
International Gathering of Marist Youth
Last day of activities, Trip by cars to Our Lady of l’Hermitage, Warm welcome by the members of the community.
After José-Antonio and his team set the dynamic condition, the participants who as always were divided into communities were challenged, around the extract of the Gospel of Emmaus, regarding their sentiments concerning this encounter. They expressed their experience in one word while they shared the bread, like the disciples had done with Christ.
Then followed a picnic outside in the country and the weather forecast had the good thought to spare us a little. The afternoon dynamic, a change of groups around 4 places of l’Hermitage and the 4 axes: Mary, the Church, the Mission,…. In each place, the groups exchanged and, at the end of their discussion, they should concretize their exchanges by different supports or symbols.
The day at l’Hermitage was ended by the final message of the encounter and the word was again given to the Superiors General. To dare to dream, Dare to Dream, let us in fact dare to dream a Church with a Marian Face, committed in the service of the most humble, attentive to all, men and women. This renewed Church; the young Marists strongly commit themselves to construct it. Such is their dream, and it is already on the way.