Neocatechumenal WayCanti del Cammino Neocatecumenaletranscribed by Kiko
La distribuzione dei canti presenti in questo sito è, e deve rimanere, gratuita. Ogniqualvoltaletter of his holiness Pope John Paul II to brother bishop Paul Josef Cordes | august 30th 1990"I acknowledge the Neocatechumenal Way as an itinerary of Catholic formation, valid for our society and for our times. It is therefore my wish that the Brothers in the Episcopate - together with their presbyters - value and support this work for the new evangelization so that it may be implemented according to the lines proposed by its initiators, in the spirit of service to the local Ordinary and in communion with him in the context of the unity of the local church and the universal Church." From the Vatican, 30th August 1990, 12th year of the Pontificate. Official website of the Neocatechumenal Way Domus Galilaeaethe origin of the Domus GalilaeaeOne of the greatest desires of Pope Paul VI was to build in Israel a center where Seminarians could complete their formation before being ordained. It was with this frame of mind that the Vatican purchased Notre Dame, near the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem. At the beginning of the 80’s, the Custodian in the Holy Land offered the Neo-Catechumenal Way (see page on The Neo-Catechumenal Way) the possibility to build a center of formation, for studies and retreat, on a piece of land situated on the Mount of Beatitudes. This work is of particular interest to the Church and for Israel.Pope Woytila, when he was first informed about the project “Domus Galilaeae” in 1994, showed his enthusiasm. He blessed it and supported it, seeing in it a service for all peoples and “for the whole Church”. In the following years all the permits were obtained for the construction which began in January 1999, with the laying of the first stone, which contained a fragment of the tomb of St. Peter, blessed by the Holy Father... Read more... [ Top ] |