
Hoping for some future priests in that crowd, Father?
The music is loud, just like at a rock concert. Rappers and rockers praising Jesus and pumping up the pontiff. Kelly Clarkson is supposed to come on in about 15 minutes.
I’ve talked to a lot of kids from burbs and, almost to a person, they seem kind of stunned to be with so many other Catholic kids, all waiting for the pope.
Still two more hours until B16 takes the stage. I’m guessing that a lot of sun-burned, thirsty teens will rev it up when they see the little, white figure…
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