Reliving WYD 1993 | Aug. 13: Bishops’ Mass, Way of the Cross and Camp St. Malo

Denver Catholic Staff
Aug 13, 2023
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Updated: Jan 22

*Pope John Paul II, bishops, cardinals co-celebrate morning Mass at Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. (Photo by James Baca/Denver Catholic Register)*

The Holy Father spent his “day off” on Aug. 13, 1993, celebrating a Mass with Bishops and Cardinals from around the U.S. at Denver’s own Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception; after all, it’s not every day that the Pope is in our own backyard! Look closely at the photos and you might recognize the familiar face of our very own Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, who was a priest in Denver at the time! The pope also paid a visit to the beautiful Camp St. Malo, where he reveled in the splendor of the Rocky Mountains. Also on that day, the Holy Father would lead a powerful Way of the Cross procession around Mile High Stadium.

Click here to read Pope St. John Paul II’s full homily delivered during his Mass at the Cathedral with the bishops and cardinals.

Click here to read Pope St. John Paul II’s full message given during the Way of the Cross procession at Mile High Stadium.