Echague, Isabela – With the theme “Together, To Gather, To Get there” Christ the King Youth Convergence 2023, a Diocesan celebration of the youth was commenced by the Diocese of Ilagan at the School Saint Joseph the Carpenter from November 24-26.

It is a special day that the Church has given to its young people and has become an occasion for variety of activities and events that highlights the Church’s preferential love for the youth. The celebration aimed to become an occasion for the young participants to learn from the examples of Mary, our Mother, as they: Make prayer an essential part of their spiritual life, Reawaken their relationship with one another as one body of Christ, in the spirit of Servant Leadership and Synodality, and Respond to the call of mission in a specific situation or need in one’s community.

Words and photos by Sir Regin Rex S. Apostol, JHS Campus Ministry Coordinator