"Always be prepared to make a defence to anyone who calls you to account for the hope that is in you" (1 Pt 3:15)

1st World Youth Day 1986 (Diocesan level)

"We ourselves have known and put our faith in God’s love towards ourselves" (1 Jn 4:16)

2nd World Youth Day 1987 (Buenos Aires, Argentina, International level)

"Do whatever he tells you" (Jn 2:5)

3rd World Youth Day 1988 (Diocesan level)

"I am the Way, the Truth and the Life" (Jn 14:6)

4th World Youth Day 1989 (Santiago de Compostela, Spain, International level)

"I am the vine, you are the branches" (Jn 15:5)

5th World Youth Day 1990 (Diocesan level)

"You have received a spirit of sonship" (Rom 8:15)

6th World Youth Day 1991 (Czestochowa, Poland, International level)

"Go into all the world and preach the Gospel" (Mk 16:15)

7th World Youth Day 1992 (Diocesan level)

"I came that they might have life, and have it to the full." (Jn 10:10)

8th World Youth Day 1993 (Denver, USA, International level)

"As the Father sent me, so am I sending you" (Jn 20: 21)

9th World Youth Day 1994 (Diocesan level), 10th World Youth Day 1995 (Manila, Philippines, International level)

"Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life" (Jn 6:68)

11th World Youth Day 1996 (Diocesan level)

"Teacher, where are you staying? Come and see." (cf. Jn 1:38-39)

12th World Youth Day 1997 (Paris, France, International level)

"The Holy Spirit will teach you all things" (cf. Jn 14:26)

13th World Youth Day 1998 (Diocesan level)

"The Father loves you" (cf. Jn 16:27)

14th World Youth Day 1999 (Diocesan level)

"The Word became flesh and dwelt among us" (Jn 1:14)

15th World Youth Day 2000 (Rome, Italy, International level)

"If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me" (Lk 9:23)

16th World Youth Day 2001 (Diocesan level)

"You are the salt of the earth ... you are the light of the world." (Mt 5: 13,14)

17th World Youth Day 2002 (Toronto, Canada, International level)

"Behold, your mother" (Jn 19:27)

18th World Youth Day 2003 (Diocesan level)

"We wish to see Jesus" (Jn 12:21)

19th World Youth Day 2004 (Diocesan level)

"We have come to worship Him" (Mt 2:2)

20th World Youth Day 2005 (Cologne, Germany, International level)

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path" (Ps 119:105)

21st World Youth Day 2006 (Diocesan level)

"Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another" (Jn 13:34)

22nd World Youth Day 2007 (Diocesan level)

"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses" (Acts 1:8)

23rd World Youth Day 2008 (Sydney, Australia, International level)

"We have set our hope on the living God" (1 Tim 4:10)

24th World Youth Day 2009 (Diocesan level)

"Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" (Mk 10:17)

25th World Youth Day 2010 (Diocesan level)

"Planted and built up in Jesus Christ, firm in the faith" (cf. Col 2:7)

26th World Youth Day 2011 (Madrid, Spain, International level)

"Rejoice in the Lord always" (Phil 4:4)

27th World Youth Day 2012 (Diocesan level)

"Go and make disciples of all nations!" (cf. Mt 28:19)

28th World Youth Day 2013 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, International level)

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Mt 5:3)

29th World Youth Day 2014 (Diocesan level)

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" (Mt 5:8)

30th World Youth Day 2015 (Diocesan level)

"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy" (Mt 5:7)

31st World Youth Day 2016 (Krakow, Poland, International level)

"The Mighty One has done great things for me" (Lk 1:49)

32nd World Youth Day 2017 (Diocesan level)

"Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God" (Lk 1:30)

33rd World Youth Day 2018 (Diocesan level)

"I am the servant of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word" (Lk 1:38)

34th World Youth Day 2019 (Panama City, Panama, International level)

"Young man, I say to you, arise!" (Lk 7:14)

35th World Youth Day 2020 (Diocesan level)

"Stand up. I appoint you as a witness of what you have seen." (cf. Act 26:16)

36th World Youth Day 2021 (Diocesan level)

"Mary arose and went with haste" (Lk 1:39)

37th World Youth Day 2022 (2023, Lisbon, Portugal, International level)

"Rejoicing in Hope" (Rom 12:12)

38th World Youth Day 2023 (Diocesan level)

"Those who hope in the Lord walk without tiring" (cf. Is 40:31)

39th World Youth Day 2024 (Diocesan level, Jubilee 2025)

"You also are my witnesses, because you have been with me" (Jn 15:27)

40th World Youth Day (Diocesan level)

"Take courage! I have overcome the world." (John 16:33)

41st WYD (Seoul, International)