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  1 Pre    |      International Congress of young religious, held in Rome from 29 September
  2 Pre    |             crowning of the year for religious life and the most important
  3 Pre    |            congress, attended by 840 religious under the age of 30, coming
  4 Pre    |        International Congress on the Religious Life, which was held under
  5 Pre    |        concerning the charism of the religious life. It was then that we
  6 Pre    |              the young men and women religious spoke to us about their
  7 Pre    |            of listening to the young religious and plans were begun for
  8 Pre    |         cooperation of men and women religious of various institutes, especially
  9 Pre    |      describe the youthful vision of religious life are especially the
 10 Pre    |         inculturating the charism of religious life, unity in the richness
 11 Pre    |            consecrated to God in the religious life. They want to be persons
 12 Pre    |      International Congress of young Religious the USG gathered for its
 13 Pre    |            the future with the young religious: challenges, proposals,
 14 Pre    |       Superiors General to the young religious marked the Assembly’s conclusion.~
 15 Gre    |            of the Congress for young Religious. ~The USG Council, however,
 16 Gre    |       discuss the Congress for young Religious while the memory of it is
 17 Gre    |               not only for the young Religious who took part in it but
 18 Gre    |             of the new generation of Religious, their expectations, their
 19   1    |                             1. YOUNG RELIGIOUS, ~FIRST CONGRESS WITNESSES~
 20   1,  1|           for a certain congress for religious. My immediate reaction was: "
 21   1,  1|            the congress of the young religious. I presented myself reluctantly
 22   1,  1|            were about 11 of us young religious from different congregations -
 23   1,  1|            the congress of the young religious that would take place in
 24   1,  1| international congress for the young religious and so many young religious
 25   1,  1|          religious and so many young religious involved in making this
 26   1,  1|             a congress for the young religious was organized by the young
 27   1,  1|           was organized by the young religious themselves, of course guided
 28   1,  1|              in Rome or with all the religious in Rome and a meeting with
 29   1,  1|          than evident that the young religious were not only mere recipients,
 30   1,  1|       congregations, ages, charisms, religious habits and churches, and -
 31   1,  1|          were women and 340 were men religious. Each continent was represented
 32   1,  1|             Even though a variety of religious habits betrayed tens of
 33   1,  1|          with the presence of a few ‘religious’ from other Christian confessions. ~
 34   1,  1|              witnesses of some young religious, who shared with the assembly,
 35   1,  1|              VI hall, with some 4000 religious. The day began with the
 36   1,  1|              and danced by the young religious. It was followed by the
 37   1,  1|             the Holy Father with the religious on various occasions. It
 38   1,  1|        Somalo, and then by some five religious, in different languages.
 39   1,  1|           and UISG and by some young religious, after a suitable prayer
 40   1,  1|            all the answers", but our religious life consists in having
 41   1,  2|          about the Congress of young religious, the first thing that comes
 42   1,  2|            difficulties of the young religious of our times. The participants
 43   1,  2|            greater number of elderly religious which make the younger feel
 44   1,  2|             the African and European religious. It also evoked the problems
 45   1,  2|            in Africa, especially the religious. It was also noted the difficulties
 46   1,  3|              us felt part of a great religious vocation in which there
 47   1,  3|          with collaboration of young religious women and men. ~For example -
 48   1,  4|   affirmation of our vocation to the religious life. I would like to look
 49   1,  4|    experience of being called to the religious life, to identify with the
 50   1,  4|           could say, a world view of religious life - within which we could
 51   1,  4|          sensibilities. He presented religious life as something beautiful -
 52   1,  4|     youthfulness go together, making religious life the eternally young
 53   1,  4|             of talk excites us young religious. Further, Fr. Cencini undermined
 54   1,  4|              when we will help young religious to do the same. We need
 55   1,  4|             the true desire we young religious have of fraternal communion.~
 56   1,  4|              concerned the luxury of religious life. The response of an
 57   1,  4|             leave the luxury to join religious life which apparently also
 58   1,  4|              define who we will be.  Religious life needs to be more human,
 59   1,  4|            Lord. The 850 other young religious men and women in love with
 60   1,  5|     gathering of young women and men religious especially the Dominican
 61   1,  5|             especially the Dominican religious when I was in the Philippines.
 62   1,  5|            difficulties in living my religious life. However, the recent
 63   1,  5|      congress of young women and men religious has also contributed to
 64   1,  5|             to continue living one’s religious life. ~Let me cite an example
 65   1,  5|              towards living a better religious life. One’s dynamic existence
 66   1,  5|              the young men and women religious, are full of hope and zeal
 67   1,  5|              we continue the path of religious life so that our spirits
 68   1,  5|             towards building a truly religious community of love and service
 69   1,  6|             I believe that the young religious at this Congress have demonstrated
 70   1,  6|             challenges that we young religious women and men leave to your
 71   1,  6|             your consideration: ~ We religious are ordinary people, women
 72   1,  6|       talking of communion, we young religious have made an experience
 73   1,  7|      International Congress of Young Religious. ~From the time I was invited
 74   1,  7|             is, each one of us young religious. ~It is precisely this that
 75   1,  7|           and the prophetic signs of religious life of today and of tomorrow.
 76   1,  7|            to meet together as young religious gave the Congress a climate
 77   1,  7|            the Gospel. And we, young religious, have responded in appropriate
 78   1,  7|       sincere dialogue with us young religious, your sons and daughters.
 79   1,  7|           this day was " Mission and Religious Life". The conference brought
 80   1,  7|      experiences of Church; also our religious habits were different. Nevertheless,
 81   1,  7|         process of construction of a religious life that is ever more open
 82   1,  7|         think that the words of this religious sister, whose name I don’
 83   1,  8|      SUPERIOR GENERALS~AND THE YOUNG RELIGIOUS~At the end of all these
 84   1,  8|            was constituted of native religious; three young people expressed
 85   1,  8|       indication as how to structure religious ideal community for its
 86   1,  8|         schedule, meeting frequency, religious exercises...  Jesu Pudumai
 87   1,  8|             rather mediocre video of religious meeting the Pope. The feast
 88   1,  8|             definition for all young religious, they are not all the same,
 89   1,  8|         other real meetings of young religious should be held at the local
 90   1,  8|             those of the seven young religious. Dario Tokic, a young religious,
 91   1,  8|      religious. Dario Tokic, a young religious, thanked the Superior Generals
 92   1,  8|           collaboration of the young religious: this is a declaration of
 93   1,  8|            always destructive. Young religious actually need help from
 94   1,  8|             interventions of a young religious who said that there should
 95   1,  8|            places reserved for young religious, without prejudice. I have
 96   1,  8|          thanked all the seven young religious who brought new inspiration
 97   1,  8|             six of those seven young religious were active members of the
 98   1,  8|             This fact proclaims that religious life -with the young people
 99   2    |           moderators, a sister and a religious man.~ ~
100   2,  1|              evaluation of the young religious on the Congress. You heard
101   2,  1|              of a hall full of young religious from all parts of the world,
102   2,  1|            open window, and we older religious were being invited to participate
103   2,  1|          listening to over 800 young religious who were proclaiming that
104   2,  1|            being unearthed out about religious, and at signs of dying.
105   2,  1|           about it. As healthy young religious they have seen the Lord.
106   2,  1|            so normal and so happy!"~"Religious life is a journey not a
107   2,  1|             a guided tour"~The young religious in the English language
108   2,  1|         alone in this journey called religious life!" ~The report-back
109   2,  1|             fact that they see their religious vocation as an adventure
110   2,  1|              touch with the heart of religious life. Just some of these
111   2,  1|              paramount for the young religious and their religious life
112   2,  1|            young religious and their religious life cannot be conceived
113   2,  1|             to repeat what the young religious told us yesterday evening –
114   2,  1|           our future to be our past. Religious have always gone where no
115   2,  1|             acceptable image" of the religious which is held up? What about
116   2,  1|          Church, of the suffering of religious in various countries etc.
117   2,  1|      language? What was the image of religious life being portrayed as
118   2,  1|              that day? So many young religious were bitterly disappointed
119   2,  1|          disappointed that the young religious weren’t able to present
120   2,  1|            can there be, an image of religious life universally subscribed
121   2,  1|            wills."~What do the young religious ask? - Proper formation: "
122   2,  1|           not the fault of the young religious. He is the result of the
123   2,  1|        brothers and sisters: "We are religious of TODAY, not of the distant
124   2,  1|           the generation gap in many religious communities needs to be
125   2,  1|           God had not called them to religious life, would today be parents,
126   2,  1|             the lives of others. Our religious houses sometimes have the
127   2,  1|              generation is making of religious life in some areas! So,
128   2,  1|             the relationship between religious and Church.~The absence
129   2,  1|              of the Congregation for Religious, nor one of the Bishops
130   2,  1|          have all 800 of these young religious in our own congregation!
131   2,  1|              Dominum" showed us what religious life can be for the young,
132   2,  1|         others that what these young religious live is the norm for all
133   2,  1|            is the norm for all young religious in our houses. If this is
134   2,  1|              relating to these young religious in a more respectful and
135   2,  1|           own contact with the young religious God has entrusted to your
136   2,  2|           believe in our vocation to religious life because it fills our
137   2,  2|            The idealism of the young religious is for us, their elders,
138   2,  2|      challenge themselves. The older religious is asked for the ability
139   2,  2|          will not be a revolution in religious life but the first step
140   2,  2|     international congress for young religious... something was transformed
141   2,  2|              about the future (where religious life is headed) the key
142   2,  2|            and collaboration between religious institutes.~The need for
143   2,  2|            institute, with the other religious charisms and various cultures. ~
144   2,  2|            in this journey towards a religious life that is more open and
145   2,  2|           there are many other young religious who are struggling with
146   2,  2|         which the Pope has given the religious: "Help make the spirituality
147   2,  3|           CSC~THE HOPES OF THE YOUNG RELIGIOUS.~SEVERAL MAJOR POINTS FROM
148   2,  3|              to their great faith in religious life. ~They lived this faith
149   2,  3|             to the solidarity of all religious women and men throughout
150   2,  3|              points that these young religious themselves highlighted in
151   2,  3|            work.~The Universality of Religious Life~"We have never felt
152   2,  3|            that our young members in religious life have expressed with
153   2,  3|               They became aware that religious life was not limited to
154   2,  3|            and meetings. These young religious affirmed that the meaning
155   2,  3|              materialism. ~The young religious unanimously told of their
156   2,  3|            this fundamental truth of religious life. They want the time
157   2,  3|           point of view, these young religious expressed their concern
158   2,  3|      leadership that will revitalize religious life, and even in some cases,
159   2,  3|      understanding and living out of religious life as a true response
160   2,  3|              teaching that the young religious confirmed their desire to
161   2,  3|        Growth and Holiness~The young religious of this Congress did not
162   2,  3|           the community dimension of religious life. In various ways they
163   2,  3|              ways they affirmed that religious life implied, as one of
164   2,  3|              and sisters who entered religious life before they did to
165   2,  3|              Build the Kingdom~Young religious, both men and women, are
166   2,  3|             Nonetheless, these young religious are not ready to give themselves
167   2,  3|            in order to replace older religious because of the lack of personnel
168   2,  3|          functions at a time. ~These religious feel themselves scattered,
169   2,  3|             the needs of the elderly religious, when they would prefer
170   2,  3|             those present, the young religious expressed over and over
171   2,  3|         sincerity their joy at being religious in this present time. The
172   2,  3|            young women and young men religious sang out their joy. They
173   2,  3|      International Congress of Young Religious. Hopefully, this First Congress
174   2,  4|        stimulating (the dream of the religious men seemed to be different
175   2,  4|            be different from that of religious sisters).~In his answer,
176   2,  4|             wittily added that young religious enthusiasm is somewhat like
177   2,  4|      Congress of Young Women and Men Religious went on with the reflections
178   3    |      INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF YOUNG RELIGIOUS~- Father Amedeo Cencini,
179   3,  0|      analyses of the groups of young religious who attended the congress
180   3,  0|         image of the young man/woman religious which emerges from this
181   3,  0|          does not mean much to young religious or, at least, much less
182   3,  0|              essential for apostolic religious life and communion for mission":
183   3,  0|            culture is better or more religious than others and that we
184   3,  0|             of the great majority of religious institutes which were founded
185   3,  0|            and in the world of young religious, a person who is slightly
186   3,  0|            enthusiasm from the young religious who clearly have strong
187   3,  0|            in communities of elderly religious. "When there is only one
188   3,  0|            these young men and women religious who live alone that the
189   3,  0|            optimism.~4.2 - The young religious spoke clearly and frankly
190   3,  0|          have grasped the concept of religious struggle, the struggle with
191   3,  0|      previous generations. Our young religious have significant and positive
192   3,  0|      outright because they are "less religious". Listening to our young
193   3,  0|        people to God. Thus the young religious must understand that he/
194   3,  0|          promote occasions for young religious to meet one another; this
195   3,  1|          much hope for the future of religious life, even though it is
196   3,  1|            the "spirituality" of the religious life, a very vast subject.
197   3,  1|              and spirituality of the religious life. I must say the young
198   3,  1|            seemed to be living their religious life authentically in often
199   3,  1|      situations and aspects of their religious life. It seems to me that
200   3,  1|           from the beginnings of the religious life, I had used several
201   3,  1|        especially since the Synod on religious life, has adopted the expression "
202   3,  1|            what was formerly called "religious life", the idea that this
203   3,  2|            opinion saying that young religious are no more sons of Vatican
204   3,  2|          that the Church teaching on religious life was not enough taken
205   3,  2|              was really new forms of religious life, to the contrary he
206   3,  2|             they were trying to live religious life in harmony with the
207   3,  2|            possible in other type of religious life where saints and sinners
208   4,  0|          will publish releases about religious life? i.e. are the media
209   4,  0|              the media interested in religious life?~What prominence will
210   4,  0|             people envisage and plan religious life in the future? That
211   4,  0|          opinions and experiences of religious life are more important
212   4,  0|              large hall.  Members of religious institutions (male and female):
213   4,  0|            up the Congress.  For the religious institutions: to stimulate
214   4,  0|        mobilize co-operation between religious; a practical example of
215   4,  0|        Church and society): to bring religious life to society (in terms
216   4,  0|          Dialog: an attempt to place religious life or open it up to public
217   4,  0|        Congress and communicate with religious and faithful all over the
218   4,  0|            ON-LINE MEETING POINT FOR RELIGIOUS AND THE CONSECRATED LIFE~
219   4,  0|           and permanent" presence of religious on Internet? ~My personal
220   4,  0|           reference on the web about religious institutions (male and female)
221   4,  0|   institutions (male and female) and religious life.~11.For what purpose?~
222   4,  0|            For what purpose?~So that religious are represented in the areopagus "
223   4,  0|              life and commitments of religious to those who ask us about
224   4,  0|              the new site:~Links~All religious institutions, male and female:
225   4,  0|             tree, a great network of religious: from Vidimusdominum to
226   4,  0|             Brief information on the religious life.  Testimonies of religious
227   4,  0|      religious life.  Testimonies of religious life.  Reflections on religious
228   4,  0|      religious life.  Reflections on religious life.  Files: Data, statistics,
229   4,  0|           periodicals and centers of religious life.  Documents: Principal
230   4,  0|        Documents: Principal texts on religious life.   Participation~(aims,
231   4,  0|           accommodate small webs for religious institutions which want
232   4,  0|            could be in the future of religious life.~In spite of the short
233   4,  0|     consecrated life, from the young religious themselves, and we also
234   5    |     objectives: Exchange about young religious (under 30), those in basic
235   5    |              own experience of young religious, reality, expectation?~D -
236   5    |            that can show new ways to religious life tomorrow. Suggested
237   5,  1|         circles of people outside of religious community. Religious community
238   5,  1|              of religious community. Religious community in turn sustains
239   5,  1|   Experiences in mixed community~2.1 Religious families composed of men,
240   5,  1|       communities, which incorporate religious, married couples. Problems
241   5,  1|        number of those who have left religious life has now surpassed the
242   5,  1|          surpassed the number of the religious who have died during the
243   5,  1|             necessarily "less deep". Religious want liturgy that is more
244   5,  1|            means to help these young religious; accompanying them in their
245   5,  1|      horizons:~The congress of young religious confirms the urgency of
246   5,  1|         Considerations:~1. The young religious want to participate, have
247   5,  1|            that in the long term the religious who leave out outnumber
248   5,  1|        should help to make the young religious a person of communion rather
249   5,  1|        number of those who have left religious life has now surpassed the
250   5,  1|          surpassed the number of the religious who have died during the
251   5,  1|             necessarily "less deep". Religious want liturgy that is more
252   5,  1|            means to help these young religious; accompanying them in their
253   5,  1|      horizons:~The congress of young religious confirms the urgency of
254   5,  1|         Considerations:~1. The young religious want to participate, have
255   5,  1|            that in the long term the religious who leave out outnumber
256   5,  1|        should help to make the young religious a person of communion rather
257   5,  1|             should bring maturity in religious communities. The very experience
258   5,  1|            of belonging to one’s own religious family"; on the contrary,
259   6    |      congress of young men and women religious opened with these words
260   6    |             general called the young religious together so that there could
261   6    |          about how they see and live religious life, about their dreams
262   6    |              through the seven young religious who spoke at the opening
263   6    |       superiors general to the young religious.~
264   6,  A|            the image which the young religious have given us about themselves,
265   6,  A|           regarding the charism; ~·a religious life that is more human
266   6,  B|             general before the young religious~After listening to the young
267   6,  B|            the congress of the young religious there was a general consensus
268   6,  B|              opportunities for young religious to meet one another.~Formation.
269   7    |      INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS~OF YOUNG RELIGIOUS~Greetings to all of you,
270   7    |       particularly to you, the young religious of our various religious
271   7    |             religious of our various religious families.~It has already
272   7    |            the future with the young religious: accepting the challenges,
273   7    |          memorable week.~Seven young religious from among you told us of
274   7    |          share your desire to be, as religious, true witnesses and disciples