passion for the youth: fire that enkindles other fire_part 1

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Arts, Humanism and Spirituality



“Art, Humanism &Ｓpiritualiｔｙ “is a specific way of responding,

as Company of Mary,to the world of youth,

to arouse in them the search for

reasons to live, believe, hope and make commitment.



International Youth Congress “Art, Humanism and Spirituality”

Barcelona – Bordeaux – Taizé – OrvietoJuly 2007

Arts, Humanism and Spirituality IIInternational Mission Camp

Belo Horizonte, BrazilJuly 2009

“Peace is Fruit of Justice ”



“If the encounter’s purpose is to deepen life’s meaning and to contemplate

the reality of the world, it acquires a greater significance:

it makes possible the discernment of commitments facing those

personal life goals that each one desires to carry out.”

Sr. Beatriz Acosta, ODN

and General Team

AHS IIIBordeaux-Loyola-Madrid



Three Phases:

31 July – 5 August 2011Madrid-Bordeaux (France)

August 5-14, 2011MAGIS 2011With Christ at the Heart of the World

Aug. 5 to 8 – LoyolaAug. 8 to14 – Magis Experience

Aug. 15 to 21, 2011 World Youth DayMadrid

Rooted and built in Christ, firm in faith

With Mary to encounter the world



Situating ourselves

in Madrid



“Every step that you take in the streets of Madrid, every arrangement that has been made for your arrival as a pilgrim, has and continues to be supported through the prayers of monasteries, religious communities and the faithful.”

Cardinal Rouco VarelaArchbishop of

Madrid



…towards the footsteps of St. Jeanne de Lestonnac and her

first companions

On the way to Bordeaux…



We were confident that God would meet us in each stage

of our journey during this pilgrimage.



“Jeanne’s search for meaning and faith responses for herself and the young girls of her time can also

be our attitude at this moment in time.”

How was God present to Jeanne de Lestonnac?



Sharing group learning

from each other’s

experiences and

insights of the day



What is God preparing me for?

What is God asking of me?



Landiras, 40 kilometers to the southeast of Bordeaux, is the “hidden life” of Jeanne, the place of learning

and maturation of extending a hand…



“Seeing reality (and history) from our heart, we looked at the Source for

responses that give meaning to our lives.”



Personal prayer and journal writing

were integral to the whole experience.



“A God-like dream can also happen to

me if I open myself to the echo within

many conversations and in many

silences that journey with me.”

First ODN convent in Bordeaux



Church where St. Jeanne was baptized.



Some of the activities that made other participants busy.


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who hosted the AHE-Bordeaux Experience



AHS III token of gratitude to the host ODN Province and the French sisters for their untiring hospitality

and cheerful service to the whole group.



I saw all of

these in my

dreams…I am

open to God’s

plan for me

I want to know St. Jeanne, Mary Our Lady, Jesus Christ and God

Now I realize the beauty and the

responsibility that comes with my Christian name

I am overwhelmed by this grace to be here…

My being in the

WYD2011 is a bonus.


AHS 2011Bordeaux-Loyola-Madrid