by Father Leon Cruz
NASHIK, APRIL 22, 2019: Nasik experienced the riches of the first Youth Pasch held at Divyadaan from April 17 - 21.
The Youth Pasch is a popular Salesian spiritual experience conducted for youth, to help them grow in their Catholic faith, from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday, through the participation, enacting, and re-living of the crowing events of the life of Jesus Christ: His Passion, Death, and Resurrection.
The 14 senior youth who participated went through the traditional Youth Pasch Exodus experience, labyrinth garden, and the empty tomb occurrence. The new elements added to the Youth Pasch of 2019 were sessions on relationship, forgiveness, brokenness, conflict, the Emmaus experience, and learning to imitate the Heart of Christ.
The Youth Pasch provided an opportunity for deep self-introspection and a faith experience for the youth, who participated whole-heartedly and discovered the richness of the Church liturgy.
The Youth Pasch at Divyadaan was organised as a joint collaboration by the youth animators of Divyadaan, Maria Vihar, Salesian Training Institute, and Sacred Heart Training Centre. Father Briston from the Catechetical Centre in Pune also helped with the Youth Pasch.