SECRETARIAT was given by Juan Ruiz
Secretariat is the least important aspect of the Movement
It only exists to preserve the identity (DNA) of Cursillo
It guides, informs and is there to serve, serve, serve
We are the 5th Gospel and speak with our lives in today's world, with the
language of love
Responsibilities of Members:
Stay updated as a leader
Be in love with God and what he is doing through the Cursillo Movement
We need to know the people we serve within our own diocese/where they are with
God and with others
ULTREYA was given by Guillermo Dezcallar, a
Leader from Mallorca
An invitation to come and see
Meeting together as friends to share our faith
Leaders who have interiorised the living out of joy and friendship
The 3 Encounters take place at the Ultreya
Encounter with others - the Group Reunion (30 mins)
Encounter with self - An experience shared in the witness talk (20 mins) + back
up by others (10 mins)
Encounter with God - meeting before blessed Sacrament (in our hearts) 30 mins -
Prayers, Our Father,
De Colores (sung)
Cursillo is a never ending conversion process.
BREVITY IS THE SPEAKERS POLITENESS
GROUP REUNION was given by Juan Ruiz:
Group Reunion is a group of friends who form themselves
and who meet regularly to share and grow in their faith
A group reunion supports you every step of the way. It is
o A message - that God in Christ love us, translated to
o Friendship - that is the best of each
o Person
THE FOUNDATIONAL CHARISM was given by Eduardo Bonnin, Founder of
Cursillo Movement
It is better to know how to believe than to believe that we know
Every person has four corners in their interior; truth, good, friendship and
contemplation. When a person is
living in truth, that
person becomes the truth and opens up to contemplation
When these four corners have been covered and taken to their full potential, and
we make known that we
have understood the message, we have understood that Christ calls us to a great task-to make visible to
man the tenderness of God
If we do not have friendship, our interior never unfolds and we cannot be at the
service of what the Lord
desires
Cursillo needs to serve, to open up the eyes of Christians to awaken those who
are distant from the Church.
Cursillo wakes us up to the 3 Encounters, the circumstances of our lives and the
tenderness of God
What Cursillo means to do is to make known the Christian message-unadorned and
without additives that
only complicate it.
God loves sinners more than he loves the righteous
We need to understand that it is a great joy to be part of the return of these
people to Christ. Those who
have gone astray need to return to the arms of Christ. And they need to return by seeing His tenderness as
we manifest it in the love we
have for each other.
As I've already mentioned, I have pages of notes. The
above are just some of the gems that were shared with us during our 3 days. It
was a joy to have Eduardo with us each afternoon. He is older and has suffered
much over these last years with some ill-health. He began his presentation in
Spanish with a translator nearby, but this was difficult. When it was suggested
that he continue in Spanish and we would be given the translation in English at
the conclusion, his eyes sparkled and he came alive and was very animated. He
speaks the language of love, the language of the heart and you know that Christ
is his friend. He is filled with joy.
Eduardo has met with the same group of friends in reunion
every week for many years. He attends Ultreya weekly and his presence is, to a
certain extent, taken for granted - why wouldn't it be. He is always there, he
shares with whoever he wants. and it is all very normal, very natural The
Ultreya we attended following the Cursillo of Cursillos was attended by over
200, and this was not a special Ultreya, it was the Mallorcan's weekly Ultreya.
It was all in Spanish, except the Group Reunion at the beginning, but it didn't
matter. The Ultreya was exciting, encouraging and full of joy. We were friends
who came together to experience the 3 encounters once again and language was not
a barrier.
Those of us who attended the Cursillo of Cursillos from
Australia can say we know that authentic Cursillo, the way it is lived in
Mallorca, really works. Sheelagh ended her talk on the School of Leaders with, "GO
HOME ON FIRE, ENTHUSED, ENCOURAGED, ON FIRE. BE A NUCLEII OF THOUGHT AND SEEK
THE BEST, KEEPING THE FLAME ALIVE," and that's just what I intend to do
by Marg Morris, Australia