FEATURES OF LAY MARIST LIFE

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Features of lay Marist life Redaction and Administration: Piazzale Marcellino Champagnat, 2 C.P. 10250 – 00144 ROMA Tel.: (39) 06 54 51 71 Fax: (39) 06 54 517 217 E-mail: publica@fms.it web: www. champagnat.org Edit: Marist Brother's Institute General House – Rome Extended Bureau of the Laity
Extended Bureau of the Laity Features of lay Marist life Dear Champagnat Marists, Only a few months ago, we had the great pleasure of bringing out the final edition of “Gathered around the Same Table, the Vocation of Champagnat’s Marist Laity.” Our hope is that the document will be for everyone concerned a suitable means of deepening and increasing the generous response to the invitation that God is making to us through the charism handed down by Marcellin and so many of his Brothers. INTRODUCTION As you are aware, the document was edited on the basis of ninety-two reports submitted by Marist Laity in different countries and continents. The reports offered testimony to the manner in which lay people have experienced a vocational calling. The document is highlighted by several striking paragraphs which give it freshness and a feeling of everyday life. We were able to present only a few of the testimonies among so many that were at hand. As a result, we feel that we should exploit more fully the treasure that has been bestowed upon us. To that end, we decided to publish the testimonies in their complete form. We have done so on the web at www.champagnat.org. The testimonies are translated into the four, official Institute languages. You can open the texts by going first to the heading “Laity,” and then to “Life Experiences-Personal Vocation.” We now wish to offer the testimonies in a format similar to the one used in “Gathered around the Same Table.” We believe that these portrayals of Marist lay life can serve as an important complement to the official document. The texts are not abstract. They are drawn from real life and thus are more apt to deepen our Marist vocation whatever be our state of life. A wide range of sensibilities both personal and cultural will be found
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