Year of Consecrated Life COORDINATION USEFUL REFERENCES

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Consecrated Life in the Church today

“Consecrated life is at the very heart OPENING of the Church as a decisive element for her mission, since it ‘manifests 29 November 2014 the inner nature of the Christian Prayer Vigil calling’ and the striving of the whole Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major Church as Bride towards union 7:00 PM with her one Spouse”. (Vita Consecrata 3) 30 November 2014 1st Sunday of Advent Eucharistic Celebration Papal Basilica of Saint Peter 10:00 AM

“Consecrated persons are a sign CONCLUSION of God in the different areas of life, they are leaven for the growth 30 January 2016 of a more just and fraternal society, Thanksgiving Prayer Vigil they are the prophecy of sharing Papal Basilica of Saint Peter with the least and the poor. Thus understood and lived, consecrated 2 February 2016 life appears as what it really is: World Day of Consecrated Life a gift from God, a gift of God to the Eucharistic Celebration Church, a gift of God to his People! Papal Basilica of Saint Peter Every consecrated person is a gift for the People of God on its journey”. (Pope Francis) grafica: Dario Dellino Calendar of the year of consecrated life Consecrated life events dedicatedto: 23 /25September common events: 29 /31January 29 /31January 28 /31January 27 /30January 27 /30January 22 /25January 26 Jan/2Feb 26 September 26 in the church today 8 December 8 /11April 30 January 2 February 1 February 2016 2015 2015 2014 Hope Gospel Prophecy A commonfoundationwithadiversityofexpressions Coordination: CIVCSVA,UISG,USGeCMIS the OrderofVirgins,andNewInstitutes. Societies ofApostolicLife,MonasticSecularInstitutes, through interactionamongApostolicInstitutes, Paths ofevangelicalsignificancedecideduponandimplemented and National ConferencesofMajor Superiors Coordination: CIVCSVA, EpiscopalConferencesandInternational and proclamationoftruth andbeauty:exhibits,journeys,experiences. Artistic languagesinConsecrated Lifeforthecontemplation Via pulchritudinis by InstitutesofConsecratedLife Coordination: CIVCSVAandPontificalUniversities directed consecrated lifeinthe50yearssinceSecond VaticanCouncil. of ConsecratedLifeonthemesandquaestiones regarding Organized byPontificalUniversitiesdirected Institutes Research andSharingWorkshop A Churchgoingforth National ConferencesofMajorSuperiors EpiscopalConferencesandInternational Coordination: CIVCSVA, Coliseum. In Rome: SantaMariainAracoeli,MamertinePrisons,ImperialFora, In eachNation:Placesofparticularapostolicsignificanceorwitness. Stations: Memory ofSaintsandMartyrstheConsecratedLife Coordination: CIVCSVA Discalced CarmeliteNunsoftheOrderOurLadyMountCarmel -AvilaMonasterio delaEncarnación (Spain) Second OrderofthePreachers Monasterio deSantaCatalina-Arequipa (Peru) Order ofthePoorSistersSt.Clare Protomonastero SantaChiara-Assisi(Italy) Camaldolese CongregationoftheOrderSt.Benedict Shantivanam Ashram-(India) Congregation ofCasamaritheCistercianOrder oftheAssumption-Asmara(Eritrea)Monastery Swiss-American BenedictineCongregation Stations: Mount AngelAbbey-SaintBenedict,OR(USA) Starting Worldwide prayerchaininMonasteries Itinerar Eucharistic CelebrationpresidedoverbytheHolyFather Papal Audience Thanksgiving Vigil Order ofVirgins Secular Institutes Monastic Life New InstitutesandForms Apostolic InstitutesandSocietiesofLife (VC16) which he,astheSonofGod,acceptedinenteringthisworld’” “To reproduceinthemselves,asfarpossible,‘thatformoflife Consecrated LifeinCommunion Workshop foryoungconsecratedpersons Seminar forConsecratedLifeformators Ecumenical ColloquiumofReligiousmenandwomen With aPapalAudience INTERNATIONAL MEETINGSINROME y ofeventsTHROUGHOUTTHEWORLD