The Centre has been established in order to maintain the figure of Chiara Lubich alive, to deepen and make her thought known, to preserve the documents which regard her. To know more... Through its period publication of 'excerpts' from the archive, may this website allow readers to have a direct relationship with this extraordinary woman, even today.
One on one WITH CHIARA
Nourishing ourselves on the Word of God Chiara to the Gen Rocca di Papa, 29 December 1974
In Mark’s gospel, Jesus begins his proclamation to the world, his message of salvation, with these words: ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the gospel.’
The coming of Jesus marks the beginning of a new era, the era of grace and salvation. His first words are an invitation to embrace this great novelty, the actual reality of the kingdom of God which he brings within reach of all people, close to every person. He immediately shows the way, which is to repent and believe in the gospel. This means changing one’s life radically and accepting the word that God, in and through Jesus, speaks to humanity of all times. Repentance and faith must go hand in hand. There cannot be one without the other. Rather, both spring from contact with the living word, from the presence of Jesus who, today too, says to the crowds:
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Roma 1978
Se ti guardi attorno, per certe città dove passi, rimani sgomento e ti pare che la realizzazione di una società cristiana sia lontana. Il mondo con le sue vanità sembra dominare…
E diresti utopia il testamento di Gesù se non pensassi a Lui, che pure ha visto un mondo simile a questo e, al colmo della sua vita, è parso travolto da esso, vinto dal male.
Anche Lui guardava a tutta quella folla che amava come se stesso, Lui, Dio, che l’aveva creata; ed avrebbe voluto gettare i ponti che dovevano riunirla come figli al Padre, ed unire fratello a fratello.
Every year the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is held in many parts of the world from 18th to 25th January. Elsewhere it is celebrated at Pentecost. The motto for the Week of Prayer in 2012 refers to Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians (1 Cor. 15:51-58) and says ‘We shall be transformed because of the victory of Christ Jesus our Lord.’ The Word of Life for this month explores and comments upon this theme.
Commetary on the Word of Life:
If you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. (Col 3:1)
Paul is speaking to the community of Colossae. A world exists, he says, where there reigns true love, full communion, justice, peace, holiness and joy. It is a world that sin and corruption can enter no more, a world where the Father's will is perfectly done. This is the world Jesus belongs to. He has opened it up for us with his resurrection, passing through the harsh trial of his passion.
Dearest everyone, We are now in the month of December and the Word of Life, which will illuminate our Holy Journey this month, is: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight" (Lk 3:4). The fact is that the Lord is about to come: Christmas is almost here, and the liturgy invites us to prepare the way. ...
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