This hamper travels to SeúlHamper 1
Bound for Seoul 서울 · August 2027
BCN amb el Papa, Young people of Sant Mateu
Follow the arrow to Seoul
9,594 km as the crow flies
BarcelonaSeoul 서울 · 9,594 km
BarcelonaSeoul 서울 · 9,594 km
The Pope came to Barcelona. Now it’s our turn to go and meet him: in August 2027, in Seoul.
Barcelona · Seoul · Seoul is 8 hours ahead
264 days to go until WYD
BarcelonaSeoul 서울 · 9,594 km
We’re paying for our pilgrimage together
We’re young people from the parishes of Sant Mateu, Sant Rafael and Sant Narcís, in Barcelona. When the Pope came to our city, we filled the balconies with flags. Now it’s our turn to go and meet him: in August 2027 we want to be in Seoul, at World Youth Day.
Going to Korea costs a lot of money. The easiest thing would be to say “it’s not for me”. We’ve decided to look at it the other way round: the cost isn’t a wall, it’s a door. That’s why we won’t each pay for the trip on our own: we’ll pay for it together, with hampers, cakes, lottery tickets and hours of work.
On the Camino de Santiago, a yellow arrow painted on a stone tells pilgrims which way to go. We’re following one that starts at Sant Mateu and points to Seoul. Every hamper is one more step, and behind every euro there’s a person, a story and many prayers.
Whoever gives us a hand walks with us: if you leave us your intention, we’ll carry it all the way to Seoul and pray for it. Waiting for us there is a Church that a few lay people started with very little. “Take courage! I have overcome the world”. Let’s go.
— BCN amb el Papa · Young people of Sant Mateu
Clear accounts
- Budget
- €132,000
- Approximate, for 55 pilgrims
- Raised so far
- €85,053.30
- Updated on 11 November 2026
- Still to go
- €46,946.70
- To reach Seoul
Each pilgrim puts in €1,200 out of their own pocket (55 × €1,200 = €66,000), and we already count it as raised.
| Item | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Pilgrims’ share (55 × €1,200) | €66,000.00 | 78% |
| Flags | €11,526.00 | 14% |
| Sant Joan cocas 2026 | €1,028.30 | 1% |
| Lottery | €280.00 | <1% |
| Pilgrims’ contributions | €1,000.00 | 1% |
| Parish donations | €5,000.00 | 6% |
| Monastery sweets | €219.00 | <1% |
| Christmas hampers | €0.00 | 0% |
| Total | €85,053.30 | 100% |
Approximate budget
How much the trip costs
What the trip costs each pilgrim, item by item, and what it costs for the whole group.
€2,400per pilgrim
Of this €2,400, each pilgrim puts in €1,200 and €1,200 comes from the common fund.
55 pilgrims × €2,400 = €132,000
| Item | Per pilgrim | % |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | €1,600 | 67% |
| Accommodation | €270 | 11% |
| WYD registration | €200 | 8% |
| Meals | €200 | 8% |
| Other | €50 | 2% |
| T-shirts | €40 | 2% |
| Insurance | €40 | 2% |
| Total per pilgrim | €2,400 | 100% |
Current stage · Christmas hampers
A hamper on your table, your name in Seoul
With every donation you walk with us: if you leave us your intention, we’ll carry it all the way to Seoul and pray for it.
- This hamper travels to SeúlHamper 2
- This hamper travels to SeúlHamper 3
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Where we are on the way
Milestone 2 of 6
The whole school year
02. The campaigns
IN PROGRESS
Flags for the visit of Pope Leo XIV, St John’s Eve cocas, the lottery and now the Christmas hampers and the monastery sweets. We need your help to get to Seoul and be with the Pope.
The Pope is calling us
“I warmly invite you to go to Seoul.”
Leo XIV · video message of 22 October 2026
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Jesus, our true north
Take courage! I have overcome the world
Tingueu coratge! Jo he vençut el món
Confidite, ego vici mundum
Jesus is at the centre of everything. He is our driving force and what moves us to set out on this journey.
That’s why prayer goes with us every step of the way. Hampers, cakes, lottery tickets and whatever comes next: work done with love, which is already a prayer.
Since 2013
12 pilgrimages, one single way
From Rio de Janeiro, in 2013, to Lisieux, in 2026: each one a stamp in the group’s pilgrim passport. Now we’re heading for Seoul.
The voice of the pilgrims
Soon you’ll find our voices here. Right now we’re learning to put into words why we’re going.
From the journal
Editorial
Mn. Ferran Lorda Donat
Ask and it will be given to you: the prayer that takes us to Seoul
- Article
- Article
- Editorial
Mn. Ferran Lorda Donat
I don’t have the money to go: this article is for you
Going to Korea costs a lot of money. Let’s look at it the other way round: the cost isn’t a wall, it’s a door.
About us
We’re young people from the parishes of Sant Mateu, Sant Rafael and Sant Narcís, in Barcelona.
3–8 August 2027 we want to be at WYD Seoul, the first ever in South Korea.
We’re paying for the trip together, and whoever gives us a hand walks with us.