On the 10 – 14 July 200, in the retreat house of the CSSR monastery (Holosko, Lviv), the Preparatory Meeting for the International Congress of the Redemptorist Youth, which will take place in August 2010 in Lviv, was held.

During the five days spent in the monastery, participants had an opportunity to get acquainted with Eastern Catholic Rite (spirituality) by taking part in the Greek-Catholic Liturgy, honoring of the Mykola Chernetskyy and Vasyl Velychkovskyy relics, visiting of the Basylians’ monastery in Krehiv and also the Redemptorist sisters’ house.

Main discourse, spiritual meetings and retreats of the future International Youth Congress Lviv 2010 will be organized with main theme: To be like You!

As a result of the meeting, the date of the Congress and the number of the participants were fixed and themes of the Congress and daily routine were determined. Also a lot of concrete details of the future Congress were discussed. Delegates, who had been involved in the organization of previous youth congresses shared their experiences, emphasizing important areas for consideration.