This weekend (Thurs - Sun) sees an event that has become one of the highlights of the Catholic year in Ireland: the Youth 2000 summer youth festival. It takes place in Clonmacnois this year (in previous years it was in Knock), so it will be more exciting than ever! The early Christian monastic setting is really appropriate though, as the young people of Ireland gather to sing the praises of God, 'ever ancient, ever new'.
Like any other gathering of young people in the country, the atmosphere is lively: there's plenty of craic and some very good live music (provided by Elation Ministries). What makes it different though, is the time for silence and prayer, and the fact that the centre of the whole event is Jesus in the Eucharist.
If you're doing nothing this weekend, why not come along - there're free buses on Thursday from Galway, Letterkenny, Derry, Belfast, Dublin, Waterford, Cork, Killarney, Limerick... so there's no excuse. And if you're busy and can't make it... reschedule! It's not to be missed.
All details are on youth2000.ie, and your place at the festival can be booked via that site.
Here's a pictorial flavour of the festival:
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