Ecclesial movements are a gift, they are a treasure in the Church! That’s what you are! These movements renew the Church with their capacity for dialogue at the service of her evangelizing mission. Each day, they rediscover in their charism new ways of showing the attractiveness and the newness of the Gospel. How do they do this? Speaking different languages, they seem different, but it is their creativity that creates these differences. But always understanding themselves and making themselves understood. And working at the service of the Bishops and parishes to avoid any temptation to close in on themselves, which can be the danger, right? Always be on the move, responding to the impulse of the Holy Spirit to the challenges, to the changes in today’s world. Remain in harmony with the Church, since harmony is a gift of the Holy Spirit. Let us pray that ecclesial movements and groups may daily rediscover their mission, an evangelizing mission, and that they place their own charisms at the service of the world’s needs. Service…
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In the past few days, I went to Portugal for the 37th World Youth Day. This World Youth Day in Lisbon, after the pandemic, was considered by all to be a gift of God,
Thea Arandia Frigillana, 29, first thought of attending World Youth Day in 2021 when she came across an old poster of World Youth Day 2016 in Poland.
What is the Message of Fatima? Deacon Pedro reflects on the main and most significant apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima.
Pope Francis has granted a plenary indulgence opportunity for the 100th anniversary of the Our Lady of Fatima apparitions throughout the centennial year, from the 27th of November 2016 till the 26th of November 2017. There are three ways to obtain the indulgence, detailed in a statement from the Fatima Shrine in Portugal. Three Ways […]
Last week we looked at a quick summary of the Fatima Apparitions that took place between May 13 and October 13, 1917. Today I want to look at, specifically the content of the three secrets and the confusion regarding the consecration of Russia. Last week we learned that in Fatima, Mary appeared to three children, […]