World Day
of Prayer
For
Consecrated Life
February 2, 2020
To follow Jesus is not a decision taken once and for all,
it is a daily choice…
Otherwise, Jesus becomes only
a nice memory of the past.
-Pope Francis, 2019
BROTHERS AND SISTERS,
GO FORTH! Remember the beauty of your
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with the sale full love and untamed grace.
GO FORTH! There is always more to do, to
encounter, to be grateful for, to be astonished
by. Begin and end with the joy of prayer-the
marrow of consecrated life.
GO FORTH! Each of us has a role to play in
GO FORTH! Each of us has a role to play in
the Church. Witness and sow well each day,
and look to tomorrow with hope.
GO FORTH! Grow in love for God so that
others will be attracted by the divine light
in you. Welcome the new vocations the Lord
sends to continue the work of consecration.
We ask this through the intercession of Mary,
Mother of God and first disciple of her son,
Jesus, our Lord. AMEN.
-- Pope Francis
Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny
Province of U.S.A. and Canada
Bring Hope and Compassion to a Broken World
"This then is the consecrated life:
praise which gives joy to God’s people,
prophetic vision that reveals what counts.
Consecrated life is not about survival,
it is not about preparing ourselves for ars bene moriendi:
this is the temptation of our days, in the face of declining vocations.
No, it is not about survival, but new life.
“But… there are only a few of us…” – it’s about new life.
It is a living encounter with the Lord in his people.
It is a call to the faithful obedience of daily life
and to the unexpected surprises from the Spirit.
It is a vision of what we need to embrace
in order to experience joy: Jesus"
-Pope Francis, WDCL Homily on February 2, 2019
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