Day 26 September
The aim of the day was to continue to share the experience and the fruits of the Congress Assembly.
“In the universe family everything is gift; each being is a unique gift, different and intimately related to everything else….We are different but not superior or separated from the rest of creation. Everything moves us to challenge our belief that only the human being is made in the image of God.”
A slide show “The Gift we are” invited us to thank God for all the gifts of creation.
“Believe that this is the very first day
Everything completely new
Believe that the sun is your own lucky star
And then you’ll understand the kind of gift you are”
Separately the two vocations dedicated the morning to reading the summaries of the reflection made by the Lay Associates and the Priests in preparation for their respective assemblies.
After a prolonged time of personal reflection, the participants met in groups to respond to the following questions:
- 1. What do we consider important and helpful to us as we move forward in our vocation in the heart of the Family?
- 2. In the light of the experience of the Congress Assembly, what aspects would we like to emphasise, deepen and move forward?
Some aspects that the Priest Associates found important:
- Belonging to the Holy Family with its international dimension
- Spreading the charism of communion beyond the Family and sharing its richness and values
- The challenge to live communion at all levels: brother priests, families and with the five vocations
- Listening to and accompanying the youth
- Accompaniment of families
- Promote the family spirit with all, enlightened by the new emerging spirituality
- Forms of prayer, sharing the word of God and the Eucharist
- Communication among the Priest Associates and with the whole Family
After sharing these aspects there was an open, frank, simple and fraternal discussion in the assembly.
It was surprising to see how much similarity there was with the calls that were heard during the Congress Assembly – surely a sign of the presence of the Holy Spirit.
The day ended with a sharing of the Word of God and the Eucharist.
queridos hermanos asociados laicos y sacerdotes: estamos muy unidas a sus busquedas y reflexiones y nos alegramso tanto , tanto de este caminar vital y comprmetido con la hsitoria de nuestra familia y de cada una de las vocacions. les enviamos un abrazo muy fuerte.