Novena to Saint Joseph
"Firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the good." CCC 1808
Shalom Catholic Community: Spreading Joy and Faith in Boston through Evangelization and Community Celebration
The Shalom Catholic Community is a charismatic Catholic community that focuses on the evangelization of the young people in Boston and on nurturing its community, which is open to all! At Shalom, there are many fun events and socials that glorify our God and encourage evangelization. For example, during the winter, we provide hot chocolate and invite believers and non-believers alike to participate in Praise and Worship. At the community, there are dedicated and pious missionaries that live for Christ, our Lord. There are Covenant Community Missionaries, who live their missionary vocation in the midst of their professional lives. For example, being a teacher and being a missionary. There are also Life Community Missionaries, who dedicate all their time exclusively ...
Newlyweds spend honeymoon at WYD Lisbon 2023 as SH Pilgrims
WYD Lisbon 2023 has welcomed young people from 150 countries in these five days of programming, according to the Local Organizing Committee. Among the nearly 500 thousand pilgrims, the couple Rodrigo and Jéssica Santos chose the youth meeting as the occasion for their honeymoon. The couple is from the Covenant Community, in the mission of Santo Amaro (SP). Since their first day in Lisbon, Rodrigo and Jessica have had experiences of encounter with youth through the witness of their state of life. According to the newlyweds, the thought of going to WYD appeared even before they decided what to do after marriage. The key moment for discernment was during the retreat of the Diffusion of the Work, at the Diaconia, ...
WYD: Pope invites consecrated people to live the spirituality of new beginnings
The Pope's first day in Lisbon was marked by meetings with civil and religious authorities. See the main highlights.
Halleluya Lisbon: Shalom Evangelization, a charism without borders
Theater performance Canto das Írias and person-to-person welcome are the focus of the second day of evangelization in the Festival arena.
Pope Francis arrives in Portugal for World Youth Day
Pope Francis is already on Portuguese soil to preside over World Youth Day (WYD). The papal plane took off from Rome at 7:50 am (2:50 am Brasília time) and landed in Lisbon at 9:44 am (5:44 am Brasília time). Along with the Pontiff traveled journalists who will cover the papal trip. The Holy See Press Office reported that before the trip, the Pope greeted a group of young people at Casa Santa Marta who live in a rehabilitation community and therefore cannot attend WYD. Francis also addressed three grandparents who were together with their grandchildren to emphasize once again the importance of the bond between generations. Check out the Pope’s official schedule Wednesday, August 2, 2023 ROME – LISBON 7:50 ...
Shalom Catholic Community in India: mission, friendship and parrhesia
With the intercession of St. Thomas, on July 3rd, the missionaries of the Shalom Catholic Community left for India.
In Taiwan I made my Final Promises in the Shalom Charism
For the Church, for the youth, For every man I shall live...
The Church which goes forth: Alive in Christ
Praise, sharing of life, openness to gifts, singing and prayer - all the elements of an ordinary Shalom prayer group, except that the participants are miles apart, even on different continents. Learn about the Alive in Christ initiative from the testimony of Mylene Otou.
Holy Thursday – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Fr. Cristiano)
Homily – April 6th, 2023 – Holy Thursday – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 Jesus ‘loved His own, who are in the world, and loved them to the end’. And this ‘to the end’, from the Greek ‘eis télos’, implies 2 things at the same time: a love that goes on ‘until the end of time’, and also a love to the full extent (the fullest measure). In other words, it is a love that breaks the boundaries of space and time. The God who loved us first, loves us to the end. His love both comes before and follows after us; it reaches out ...
