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  1 Pre    |              International Congress of young religious, held in Rome
  2 Pre    |         General in November 1993, some young people questioned our language
  3 Pre    |                the theme of which was "Young People interpellate the
  4 Pre    |                During this Meeting the young men and women religious
  5 Pre    |          necessity of listening to the young religious and plans were
  6 Pre    |               two Presidents asked the young people to teach us new paths
  7 Pre    |                all different tones the young people speak as those who
  8 Pre    |              International Congress of young Religious the USG gathered
  9 Pre    |            Towards the future with the young religious: challenges, proposals,
 10 Pre    |             testimonies of some of the young people who had participated
 11 Pre    |               Superiors General to the young religious marked the Assembly’
 12 Pre    |          listening to the voice of the young people, we run the risk
 13 Pre    |            present us and to which the young people want to be more sensitive.~
 14 Pre    |       sensitive.~Listening to what the young consecrated persons think
 15 Gre    |             result of the Congress for young Religious. ~The USG Council,
 16 Gre    |               discuss the Congress for young Religious while the memory
 17 Gre    |             its sort, not only for the young Religious who took part
 18 Gre    |               future together with the young people themselves, in order
 19 Gre    |             itself, beginning with the young people themselves and then
 20 Gre    |             are having the sessions on young people and on their Congress,
 21   1    |                                     1. YOUNG RELIGIOUS, ~FIRST CONGRESS
 22   1,  1|          regarding the congress of the young religious. I presented myself
 23   1,  1|              There were about 11 of us young religious from different
 24   1,  1|                for the congress of the young religious that would take
 25   1,  1|         international congress for the young religious and so many young
 26   1,  1|            young religious and so many young religious involved in making
 27   1,  1|                that a congress for the young religious was organized
 28   1,  1|         religious was organized by the young religious themselves, of
 29   1,  1|             more than evident that the young religious were not only
 30   1,  1|            were some witnesses of some young religious, who shared with
 31   1,  1|                 sung and danced by the young religious. It was followed
 32   1,  1|               USG and UISG and by some young religious, after a suitable
 33   1,  2|            speak about the Congress of young religious, the first thing
 34   1,  2|           hinder the enthusiasm of the young participants. Also, the
 35   1,  2|                the difficulties of the young religious of our times.
 36   1,  2|              understood... whereas the young of the Asian continent have
 37   1,  3|              and with collaboration of young religious women and men. ~
 38   1,  3|              possibly open also to the young lay people. It would be
 39   1,  4|              the congress began as the young people gathered in the auditorium:
 40   1,  4|                 Cencini spoke to us as young people, who in faith have
 41   1,  4|           religious life the eternally young soul of the church. This
 42   1,  4|                kind of talk excites us young religious. Further, Fr.
 43   1,  4|                surveys which criticize young people in the world today
 44   1,  4|             wish to attract many other young people by sharing our joy
 45   1,  4|               future when we will help young religious to do the same.
 46   1,  4|           expresses the true desire we young religious have of fraternal
 47   1,  4|            real heart of the congress. Young people who had stories to
 48   1,  4|           affluence and individualism. Young people don’t see why they
 49   1,  4|               commodities. In fact the young do not commit themselves
 50   1,  4|              anything. We need to help young people make a definitive,
 51   1,  4|              regarding sharing between young and older members: a challenge
 52   1,  4|                the congregation on the young.   The experience of the
 53   1,  4|               same Lord. The 850 other young religious men and women
 54   1,  5|               used to the gathering of young women and men religious
 55   1,  5|              international congress of young women and men religious
 56   1,  5|             for our superiors: We, the young men and women religious,
 57   1,  6|             Mary Mukamwezi to tell how young people at the Congress received
 58   1,  6|               cost. I believe that the young religious at this Congress
 59   1,  6|          dreams and challenges that we young religious women and men
 60   1,  6|               talking of communion, we young religious have made an experience
 61   1,  6|            Italian constellation), 700 young faces, sometimes a little
 62   1,  7|              International Congress of Young Religious. ~From the time
 63   1,  7|                that is, each one of us young religious. ~It is precisely
 64   1,  7|        possibility to meet together as young religious gave the Congress
 65   1,  7|          values of the Gospel. And we, young religious, have responded
 66   1,  7|               sincere dialogue with us young religious, your sons and
 67   1,  7|              our voices. Listen to the young and you will see every time
 68   1,  8|              SUPERIOR GENERALS~AND THE YOUNG RELIGIOUS~At the end of
 69   1,  8|            them, the insertion of some young brought new vitality even
 70   1,  8|           certain moral weakness among young people, on the other, they
 71   1,  8|                native religious; three young people expressed their disappointment
 72   1,  8|            just a bit older than these young who were in their thirties.
 73   1,  8|          Urbaniana. In the first case, young people could not express
 74   1,  8|               a means for growth among young people who are intent upon
 75   1,  8|          tensions and contrast; though young people are enthusiastic
 76   1,  8|                 old people - want we - young people - be formed or conformed ?
 77   1,  8|              unique definition for all young religious, they are not
 78   1,  8|                opinions. Comparatively young people and old people are
 79   1,  8|             greater dialogue facility; young people are less overbearing.
 80   1,  8|            that other real meetings of young religious should be held
 81   1,  8|                from those of the seven young religious. Dario Tokic,
 82   1,  8|              religious. Dario Tokic, a young religious, thanked the Superior
 83   1,  8|                who did not spare their young listeners some sarcastic
 84   1,  8|              real collaboration of the young religious: this is a declaration
 85   1,  8|           which is always destructive. Young religious actually need
 86   1,  8|                for the possibility for young and old people living together,
 87   1,  8|         impassioned interventions of a young religious who said that
 88   1,  8|          should be places reserved for young religious, without prejudice.
 89   1,  8|               make radical requests of young people; if we sometimes
 90   1,  8|               radical proposals to the young as Jesus did to his disciples,
 91   1,  8|         finally, thanked all the seven young religious who brought new
 92   1,  8|         expected as six of those seven young religious were active members
 93   1,  8|               religious life -with the young people who are a part of
 94   1,  8|                it- remains perpetually young and hopeful.~ ~
 95   2,  1|              you the evaluation of the young religious on the Congress.
 96   2,  1|              and joy of a hall full of young religious from all parts
 97   2,  1|              and listening to over 800 young religious who were proclaiming
 98   2,  1|         something about it. As healthy young religious they have seen
 99   2,  1|          Friday evening when all these young people danced and sang at
100   2,  1|         journey not a guided tour"~The young religious in the English
101   2,  1|                in the outlook of these young people and in their genuine
102   2,  1|         community is paramount for the young religious and their religious
103   2,  1|                need to repeat what the young religious told us yesterday
104   2,  1|              norm on that day? So many young religious were bitterly
105   2,  1|         bitterly disappointed that the young religious weren’t able to
106   2,  1|                our wills."~What do the young religious ask? - Proper
107   2,  1|           usually not the fault of the young religious. He is the result
108   2,  1|     responsible for his formation. Our young need guidance – and not
109   2,  1|        idealism and receptivity of the young!~To our elder brothers and
110   2,  1|                struck by the pain of a young Western European sister
111   2,  1|             would hear the "cry of the young" and treat her less "smotheringly".
112   2,  1|            smotheringly". Or the other young man who spoke about the
113   2,  1|             authority crises, but with young women and men who, if God
114   2,  1|              the tendency to treat the young as children. It is in this
115   2,  1|            major Superior give to your young members on these issues –
116   2,  1|           local superiors, give to the young? ~Conclusion~My description
117   2,  1|               to have all 800 of these young religious in our own congregation!
118   2,  1|          religious life can be for the young, what it could be for all.
119   2,  1|          remind others that what these young religious live is the norm
120   2,  1|               live is the norm for all young religious in our houses.
121   2,  1|                me to re-look at the 23 young people entrusted to my care
122   2,  1|        negative "for the growth of the young person". With the privilege
123   2,  1|              gift of relating to these young religious in a more respectful
124   2,  1|              your own contact with the young religious God has entrusted
125   2,  2|                it produce?~Perhaps the young people would tell us that
126   2,  2|         difficult. The idealism of the young religious is for us, their
127   2,  2|             mediation: standing at the young people’s side, in dialogue
128   2,  2|             out on a journey which the young person him/herself must
129   2,  2|      generations like our own, today’s young people prefer a persuasive
130   2,  2|             most strongly affected the young people during the congress
131   2,  2|             international congress for young religious... something was
132   2,  2|               continue to consider the young as adolescents, unable to
133   2,  2|           roles. Please think of us as young, yes, but... as young adults!"~
134   2,  2|               as young, yes, but... as young adults!"~A re-analysis of
135   2,  2|         content which emerged from the young people. The key word which
136   2,  2|              community journey....~The young people feel the need for
137   2,  2|              other religions, with the young lay people.~It seems to
138   2,  2|            follow in order to open the young people more and more to
139   2,  2|              that there are many other young religious who are struggling
140   2,  2|               communion. Perhaps these young people will be able to accept
141   2,  3|             MORIN,CSC~THE HOPES OF THE YOUNG RELIGIOUS.~SEVERAL MAJOR
142   2,  3|              informal gatherings—these young women and men gave expression
143   2,  3|           welcome into their midst all young people of good will who
144   2,  3|            important points that these young religious themselves highlighted
145   2,  3|             living Church in which the young have a place and responsibilities." ~
146   2,  3|             This is the CREDO that our young members in religious life
147   2,  3|      conversations and meetings. These young religious affirmed that
148   2,  3|    individualism and materialism. ~The young religious unanimously told
149   2,  3|              this point of view, these young religious expressed their
150   2,  3|               to his teaching that the young religious confirmed their
151   2,  3|                Growth and Holiness~The young religious of this Congress
152   2,  3|           Mission to Build the Kingdom~Young religious, both men and
153   2,  3|        importance. ~Nonetheless, these young religious are not ready
154   2,  3|              of all those present, the young religious expressed over
155   2,  3|             hope as Christians. ~These young women and young men religious
156   2,  3|                  These young women and young men religious sang out their
157   2,  3|              International Congress of Young Religious. Hopefully, this
158   2,  4|          underlined the request of the young for community that promote
159   2,  4|           admire the enthusiasm of the young, it is somehow similar to
160   2,  4|        question about the dream of the young was particularly stimulating (
161   2,  4|           prayer, Eucharist adoration. Young people often expressed their
162   2,  4|         international community, where young people allow their own culture
163   2,  4|               in again to say that the young people were enthusiastic
164   2,  4|             Ciardi, wittily added that young religious enthusiasm is
165   2,  4|               like the love of engaged young people, but we also know
166   2,  4|                As for the dream of the young and the ways to help them
167   2,  4|         distinction established by the young people in the Congress between "
168   2,  4|               added Fr Frank Santucci, young people want clarity, and
169   2,  4|              International Congress of Young Women and Men Religious
170   3    |              INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF YOUNG RELIGIOUS~- Father Amedeo
171   3,  0|              analyses of the groups of young religious who attended the
172   3,  0|              from the reactions of the young people in the assembly hall
173   3,  0|               points: the image of the young man/woman religious which
174   3,  0|                    1. The image of the young consecrated man/woman~1.
175   3,  0|              It is my feeling that the young consecrated person represents
176   3,  0|               adequate to describe the young man or woman called to the
177   3,  0|                his/her response. These young people, for example, are
178   3,  0|             proposals. It is said that young people are afraid of radicalness,
179   3,  0|              group responses. The fear young people have of the future
180   3,  0|              precisely this fear which young people have pointed out
181   3,  0|       generations.~1.2 - Certainly the young person of today is not the
182   3,  0|               no longer consider these young people as children of the
183   3,  0|          Council does not mean much to young religious or, at least,
184   3,  0|         perspectives. In any case, the young person is sincere and openly
185   3,  0|               sheep as are some modern young people. ~1.3 - Many differences
186   3,  0|             Many differences among the young people themselves emerged
187   3,  0|               the level of taste (some young people objected to some
188   3,  0|               and doubts are many. The young people cannot but be affected
189   3,  0|            some way the existence of a young person’s grasp of the consecrated
190   3,  0|                life as the permanently young soul of the church. Considering
191   3,  0|        statement. Needless to say, the young people reacted enthusiastically
192   3,  0| enthusiastically to this.~2.2 - In the young people’s model of the consecrated
193   3,  0|             this is fundamental to the young people. Together with this
194   3,  0|           precisely this desire of the young: that there be not just
195   3,  0|          holiness. In several ways the young people stressed this desire
196   3,  0|               there was a sense of the young people’s anxiety, which
197   3,  0|                 With this in mind, the young people spoke of opening
198   3,  0|            contrary. According to some young people attending the congress, "
199   3,  0|          behind the expression of this young person just quoted does
200   3,  0|           Congress and in the world of young religious, a person who
201   3,  0|                and enthusiasm from the young religious who clearly have
202   3,  0|               the interventions of the young people were addressed primarily
203   3,  0|             formators) and less to the young people themselves. For their
204   3,  0|             were present, spoke to the young people and only in part
205   3,  0|            life. ~3.2 - In fact, these young people allowed themselves
206   3,  0|                  Others decide for the young people and thus they feel
207   3,  0|               in no way means that the young people do not believe in
208   3,  0|            There is the problem of the young people who live alone in
209   3,  0|                 When there is only one young person with no opportunity
210   3,  0|              It is above all for these young men and women religious
211   3,  0|              which we are waiting for. Young people from different institutes
212   3,  0|          together" ~Left on their own, young people can become closed
213   3,  0|                general attitude of the young people during the Congress.
214   3,  0|              fearful, often the "only" young member of congregations
215   3,  0|            hopeful optimism.~4.2 - The young religious spoke clearly
216   3,  0|               impressed to see how the young people have grasped the
217   3,  0|               this need is felt by the young people themselves. There
218   3,  0|               Renewed listening to our young people: their world is one
219   3,  0|              previous generations. Our young religious have significant
220   3,  0|              are to be understood. Our young people do not always feel
221   3,  0|           religious". Listening to our young people is not merely a kind,
222   3,  0|             and spirituality, with the young person in formation. There
223   3,  0|              the person of Christ. Our young people need an exact point
224   3,  0|                in its Gospel roots the young people’s demand to live
225   3,  0|                of true fraternity, the young people will be less attracted
226   3,  0|               Be more daring in asking young people to "look up" to the
227   3,  0|              no longer the perennially young soul of the Church and the
228   3,  0|             soul of the Church and the young people will grow old prematurely,
229   3,  0|                people to God. Thus the young religious must understand
230   3,  0|     contemplative life. ~Challenge the young people constantly to be
231   3,  0|               into the language of the young. For this reason it is important
232   3,  0|               be informed. Many of our young people are knowledgeable
233   3,  0|              and promote occasions for young religious to meet one another;
234   3,  0|         formation are we giving to our young people given, the fact that
235   3,  0|             testimony are we giving to young people; concerning the relation
236   3,  0|       community are we offering to the young people ? When Fr Cencini
237   3,  1|             LEARNED FROM AND ABOUT~THE YOUNG PEOPLE AT THE CONGRESS~-
238   3,  1|              with a good number of the young people, before the sessions
239   3,  1|               spiritual quality of the young people who came to the Congress.
240   3,  1|               judge to what degree the young people present at the Congress
241   3,  1|             the Congress represent the young of our communities as a
242   3,  1|             chosen from among the best young people of their communities.
243   3,  1|               this to be a Congress of young people where they themselves
244   3,  1|              this role. Why should the young people have to reflect on
245   3,  1|              them by someone no longer young?~
246   3,  1|         religious life. I must say the young people listened very attentively,
247   3,  1|              speak the language of the young.~
248   3,  1|                certainly impressed the young people much more than my
249   3,  1|            testimonies and reflection. Young people show a great sensibility,
250   3,  1|       excellent, and enabled us to see young people who seemed to be
251   3,  1|          influence on the lives of the young people, without some effort
252   3,  1|              did not perceive in these young people at the Congress -
253   3,  1|             probably characteristic of young (and not so young) people
254   3,  1|    characteristic of young (and not so young) people in general today -
255   3,  1|              is necessary to habituate young people to analyze situations
256   3,  1|               What images speak to the young?~One of the three questions
257   3,  1|             choice. In this sense, the young are in some way the fruit
258   3,  1|        nourishes the spiritual life of young people~On the whole, the
259   3,  1|               theology of the vows the young folk had received. There
260   3,  1|            certainly present among the young, but it is not the most
261   3,  2|               with strong feeling, but young people do not agree with
262   3,  2|                experience with his own young people). Another reminded
263   3,  2|        proposals and its impact to the young. A third one reported a
264   3,  2|      experience he had with a group of young who celebrated Easter vigil
265   3,  2|        recalled an opinion saying that young religious are no more sons
266   3,  2|        welcomed the reaction caused by young people objections concerning
267   3,  2|     effectively there are matter where young people dislike vagueness;
268   3,  2|           particularly true concerning young people own problems; and
269   3,  2|             challenged to find out why young people manifested such dissatisfaction;
270   3,  2|             culture; he also confirmed young people difficulty to reflect
271   3,  2|               to reflect and said that young people refusal of any form
272   3,  2|             that the speakers were not young so some mediation was required;
273   3,  2|              limit communication among young people only. Concerning
274   3,  2|               spiritual way.Concerning young people’s relation with the
275   4,  0|               of the event:~How do you young people envisage and plan
276   4,  0|                the Congress will be: ~ Young (and not, for example, Superiors
277   4,  0|               target groups: ~ For the young people taking part: to encourage
278   4,  0|      information very suitable for the young people we want to reach.
279   4,  0|             consecrated life, from the young religious themselves, and
280   5    |             objectives: Exchange about young religious (under 30), those
281   5    |              personal contact with the young participants ? Our own experience
282   5    |                  Our own experience of young religious, reality, expectation?~
283   5,  1|              with creativity.~1.3 Help young people to discover and deal
284   5,  1|               to talk and to listen to young people. They need to be
285   5,  1|               to this need, to involve young people in dialogue and discernment
286   5,  1|               with the expectations of young people, with their doubts
287   5,  1|         suppressed and bottled up. The young people need to be challenged
288   5,  1|                strong parent, and help young people reach decisions;
289   5,  1|           factors combine in this: the young person’s age, after philosophy
290   5,  1|       appointments are very important. Young people should not be used
291   5,  1|               them, for they are still young and inexperienced. An annual
292   5,  1|             the congress the "western" young people liked the liturgies
293   5,  1|            stamps.~One notes among the young people a capacity for communal
294   5,  1|                the means to help these young religious; accompanying
295   5,  1|              horizons:~The congress of young religious confirms the urgency
296   5,  1|              that we are to accept the young people as they are, that
297   5,  1|                 Considerations:~1. The young religious want to participate,
298   5,  1|                should help to make the young religious a person of communion
299   5,  1|             the congress the "western" young people liked the liturgies
300   5,  1|            stamps.~One notes among the young people a capacity for communal
301   5,  1|                the means to help these young religious; accompanying
302   5,  1|              horizons:~The congress of young religious confirms the urgency
303   5,  1|              that we are to accept the young people as they are, that
304   5,  1|                 Considerations:~1. The young religious want to participate,
305   5,  1|                should help to make the young religious a person of communion
306   5,  1|                1. At the school of the young people: they gave particular
307   5,  1|                is to remain alive.~The young people want to live radicalness,
308   5,  1|               communicated and shared.~Young people want to communicate,
309   5,  1|                lines we understand the young people’s request to have
310   5,  1|             witness of community. Many young people emphasized the fact
311   5,  1|          general have in regard to the young people?~·They want genuine
312   5,  1|                be ready to welcome the young, accompanying them through
313   5,  1|            them.~·They should help the young people to learn the lessons
314   5,  1|         communities should we give our young people?" Authentic, concrete
315   5,  1|                role (e.g., between the young people and the elderly of
316   5,  1|               on the Word.~Involve the young people with responsibility
317   6    |                                     6. YOUNG PEOPLE AND SUPERIORS IN
318   6    |              international congress of young men and women religious
319   6    |           superiors general called the young religious together so that
320   6    |                courage and trust. ~The young people realized this and
321   6    |             have been listening to the young people with the same sincerity
322   6    |               sincerity with which the young ones have spoken.~They listened
323   6    |             directly through the seven young religious who spoke at the
324   6    |         divided into two parts: 1) the young people to their superiors
325   6    |               superiors general to the young religious.~
326   6,  A|                                 A. The young people before their superiors
327   6,  A|                the contribution of the young people, the facilitators
328   6,  A|              grasp the image which the young religious have given us
329   6,  A|            expectations.~1. How do the young people see themselves?~They
330   6,  A|              and unity.~2. What do the young people desire?~What was
331   6,  A|              other religions, with the young lay people....~There is
332   6,  B|           superiors general before the young religious~After listening
333   6,  B|       religious~After listening to the young people we began our work
334   6,  B|        dialogue.~1. How did we see the young people?~We realized and
335   6,  B|            emotional nature typical of young people. It also indicated
336   6,  B|                that were common to the young people, there was also a
337   6,  B|           respond to them?~Perhaps the young people have not offered
338   6,  B|                of experience which the young people have had. Both the
339   6,  B|                 In the congress of the young religious there was a general
340   6,  B|               following of Christ. The young people’s demand for interiority,
341   6,  B|           Mission. In the minds of the young people community life is
342   6,  B|       discernment we could involve the young people themselves.~Communion
343   6,  B|              promote opportunities for young religious to meet one another.~
344   6,  B|               during our assembly. The young people’s strong need for "
345   6,  B|               formation personnel. The young people offered us many ideas
346   6,  B|              form of direction for the young people in the period immediately
347   6,  B|              and the path on which the young people are setting out. ~
348   6,  B|             fruitful dialogue with the young people. I will limit myself
349   6,  B|               is necessary to help the young people assume all the aspects
350   7    |              INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS~OF YOUNG RELIGIOUS~Greetings to all
351   7    |               particularly to you, the young religious of our various
352   7    |         Looking to the future with the young religious: accepting the
353   7    |             this memorable week.~Seven young religious from among you