The “Song of Irias” musical is a new vision about the history of human being and His creator without prejudices
“There is an inner life inside each man no matter how much we alienate ourselves of it, it continues there, inside us, alive. As much as we want to destroy it, we can not. It is bigger and more real than everything we see. It always yell what is real inside of us, whether we want or not to know.(Excerpt from “The Song of Irias” musical) The “Song of Irias” musical ‘is not only a show recognized by critics and the public, it goes beyond, providing a great show with theater, dance and music. It is a new vision about the history of human being and His creator without prejudices. The show ‘The Song of Irias is a musical that has been presented by Shalom Catholic Community, in more than 20 countries.
On December, 4th “The song of Irias”, which is part of the attractions of Shalom Youth Congress in Italy*, will be presented at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”.
(*to see more: Duc in altum 2016)
The story of the show goes over the testimony of a man who makes the experience of choosing to move away from God, seduced by the claim of a ‘freedom’ that created his own truth. It is a very current proposal because the modern man involved in relativism, has made the same experience of turning away from God to become the center of all decisions.
God still loves and respects the human decisions despite his suffering of being rejected by his own creature. In the story told in ‘The song of Irias,’ getting far away from God, along the way, knows the ‘Irias’ , enigmatic creatures who live in the darkness. It attracts him with its singing, involves him with pleasurable sensations, but at the end it steals his heart and his freedom. The man then lives prisoner of the sensations and sin, and loses himself. He is disfigured.
However God, in his infinite Mercy goes and meets the man going down to the human depths. He does not go meet the man to judge him, to condemn him or humiliate him. God goes to the man to show his love by proposing a path of maturity and responsibility before the choices of life. The subject is complicated, but the best of this presentation is its beauty and creativity when it expresses man’s sin and God’s mercy. It is not a moral approach, judgings or blaming. It is a story where human frailty meets God’s love that is able to restore man in any situation and give him a happy and full life. The Song of ‘Irias” draws the attention of the viewer on the inner life that is real inside all of us. We cannot escape from what is in our depths, our sins, but also God’s presence. God may change everything and make us new.
Check out the musical program of the event, day by day:
December 2th, 2016 (Friday)
6:30pm – Reception
19:00 – Dinner
20:00 – Concert: Reale band
22:00 – End |
December 3th, 2016 (Saturday)
08:30am – Arrival of groups and registrations
09:00 – Animation and praise
10:00 – GENERAL THEME – “DUC IN ALTUM” – Moyses Azevedo
11:00 – Intermission
11:20 – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
12:30 – Lunch | YouthFest
14:30 – Animation and praise
15:00 – Talk “Can you go further?”
“How do I face my difficult moments?” – Valter Santilli
“Free Live or just get along?”
“Throw the nets” – P. Edie Bethlem
16:30 – Intermission
17:00 – Theatrical Performance: “The Song of Irias”
18:00 – Mass
19:15 – Intermission | Dinner
20:30 – Concert
22:00 – End |
December 4, 2016 (Sunday)
08:30am – Arrival of groups
09:00am – Animation and praise
10:00am – GENERAL THEME – “Don’t be afraid! From now on you will be fisher of men “- P. João Chagas
11:00 – Intermission
11:15 – Mass
12:45 – Lunch | YouthFest
14:30 – Animation and praise
15:00 – Motivation of prayer -“Receive the Holy Spirit” – Moyses Azevedo
15:45 – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and prayer to the Holy Spirit
16:30 – Testimonials
17:00 – End of event