Youth Apostles

08/24/2026

It's the first day of school for many, including our missionaries at St. Paul VI Catholic High School. Austin and John are ready for a great year of walking with the students!

Join us this week in prayer for all students returning to their studies, that they have a fruitful and joyful year!

08/24/2026

08/14/2026

July 25 was a truly blessed and joyful day! We gathered with family, friends, and many members of the Youth Apostles community to witness several important commitments at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, Fairfax VA.

Congratulations to John DeCelle and Piero Del Castillo on their Candidate Promises; Erick Christensen on his Full Member Promise; Christopher Roy, YA on his Renewal of Consecration; Matthew Clem and Peter Maurer on their Lifetime Full Member Promises; and Kieran Koch, YA, Matias Paniagua, YA, and John Volk, YA on their Lifetime Promises of Consecration.

We are grateful to everyone who joined us in prayer and celebration as these men continue to respond to the Lord’s call to serve young people through the mission of Youth Apostles.

08/06/2026

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08/05/2026

Time to take their next steps!

Full Member Ben Jacobeen recently took a group of seniors from All Saints to Shenandoah National Park to Hike Mary's Rock and pray the Rosary, as they prepare for their next phase in the coming weeks. This has become an annual tradition at !

07/31/2026

Happy Feast Day of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, one of the patron saints of Youth Apostles!

Our community bases our annual retreat on the Spiritual Exercises from St. Ignatius. Read more about them here: https://www.youthapostles.org/blog/ignatianmeditation.

St. Ignatius, pray for us!

07/30/2026

Once a year, the Catholic Life Communities (CLCs) elect a new board of peers to lead them through the following year. This is the most recent election workshop for the CLC at All Saints Catholic Church. Please pray for these young men as they head into another year!

What's a CLC? Learn more about our signature ministry: https://www.youthapostles.org/parishministry.

07/27/2026

Middle School Work Camp kicked off yesterday with Mass celebrated by Fr. Jack!

Over the last few years, this project has grown to include over 90 teens from St. Luke, Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Vienna, VA , St. Mark Catholic Church - Vienna, VA, St. Joseph, and St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, Fairfax VA. With leaders including members from both Youth Apostles and Women Youth Apostles, they will be completing projects for parishioners, at Turner Farm, and also for some local nonprofits.

07/27/2026

The Arlington Catholic Herald recently featured the middle school work camp program in the Fairfax area and its growth over the past few years.

This ministry was launched by a team that included several Youth Apostles, and now includes Women Youth Apostles leaders as well! Read the full story!

What started off as a post-COVID service project, has amassed into a weeklong work camp trying to help young people get to God.

07/24/2026

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