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Letter for the Feast of Letter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart 2011the Sacred Heart 2011
SOLIDARITY SOLIDARITY AND FREEDOM AND FREEDOM
IN THE IN THE ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION
OF GOODSOF GOODS
God gives us the means necessary for living and carrying out our mission
The economy is a basic dimension of the life of every person
In our life as consecrated persons too After the summons and example of
Jesus, who being rich, made himself poor for us, so that we might be enriched by his poverty (2 Cor. 8:9)
Solidarity and Freedom in the Administration of GoodsLetter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart 2011
FREELY HAVE YOU FREELY HAVE YOU RECEIVED ...RECEIVED ...
ATTENTIVE TO THE CRY OF THE ATTENTIVE TO THE CRY OF THE POORPOOR
1.1. FREELY HAVE YOU RECEIVED ... FREELY HAVE YOU RECEIVED ... ATTENTIVE TO THE CRY OF THE POORATTENTIVE TO THE CRY OF THE POOR
1.1.1.1. Participants in the hopes and Participants in the hopes and drama of our timesdrama of our times
The divine economy is very different from the human economy
The catastrophic results for billions of people when detached from principles of ethics and solidarity
We are especially called to be in solidarity with those who have been excluded from the goods God created for all
Solidarity and Freedom in the Administration of GoodsLetter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart 2011
1.2.1.2. Faithful to our Charismatic RootsFaithful to our Charismatic Roots We have a structural dimension of our
vocation in the Church when we consider the social consequences of economic activity
“It is necessary that the worship of the Heart of Jesus begin with the mystical life of a soul so that it can then flow out and penetrate the social life of peoples” (OSC, vol. I, pg. 3)
The economy of man cannot be maintained apart from the economy of God
Solidarity and Freedom in the Administration of GoodsLetter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart 2011
2.2. DO NOT GATHER UP RICHES ...DO NOT GATHER UP RICHES ...THE HEART OF A POOR PERSONTHE HEART OF A POOR PERSON
2.1.2.1. Open to the Treasure of the Father’s LoveOpen to the Treasure of the Father’s Love Jesus himself made such examination of this
reality essential to the life of human beings Jesus always sees the goods of this world in their
relationship with persons and the Father’s plan The beatitude of the poor in spirit, who
deliberately understand and accept into their lives the power and love of the heavenly Father
Without the presence of the true Lord of the universe, other lords intervene: a beatitude of possession, pleasure, and dominion
Consecrated life seeks to respond to this invitation to live this freeing, human, and joyful rapport with the goods of creation
Solidarity and Freedom in the Administration of GoodsLetter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart 2011
2.2.2.2.Called to the freedom and joy of a Called to the freedom and joy of a heartfelt solidarityheartfelt solidarity
The beatitude of the poor/children of God is the source of a great freedom and existential joy
This joyful freedom grows in the measure in which one is able to shed dependence upon things and power in a renunciation that goes so far even as one’s own life
In consecrated life, we are called to live this invitation. We are not speaking about a thoughtless and reckless attitude, what is a denial of the gospel imperative
Solidarity and Freedom in the Administration of GoodsLetter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart 2011
2.3.2.3. Industrious Administrators of God’s Industrious Administrators of God’s GiftsGifts
Freedom before the goods of earth is at the service of sharing
The option for evangelical poverty in consecrated life does not dispense anyone from the duty to contribute according to one’s abilities to the needs of the community and of those with need
God expects each one to develop and make fruitful what he has received by not thinking about things as exclusively his own
Solidarity and Freedom in the Administration of GoodsLetter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart 2011
3.3.THEY HELD EVERYTHING IN COMMON … THEY HELD EVERYTHING IN COMMON … SHARING OF GOODS IN COMMUNITYSHARING OF GOODS IN COMMUNITY
3.1.3.1. Ready to pass from I to We and from Mine Ready to pass from I to We and from Mine to Ours to Ours (I)(I)
The Congregation follows the model of the first Christian communities in their sharing of goods (Acts. 4:32ff). We put everything at the disposition of the community: material goods, time, talent, and plans are not only mine but ours
The deceit in the management of material goods in the community is a radical denial of the gospel option expressed in religious profession
The sharing material goods is concretely expressed by: a simple and temperate lifestyle; turning over to community use all that we possess; depending on the community for all that we need to live on and work for; Actively collaborating in obtaining and managing the goods
Solidarity and Freedom in the Administration of GoodsLetter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart 2011
3.1. 3.1. Ready to pass from I to We and from Mine to Ours Ready to pass from I to We and from Mine to Ours (II)(II)
The common burse is one of the essential pillars of the Religious Life of our Institute. In it we turn over absolutely everything and from the same common burse we receive what we require according to each one’s needs and the demands of the ministry
The common burse is practiced at various levels: at the level of each local community, in the various communities belonging to each entity, in the entire Congregation
Knowledge and observance of the Norms for the Administration of Goods (NAB) is everyone’s duty
Solidarity and Freedom in the Administration of GoodsLetter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart 2011
3.2.3.2. Co-responsibility in the Pursuit and Co-responsibility in the Pursuit and Management of Material GoodsManagement of Material Goods
The matter of material goods and economic activity always has a relational dimension that ought to involve the entire community
We are co-responsible: by a conscious effort of each one to find the
resources necessary and responsibly to care for and use the means made available for each one’s use,
by giving the community accurate accounts of one’s revenues and expenses,
by participating with the entire community in the financial discernment and planning process,
local and entity counselor require being heard before any financial decisions are made
Solidarity and Freedom in the Administration of GoodsLetter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart 2011
3.3.3.3.Careful Administrators of Community Careful Administrators of Community GoodsGoods
Management of materialities are given to Treasurers under the direction of the Superiors. They are the complimentary roles and functions
The service of Treasurer is an essential element in the life and mission of every community
It requires ever greater competence and specific preparation (cf. the course for treasurers scheduled for 2012)
The training challenge has special significance in the field of finances
Solidarity and Freedom in the Administration of GoodsLetter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart 2011
We wish to learn from Him the love he had in solidarity with mankind
“Rich as he was, he made himself poor for your sake, in order to make you rich by his poverty” (2Cor. 8:9)
It is from him that we learn the free and simple lifestyle, which lead to communion and brotherhood among us
We put all our gifts from God together and we place ourselves in solidarity
Solidarity and Freedom in the Administration of GoodsLetter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart 2011
WE WISH YOU A WE WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY FEAST VERY HAPPY FEAST OF THE HEART OF OF THE HEART OF JESUS!JESUS!
Fr. José Ornelas CarvalhoFr. José Ornelas Carvalho
SCJ Superior GeneralSCJ Superior General
And his CouncilAnd his Council
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