Nearly 1,000 people gathered for RALLY at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington Oct. 22 to pray, learn, and celebrate the Catholic faith. With more than 800 teens in attendance, the annual event drew the largest crowd ever. The goal is to energize teenagers in their faith lives.

Here are some of the things that the students had to say :

Alice Shin
My experience at rally was really encouraging to see so many people excited about their faith. I listened to so many great people talking about their experiences with faith and life.
Those talks have taught me many things about how I should associate the Catholic faith with my daily life. I also had a lot of fun with my parish and friends! I definitely recommend rally to anyone who is eligible and interested in going!

Paul Hwang
I didn't expect to enjoy rally as much as I actually did today. It went by a lot quicker than I thought it would, and building fellowship with my friends was worth spending my entire day at a religious event.
Also, the keynote speakers had intriguing stories to tell where I paid attention to instead of getting distracted. If I had the chance to come back next year, I definitely would since I found the whole experience worthwhile.