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10 AUGUST 11-24, 2018 | DENVER CATHOLIC | WYD 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Around the Archdiocese This is our habit vocations@cppsadmin.org • www.preciousbloodsistersdayton.org Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Like our videos BY CARMEN ELENA VILLA carmen.villa@archden.org @EPCatolico WYD marked a milestone in their lives The lives and faith of thousands of youth at the time were deeply impacted and transformed by World Youth Day Denver 1993. The fruit of their participation in the event went farther than happy memories. W e interviewed three leaders of our Church who were present as a small sample of what the event meant in the lives of the thousands of participants that listened to St. John Paul II say, "The Gospel must not be kept hidden because of fear or indiŸ erence… It has to be put on a stand so that people may see its light and give praise to our heavenly Father." ANA TISCAREÑO Hispanic leader. Holy Rosary Parish Tiscareño had immigrated from Mexico to Colorado and although she was baptized Catholic, she had never received much formation in the faith. She received a few invitations to join a Protestant church, but something told her she had to remain being Catholic. In this context, she decided to partic- ipate in WYD. "There was something, perhaps insignifi cant to many, that caught my attention [during WYD]," she recalled. "While we were walking through Denver, some people oŸ ered us cold water outside of their homes. I still can't explain why that gesture of kindness touched my heart so deeply. "Twenty years later, when I was on my second year of Biblical School, I read, 'And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple. Truly, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward' (Mt 10:42)." In 2013, Tiscareño had the oppor- tunity to send her daughter to WYD in Brazil. Before saying "bye" at the airport, the group chaplain celebrated Mass and, in his homily, said, "When you go on pilgrimage, something very special happens: God fi lls it with so much grace that it manifests itself throughout your life." When Tiscareño heard this, she felt much joy. "I learned many things [at WYD], among them my desire to know the beauty and truth of my faith. I'm very proud of being Catholic! I love it! I love sharing a little bit of what God has blessed me with," she said. Ana Tiscareño at World Youth Day in 1993. PHOTO PROVIDED