Bishop Rojas celebrates Jubilee of Youth sendoff Mass

On July 19, Bishop Alberto Rojas celebrated a special sendoff Mass for the youth group from Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish in Riverside who will be attending a Jubilee pilgrimage to Rome from July 27 through August 3. Bishop Rojas provided a special blessing over the OLPH youth, chaperones and their backpacks. The pilgrims will be in Vatican City during the Jubilee of Youth, which takes place from July 28 through August 3 and will have an opportunity to pass through the Holy Doors. The group will be led by Father Benjamin Alforque, M.S.C., the parish pastor. To raise the funds needed to attend the pilgrimage, the group coordinated various food sales after Masses. These teens will join tens of thousands of young people from around the world who will participate in this extraordinary experience.