‘Come, follow me’ – Consecrated Life Today

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Since the beginnings of Christianity, men and women have chosen to commit to celibacy, living chastity, poverty and obedience following Christ and the Gospel. A free gift from God as well as the answer to a personal call, consecrated life has taken many forms over the centuries, but often includes three essential elements: consecration, mission and community life. In this film we meet consecrated members of different communities, churches and countries who have responded to the same call as Christ, leaving everything to follow him.

This film was made during the year of consecrated life, opened by Pope Francis on 30th November 2014 and lasting until 2nd February, 2016. It was filmed firstly in Rome, at the first ecumenical conference on Consecrated Life organised by the Vatican in January 2015, then in Trevi (also in Italy), St Petersburg, Russia and finally at Hautecombe Abbey in France.

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Ce film est réalisé par la Communauté du Chemin Neuf via le réseau de international prière « Net for God ».

Pour nous contacter : netforgod@chemin-neuf.org
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Holy Spirit, we thank you for the gift of the consecrated life and for all those who, in each of our Churches, have responded to this call to follow Christ. We pray, with Pope François, that you will, “inspire them with the blessing of the poor in spirit as they make their way to the Kingdom. Give them a heart to console and to wipe away of the smallest. Teach them the power of gentleness so that the Lordship of Christ may shine in them”.

Word of the month

‘Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.'

Ephesians 1: 3-6