The General Chapter of 2012 decided (Decision #8) that the year 2015 would be dedicated to the theme "Justice, Peace and Reconciliation" for the entire Congregation. Below is the material.
MONTH |
January-February-March |
April-May-June |
PARTICULAR INVOLVEMENT OF |
All the local communities of the Provinces and Region |
All the parishes of the Congregation |
THEME |
Religious Life that listens to the cry of the poor |
We are the announcers of the Good News to all, without exception |
FOCUS |
Human rights, justice, and social development - Our charism - |
Reconciliation and human conflicts - Our vocation - |
REFERENCES |
"Among our tasks as witnesses to the love of Christ is that of giving a voice to the cry of the poor, so that they are not abandoned to the laws of an economy that seems at times to treat people as mere consumers." (Pope Francis to his Grace Justin Welby, Primate of the Anglican Communion - 14 June 2013) |
“I think that each one of us ought to feel committed primarily and personally in this effort of setting afire the innermost recesses of our faith and of our own religious consecration. In so doing we will be more at ease in the heart of Church and in the world, we who are called to love and serve by following the example of Jesus, our teacher and guide.”(Superior General’s Letter for the Feast of La Salette, 2012 – the first one of his term.) |
FROM OUR RULE OF LIFE |
...we want to be free from excessive concern for the things of this world in order to seek first the Kingdom and provide an effective response to the “cry of the poor.” No. 10. |
When a Province accepts the care of parishes, it gives preference to those most in need. No. 44cp. |
KEY QUESTION(S) |
Who are the poor today? Where do we meet them? |
What conversion(s) need to take place so that I/we can hear the cry of the poor? |
PROPHETIC STANCE |
YES to equality NO to discrimination |
YES to the commandment to love NO to intolerance |
HOLY SCRIPTURE |
“but [the mighty] caused the cries of the poor to reach[the Just One], so that he heard the cry of the afflicted.”(Job 34:28) |
“I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live.”(John 11:25) |
SEEDS TO HELP GROW |
The creation of alternative means for assuring a just economy |
The disseminating and sustaining of new initiatives developed in light of the new relationships between persons |
THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORK OF THIS PERIOD |
Italy Argentina-Bolivia Philippines |
Angola Madagascar North America |
COORDINATING THIS WORK |
International Commission of Justice and Peace |
Internation Communications Commission and five pastors in Europe |