European Event – Madrid, May 3rd – 7th 2017

NSPS Madrid 580

The 150th Anniversary of the Icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help

Dear Confreres

Greetings from the Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Madrid!

We are now in a position to forward the program for the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Jubilee -Celebrations in Madrid, May 3rd – 7th, 2017. The commission finalized the program at a meeting with representatives from some provinces and a group of lay people from Madrid on January 14th.

There was a strong sense at the meeting that the gathering in May should be more about the future than the past and that it should inspire us all – Redemptorists and coworkers – to meet the cultural challenges of our time with new methods of communications as St Alphonsus did in his time. The meeting should provide us with opportunities of learning from each other and for sharing resources.

We are hoping that each unit will be represented by both Redemptorists and lay coworkers. The cost will be €275 – with the possibility of a discount for units who can’t easily afford this – and this will cover the full costs of the celebrations (accommodations, materials, translation service, etc). The closing date for applications will be March 31st.

If you have any questions about the celebrations or the programme please contact Marek, Jorge or Seamus at phevent2017@gmail.com Attached you will find a programmer and an application form. Please copy these as necessary and return the applications, via your province representative, to phevent2017@gmail.com

Marek Kotyński

Jorge Ambel Galàn

Seamus Enright

The 150th Anniversary of the Icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help

E u r o p e a n   E v e n t – Madrid, May 3rd – 7th 2017

 

May 3rd, Wednesday

16.00/19.00    Welcome

19.00     Inaugural Mass with Fr General

21.00     Supper

22.00     Orientations and Night Prayer

May 4th, Thursday

09.00     Morning Prayer

09.45     Conference: From Alphonsus to the Icon: The roots of Marian Spirituality in the Congregation

A time for hearing, pondering and sharing

13.00     Free Time

14.00     Lunch

16.30     Conference: The Meaning of Icons

17.15     Break

17.30     Conference: The Meaning of the OMPH Icon: The Icon as a visible sign of mercy

A time for hearing, pondering, sharing

20.00     Mass

21.00     Supper and Free Time

May 5th, Friday

09.00      Morning Prayer: An introduction to the contemplation of the Icon

Time for personal contemplation

10.30      Break

11.15      Sharing Groups: My personal experience of contemplating the Icon

12.45      Free Time

14.00      Lunch

16.00      The Missionary Icon: Ways of Evangelizing with the Icon: sharing experiences, new initiatives, the use of social media

19.00      Mass

20.00      Supper

21.00      Youth Vigil: A Night with the Icon

May 6th, Saturday

09.00     A Time for Sharing in language groups: What have I learned here? Where do we go from here? Looking for common initiatives

Presentation of the closing message with the main ideas of the Madrid Event

12.00     Free Afternoon

19.00     Closing Mass

21.00     Supper and Cultural Evening

 

May 7th, Sunday

Returning Home

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