MONTHLY REFLECTION NOVEMBER 2015
LOOK TO THE PAST WITH GRATITUDE!
LIVE IN THE PRESENT WITH PASSION
EMBRACE THE FUTURE WITH HOPE!
Pope Francis’ circular letter, REJOICE to
men and women in Consecrated Life for the year of Consecrated Life.
Opening Hymn: God has Chosen
Me Bernadette Farrell
Psalm 16
Ant. When I see your face, O Lord,
I shall know the fullness of joy.
Keep me safe, O God; in you
I take refuge.
I say to the LORD, you are my Lord, you are my only good.
As for the holy ones who are in the land, they are noble, in whom is all my delight.
They multiply their sorrows who court other
gods. Blood libations to them I will not pour out nor will I take their names upon my lips.LORD, my allotted portion and my cup, you have made my destiny secure. Pleasant places were measured out for me; fair to me indeed is my inheritance.
I bless the LORD who counsels
me; even at night my heart exhorts me.
I keep the LORD always before
me; with him at my right hand,
I shall never be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad, my soul rejoices; my body also dwells secure,
For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor let your devout one see the pit.
You will show me the path to life, abounding joy in your presence,
the delights at your right
hand forever.
(Personal Reflection) Look at the Past with Gratitude
SHARING:
·
From our past, “What is
your favorite story from Missionary Cenacle History?”
·
If I had to write a
report on the condition of my spiritual and apostolic life from the past what
would it be? Why?
2.- LIVE
THE PRESENT WITH PASSION
Taken from
the Ministry Inventory Pre- General Cenacle 2013
·
MSBTs
minister to adults of all ages whose
conversion to Christ is incomplete.
·
MSBTs
have extensive experience with various programs aimed at welcoming inactive
Catholics back to the Church or bringing about an experience of personal
conversion and renewal.
·
MSBTs
promote and support the MCA in several ways: as regional spiritual guides, by
offering spiritual direction and retreats (including the MC Spiritual
Exercises),
·
MSBTS
carry on our long tradition of reaching out to people through missionary
visiting to homes, public institutions, hospitals, nursing homes, college
campuses, and juvenile and immigration detention centers.
·
Some
MSBTs are involved in advocacy of various kinds, e.g., for victims of domestic
violence and trafficking; for undocumented immigrants and immigrants isolated
from their families; for the protection of children and the elderly from
abuse,
·
MSBTs
also have educational ministries (apart from religious education), e.g., they
provide leadership training, teach English as a Second Language, tutor youth,
supervise student social workers, teach parenting skills, educate in an Adult
Awareness and Safe Environment program, and so on.
TO SHARE AND REFLECT
6 “Yes,” he replied, “I have been there many times; I am acquainted
with it and know all the roads7 Then Tobias said to him,…..
“Wait for me, young man, until I go in and tell my father; for I do need you to
travel with me, … He replied, “All right, I will wait; but do
not take too long. Tobit 5: 6ff
Trusting that the new is being born and to allow oneself to be guided by the Spirit requires courage and audacity to
take the uncertainty and complexity of reality in constant transformation,
recognizing that we do not have the last word, but we are one of the many
voices and presences.
What are the actual
signs that reveal to you new ways of living our charism?
Embrace the future with hope
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