20° GENERAL CHAPTER – PLANNING

      Naples / Rome 1 – 26 Jule 2015

 

Wed.

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Fri.

 

 

 

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                                     Our spiritual experience in Naples

“Reaching Emmaus … Departing again from Emmaus”

                                                       Celebrate “the table ”

* with a basin in hand and a towel around the waist*

 

Sat.

4 morn.

Eucharist in “Regina Coeli” – Return to Rome

Sat.

4 pm
  1. 1.Introductory phase

–       Juridical and procedural fulfilments

Sun.

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Thurs

 

5   

 

9  am.

 2.The “seven miles ” of the2010-2015

2.1.     The journey of the Congregation

(a)       The narration of the “steps made” :

–        the territorial Communications

–        the General report

–        the Document -Synthesis

 

(b)      Rereading the journey, in view of discernment 

“Which seeds for the future in the signs of our present”?  

Thurs

9 pm

2.2.     The Movement’s journey  “Lay-Friends”

 

(a)       Some “street companions” join us:

Let’s welcome the lay-friends !

Fri.

10

                                          First  stop

                   “Sisters and lay together”,  listening to the world’s clamours

             A cry from Syria …  An echo from the Mediterranean

 

                                            The voice of witnesses

Sat.

11

(b)    The “seven miles” of the Movement  “Lay-Friends ”

    Which are the steps made … for which future?

 

         The word to our travelling  companions

Sun.

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

Second stop

 

The Religious life … in a world of “clamours”

 

The voice of friend : Father  J.Claude Lavigne

Mon.

13

Free

Tues.

14 morn.

 

 

                                                                      Third stop

                          Living the Vincentian charism

                               in Pope Francis’ Church

 

       The voice of a brother. Father P. Gregory Gay, General Superior – CM

Tues.

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Sat.

 

Sat.

14

 

18 morn.

 

18 pm

 3.“seven miles”  of the quinquennium  2015-2020

3.1.     The “steps” of the global community”

              “Unitary” projects  … “Territorial” paths”

 

3.2.      The “steps” of the Lay-Movement

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We say goodbye to the Lay-Friends ! 

Sun.

19

Free

Mon.

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Thurs

 

20

 

23
  1. 4.Lord, whom do you want to guide “these” steps?  

–        Time of discernment

–        Election of the Superior General and the Councillors 

Fri.

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Sun.

 

24

 

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  1. 5.“Departing again … instantly”

The commitments for the next quinquennium     

(a)       The definition of the Chapter Acts 

(b)       Voting of the texts 

(c)        Conclusion  of the Chapter

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They began to relate their experiences on the road and how He was recognised

by them in the breaking of the Bread   … (cfr. Lk 24,35)