Chile, guidelines for the realization of the week of Nazareth

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The Charles de Foucauld Spiritual Family has organized annually, from 2012 to 2019, a NAZARETH WEEK FOR YOUTH, in different places in Chile. Its purpose has been to help young people to meet Jesus of Nazareth more deeply, to love him with passion and to follow him faithfully, in the midst of the realities of this world, in the way of the Blessed Charles of Foucauld.

In July 2019 the convenience of stopping and evaluating the experience had was seen. To do this, Javier Pinto was commissioned to write a synthesis document of the eight weeks, containing an account of what young people lived, some testimonies from them, a systematization of the characteristics of the experience and some projections and challenges for the future.

It was also necessary to conduct a survey, via the internet, of young people who had participated once or several times in the various weeks of Nazareth. The questions aimed to know the fruits that this spiritual and ecclesial experience had had in their lives and to collect their opinions regarding the future of it. 17 youth responded. A report was made with these data.

Finally, a workshop of evaluation of the experience was organized with representatives of the various branches of the spiritual Family: Little Sisters of Jesus, Iesus Caritas Secular Institute, Iesus Caritas Priestly Fraternity, Adult Lay Fraternity and Youth Lay Fraternity. Seven people in total who met from February 3 to 5, 2020, at the Saint Rose of Pelequén Sanctuary, served by a priest of Iesus Caritas.

Read the full document on PDF: CHILE, GUIDELINES FOR THE REALIZATION OF THE WEEK OF NAZARETH, eng