As already indicated in the PROGRAM of the World Meeting for Young Consecrated Persons, we have prepared several PATHWAYS for the evenings of September 16 and 17.
You will find info about these pathways in the attachment.
After the description of the pathway, you'll find the language to be used, the meeting point and the time you need to be there (Please be PUNCTUAL!).
For every pathway there is a limited number of participants.
Thus, when you (or someone else) come to collect the material and the PASS you will be asked to choose a pathway for the 16th and another for the 17th
(depending on availability).
CITADEL OF CHARITY
During this activity, which will be enhanced with lived-out experiences of welcome and service, participants would have the possibility of a concrete close encounter with the life of the poor who, in a city like Rome, have a whole gamut of needs.
Participants will have the opportunity to visit the Citadel of charity , which is an organization run by Caritas (Rome). Various services are offered in that place: • Lodgings and the St Hyacinth day-center • A solidarity emporium • Lunches on Sundays and Feast days • Micro-credit projects financing • A Formation Center for Caritas (Rome) members • A Dental Clinic run by Caritas (Rome) • The 'Fr Di Liegro' Hostel which also provides evening meals
Dates and time : 16 and 17 September at 7.30 p.m. for participants in:
ITALIAN FRENCH SPANISH ENGLISH PORTUGUESE
Location : Cittadella della Carità, via Casilina Vecchia, 19
The visit lasts about two hours
You may reach the Citadel with the n. 105 bus from Termini station, stopping at the Ponte Casilino stage.
ADMIRING BEAUTY
One may contemplate God's greatness and the creative capacity of his creatures while admiring the powerful expression of art, the delicate and strong polychromes that narrate the history of mankind and that of salvation. This is also true when one stops to have a closer look at the marble statutes which the expert hands of sculptors produced to remind us of the Passion drama.
We are proposing a visit to the Vatican Museums and of the Sistine Chapel; these are places which narrate this mystery of art, faith and passion which helped many to communicate with the divine.
Dates and times: 16 September 7.30 p.m. for participants in: ITALIAN 16 September 8.30 p.m. for participants in: SPANISH FRENCH
17 September 7.30 p.m. for participants in: ITALIAN 17 September 8.30 p.m. for participants in: ENGLISH PORTUGUESE
Location: Vatican Museums
Meeting point is the Bronze Door (under the colonnade of St. Peter's square; looking at the Basilica, it's on the right). Please be on time. Late comers will not be allowed in.
BREAKING THE CHAINS
According to the International Labor Organization and the United Nations' Office against Crimes and Drugs, there are 21 million men, women and children who are victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced labor, organ transplants, begging, fixed marriages and illegal adoptions. It is estimated that every year at least two million persons end up caught in the net of human trafficking. 70% of these are women and children. They are all vulnerable and poor subjects. For the exploiters this is a business that is less profitable only to the selling of drugs and arms. In all, the income is about 34 billion dollars. This dimension justifies the definition that human trafficking is one of the most serious slavery of the XXI century. Faced with this phenomenon, Consecrated Life joined forces to fight against human trafficking and promote freedom and dignity.
Volunteers from the organization Talitha Kum (UISG) and from the Human Trafficking Office (USMI) will enlighten you about their mission through witnessing, prayer and creative activities.
Dates and times: 16 and 17 September at 7.30 p.m. for participants in: ITALIAN FRENCH SPANISH ENGLISH
Location: Unione delle Superiore Maggiori Italiane u:s:m:i:), via Zanardelli, 32
The visit lasts about two hours.
The USMI place is close to Piazza Navona.
MIGRANTS: OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS AMONG US
Many men, women and children risk their life to reach Europe; they are fleeing from war and violence and they are hoping to have a life which is better than that in their Countries which are marked by poverty. In Rome, the St Egidio Community runs the San Gallicano Institute which provides medical and social assistance to these our brothers and sisters, many of whom have suffered violence and torture before arriving in Italy.
We are proposing a meeting with these migrants and refugees.
Dates and times: 16 and 17 September at 7.30 p.m. for participants in: ITALIAN
Location: Istituto San Gallicano, via di San Gallicano , 25
The meeting lasts about an hour
The San Gallicano Institute is in the Trastevere area; From Piazza Venezia take tram no.8
TODAY'S MARTYRS
Recent history shows, in a most dramatic way, that martyrdom is not something linked solely to the early Christians. Indeed, today it is much part of the lives of many who believe in Christ. Pope Francis often spoke about today's martyrs and the ecumenism of blood; he urged the powers-that-be to do something about this grave situation. He also urged the Church to do her utmost for those Christians that are being persecuted, expelled, killed in the Middles East, from Syria to Iraq, as well as in Africa and Asia. Besides prayers, concrete actions or solidarity are needed too. In Rome there is a Basilica which is dedicated to the Martyrs of the XX and XXI centuries; the St Egidio Community looks after it.
Dates and times: 16 September at 7.15 p.m. for participants in : ITALIAN 16 September at 8. 30 p.m. for participants in: ENGLISH At 8.15 (between meetings) Evening Prayers with the St Egidio Community will be said in English and Italian
17 September at 7.15 p.m. for participants in: FRENCH 17 September at 8. 30 p.m. for participants in: SPANISH At 8.15 (between meetings) Evening Prayers with the St Egidio Community will be said in France and Spanish
Location: Basilica di San Bartolomeo all’Isola, Piazza di San Bartolomeo all'Isola Tiberina, 22. The Isola Tiberina can be reached from the Tiber Banks near Trastevere and via Arenula
THE MANY HOMELESS
The number of homeless persons increased dramatically due to the economic crisis. Offering a hot meal, something to drink, and, above all, a listening ear is a concrete possibility to "touch the flesh of Christ" as Pope Francis puts it.
Many organizations offer this service is various areas in Rome; among these there is the St Egidio Community which you can join for one evening.
Dates and times: 16 September at 7.00 p.m. for participants in: ENGLISH Location: in the Appio neighborhood Meeting point: Church of the Immaculata, via Taranto (corner with via Monza)
16 September at 7.15 p.m. for participants in: ITALIAN Location: in the Nomentana neighborhood Meeting point: Parish of Sant'Agnese, via Nomentana, 349
17 September at 7.00 p.m. for participants in: ENGLISH Location: in the Tuscolana neighborhood Meeting point : via Caio Manilio, 15
17 September at 7.30 p.m. for participants in: SPANISH Location: in the Primavalle neighborhood Meeting point: Parish of S. Maria Assunta e San Giuseppe, Piazza Clemente IX
17 September at 7.45 p.m. for participants i n: PORTUGUESE Location: in the Flaminio neighborhood Meeting point: Parish of Santa Croce, via Guido Reni, 2
17 September at 9.00 p.m. for participants in: ITALIAN Location: in the Trastevere and Via Marconi neighborhoods Meeting point: Parish of Santi Francesco e Caterina, Patroni d'Italia, via Circonvallazione Gianicolense, 12
COME AND SEE
We leave the church doors wide open till midnight. Inside, Eucharistic adoration takes place accompanied by songs, prayers, and moments of silence. Outside the church, young men and women invite those they meet to take part in this festive meeting with the Lord. It is a contagious invitation because such a meeting truly changed their own lives. This is what the Missionary Night is all about; it is enlivened by the Regnum Christi Movement .
It is an opportunity to share with the persons that pass near the church some thought, a prayer, an intention. It is also an opportunity to suggest meeting one of the available priests for the Sacrament of Reconciliation or a colloquium.
Date and time: 17 September at 8.00 p.m. for participants in: ITALIAN FRENCH SPANISH ENGLISH PORTUGUESE
Location: Basilica di Sant’Andrea della Valle, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II
DEVELOPING A PORTRAIT
This experience is reserved for women. From words to the hands, to the gaze; it is the experience of the on-going portrait, and the resulting video is the fruit of the dialogue between all those who live out this experience and the artist. The latter will eventually give a countenance to the profound message that each one would like to express through her own self. This message says the truth about herself, her faith and her relationship with God and the others.
The Roman artist Francesca Montinaro asks each participant to reflect upon her own identity and her role, and then synthesis this reflection in a symbolic gesture: dirtying her hands to send a message beyond the video.
Date: 16 September From 6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. for participants in : ITALIAN SPANISH
Date: 17 September From 6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. for participants in : ITALIAN ENGLISH
Duration: depends on the colloquium of each participant with the artist
Location: Church of Santa Maria in Trivio, Via dei Crociferi, 49
The Church of Santa Maria in Trivio is close to Fontana di Trevi
IN ADORATION
To stop in front of the mystery of a poor sign like a piece of bread, and yet powerful like the fire of Love that yearns to reach all men and women. That's where one is strengthened by an explicit, albeit hidden, presence. That's where we recognize our littleness as creatures, full of questions to entrust in prayer in the hands of Him who gives himself as food to feed the world. In the Eucharist we rediscover the root of every love and of our capacity of self-giving. We are grateful to be able to continue on our journey. We contemplate so that we may discern the good in the heart of every person.
Date and times: 16 and 17 September
7.30 p.m. – 10.30 p.m. Basilica of Sant’Andrea della Valle, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II for participants in: ITALIAN FRENCH SPANISH ENGLISH PORTUGUESE
9.30 a.m. – 12.00 midnight Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata, via del Corso , 306.
RECONCILIATION AND COLLOQUIUM
During our vocational journey, the company of those who share our mysterious call for total self-giving is precious. Therefore, during this week, there is the possibility of meeting some persons who have already experienced the difficulties which those who try to live in truth and freedom their response to the Love of God face. Surely, these are persons with their own experience of sin and grace: that grace which always unveils new pathways illuminated by the Holy Spirit. These mature consecrated persons will give their time and understanding to those who would like to open their hearts. Priests, who are willing to act as instruments of God's mercy through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, will also be in attendance.
Dates and times: 16 and 17 September
From 7.30 p.m. till 10.00 p.m. for participants in:
ITALIAN FRENCH SPANISH ENGLISH PORTUGUESE
Basilica di San Marco Evangelista, Piazza di San Marco, 52
The Basilica of San Marco is close to Piazza Venezia