A week after Easter, and echoing the words of the risen Christ: “As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you” (Jn 20:21), the community of life of Porto went and shared their experience of missionary life in the parish of St. Mary of Lijó (Barcelos).
The adventure began Friday night with the youth group Gaudium, with whom we spent a good lively and full of missionary spirit afternoon. On Saturday, after a morning dedicated to share, to liturgical reflection and reflection on the CLM identity (according to the challenge of the last International Assembly in Maia), we spent the afternoon with youth catechesis of 7th, 8th , 9th and 10th year. An evening full of life and missionary sharing culminating with the celebration of the Eucharist with the entire parish community.
Our Sunday was filled of Eucharistic celebration, in every moment, missionary proclamation, was guided not only by the missionary joy, but also for the welcome and generous availability of the entire parish community. The day and the activity ended with a “thank you” flowing from the heart. A “thank you” extended to the whole community and, in particular, to the young people and the catechumens who modified their programs and schedules to be with us and, in a special way to the priest -Father João Granja- who spared no effort to join us all over the weekend. In fact, “the hand of the Lord has done wonders, the Lord’s hand was magnificent” [Ps 117 (118)].
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