Youth Rally at Alario Center on the Westbank

The picture and the following come from NOLA.com:  The Most Reverend Gregory M. Aymond, the Archbishop of New Orleans, bows his head in prayer beneath a banner with the image of St. John Bosco during a viewing of the relics of St. John Bosco, youth rally and mass at the Alario Center in Westwego Tuesday, September 21, 2010. More than 2,500 students from New Orleans metro area Catholic schools attended the event which is part of a journey through 130 nations which began in January 2009 on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Salesian order and is part of a five year pilgrimage preparing for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Don Bosco's birth near Turin ,Italy in 1815. The relic consists of tissue and bone from the right hand and arm of the saint , which are encased in a life sized effigy of the saint. Don Bosco is the patron saint of young people and founder of the Salesian order, which locally operatesArchbishop Shaw High School.

The Most Reverend Gregory M. Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans, second from right in red accented robe, and other priests bless the gifts before communion during a viewing of the relics of St. John Bosco, youth rally and mass at the Alario Center in Westwego Tuesday, September 21, 2010. More than 2,500 students from New Orleans metro area Catholic schools attended the event which is part of a journey through 130 nations which began in January 2009 on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Salesian order and is part of a five year pilgrimage preparing for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Don Bosco's birth near Turin ,Italy in 1815. The relic consists of tissue and bone from the right hand and arm of the saint , which are encased in a life sized effigy of the saint. Don Bosco is the patron saint of young people and founder of the Salesian order.