"Take Courage! I have overcome the world." - John 16: 33
Join the Diocese of Springfield and JMJ on a special pilgrimage to Seoul for World Youth Day 2027.
Roundtrip airfare from St. Louis
JMJ Youth Guide assistance from arrival to departure
Budget Lodging
Breakfast Daily
WYD Meals: lunches and dinners during WYD events by vouchers or similar system (determined by the WYD committee)
Group Airport Transfers (see details below)
Public Transportation
Daily Mass
WYD registration and fees (up to $250)
Seoul Walking Tour
Nagasaki Extension
Busan Day Trip
Gratuities are not expected in Korea. However, tipping your guide is appreciated.
Travel Insurance. To add insurance, click on the insurance link once you register.
Depart from St. Louis for Japan
Flight details coming soon!
Arrive in Fukuoka, transfer to Nagasaki. Dinner
Enjoy your first full day in Japan. Visit the Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument. Mass and dinner.
Attend Mass at the Urakami Cathedral befor visiting the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Musuem and Peace Park. Dinner.
Visit the Nagasaki mission house built by St. Maximilian Kolbe, then the museum of Dr. Takashi Nagai to expereience the story of his spiritual journey of peace and forgiveness.
Depart Japan for Seoul and WYD. Transfer to your lodging, prepare for WYD with your JMJ youth WYD Guide.
Seoul walking tour including historical, cultural, and spiritual highlights of the city. World Youth Day opening ceremonies and Mass this afternoon with the Archbishop of Seoul.
Morning Catechesis, which generally includes talks, testimonies, music, a teaching by a Bishop, and Mass. Afternoon World Youth Day Cultural Festival event options around the city.
Morning Catechesis, which generally includes talks, testimonies, music, a teaching by a Bishop, and Mass. Afternoon welcoming ceremony with our Holy Father! Evening concert on the main stage.
Morning Catechesis, which generally includes talks, testimonies, music, a teaching by a Bishop, and Mass. Afternoon World Youth Day Cultural Festival event options around the city. Evening Stations of the Cross.
Morning Mass in the city, then pilgrimage walk to the chosen vigil site. Spend an evening in prayer with our Holy Father and sleep out under the stars.
Wake up this morning to a new day! Morning Mass with the Pope followed by the announcement of the location of the next World Youth Day! Pilgrimage walk back to your lodging. Free evening.
Day trip to Busan! Visit the second-largest (but more relaxed) city in South Korea. Busan lies on the Sea of Japan and is filled with historical and modern significance.
Depart Seoul for St. Louis. Free morning in Seoul if your flight departs later in the day.
Group transportation between the airport and your lodging upon arrival and departure.
Public transit passes issued by the WYD committee will be used in the city and region of Seoul.
Lodging details coming soon!
