7pm  - The Evening Vigil commences with Sydney Youth Ballet carrying lamps and performing a liturgical dance. The entry of the light reminds us of the Christian call to worship.

Gary Pinto performs 'Behold The Cross' as the WYD Cross & Icon is carried onto the sanctuary and put into position. Just as the young people made their pilgrimage to Randwick today, the presence of the Cross and Icon highlight the culmination of the journey is here.

7.15 Led by representatives from many nations, Pope Benedict XVI is welcomed to the Evening Vigil as he processes behind them onto the sanctuary to lead the congregation in prayer. The Holy Father is looking remarkably fresh after another full day of activity.

As at Barangaroo, the stage is awash with bright red, signifying the earthy colours of the land that is the Great South Land of the Holy Spirit, Australia, as well as the fire of the Holy Spirit.

Lauren Zolezzi, performs newly commissioned hymn, Our Lady of the Southern Cross.

7.24pm - The Holy Father opens the vigil ceremony, "In the name of the father and the son and the Holy Spirit."

 Five hundred million people around the globe watched a reverent reenactment of the Stations of the Cross through the streets of Sydney as part of World Youth Day celebrations on July 18.  

It wasn't just pilgrims excited as 500,000 Sydneysiders saw Pope Benedict arrive in Sydney yesterday.

Stations of the Cross are now underway with large crowds through the streets of Sydney as the stations are held at following locations;

3 pm Station 1: The Last Supper with a special appearance by the Holy Father
St Mary's Cathedral
Performance by St Mary's Cathedral choir 

3:18 pm Station 2: The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane where Christ prepares for his death
The Domain

3:31 pm Station 3: Jesus before the Sanhedrin
The Art Gallery of NSW

Todays TXT message;

The Spirit impels us 4ward 2wards others; the fire of his love makes us missionaries of God's charity. C u tomorrow night - BXVI

Each day Pope Benedict XVI is sending text messaged to Pilgrim's mobile phones.

Tomorrow pilgrims will walk from North Sydney across the Harbour Bridge to Randwick Racecource where they will spend the evening with the Pope in a vigil including adoration of the Blessed Sacrament of Jesus Christ.