Fatima 2008 - CVX-CLC


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Day #3

Thursday 14 August

Exploring Landscapes around and within us.

Today's Grace: to raise our eyes to the signs of the times around and beyond World CLC, and to consider what inner dispositions and attitudes motivate our choices.

"Christ tells us come follow me and go out into the world. Mary tells us quite simply - Do whatever he tells you." Edward Warrington

Alfredo Sfeir-Younis shares his spirituality, influenced by Buddhism and the Spiritual Exercises, for healing the world. "The Catholic Lam-Rim: A new exercises for the Twenty first Century." In Tibetan 'Lam' means 'Path' and Rim means Stages.

He challenges the assembly to ask if St Ignatius was here to day what he would keep of the Spiritual Exercises and what he would add.

"Spirituality must go to the people and not the people to the spirituality. If we impose an entry ticket on our way it is not Spirituality." Alfredo Sfeir-Younis

National delegations meet to share their prayer and ideas.

Delegates enjoy coffee together outside in the breaks.

Eddie Mercieca SJ shares from the Spiritual Exercises, the source of our spirituality, some points for reflection 15on 'The three dispositions' in relation to communal discernment.

"CLC strives to be more free so that we can serve more and better." Eddie Mercieca, SJ

Time is spent in silent prayer meditating on the General Principles, the ministry of Jesus, and Mary model of our mission.

Drinking Mate, keeps some Latin American delegates going through the afternoon.

After dinner is a time catching up with friends and family on the internet.