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Welcome to the
official web site
for the St. Louis Cursillo Movement
Where
the 4th Day is anything BUT
"Ordinary Time" |
Cursillo
The Weekend: An encounter with
Christ and a Model for Christian living.
The Movement: People in touch with one another
reaching out to God, bringing Christ to the world!
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Cursillo (pronounced
cur-SEE-yo) is a Spanish word meaning "short course"; it might be best
described as a seminar. Cursillo, in this context, means "a short
course in Christianity." It begins with a weekend, starting on a
Thursday evening and continuing until Sunday evening. The weekend
consists of daily celebration of the Mass, visits to the Blessed
Sacrament, talks, meditations, and good old-fashioned Christian
fellowship. The goal of the weekend is to empower the attendee to
become a Christian leader in each of his or her environments.
Notice that Cursillo begins with a weekend. At the end of the weekend,
the attendee begins his or her Fourth Day. This Fourth Day consists of
the rest of one's life. After encountering Jesus Christ in such a
special way on the Cursillo weekend, the attendee returns home with the
challenge of remaining focused on Him in all facets of life. Two tools
are used to achieve this goal:
GROUP REUNION
A regular, preferably weekly, gathering of a group of 3 to 6 friends.
These friends share their experiences and activities of the past week,
and the ways in which they encountered Jesus Christ since they last
met. Special emphasis is placed on Piety, Study, and Action.
ULTREYA
A weekly or monthly gathering together of all Group Reunions in an area
to share prayers and songs and snacks. At each gathering, one member
gives a witness talk about how our Lord is currently present in his or
her life.
Attendees on Cursillo weekends are sponsored by other members of the
movement. If you live within the Archdiocese of St. Louis, and you
think Cursillo might be for you, feel free to attend the monthly
Ultreya meeting nearest you.
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Ultreya Schedule
Every Friday, 7:30 p.m., St.
Joseph's,
Clayton
First Friday, 7:15 p.m., St.
Vincent DePaul, Perryville
"The
Ultreya is to environmental evangelization what the heart is to the
body. The heart gives life by concentrating, purifying and oxygenating
blood - not for its own sake, but so that it can immediately speed
healthy blood to all parts of the body. And so the true mission of the
Ultreya, far from being exhausted in the event itself, is to transform
every family, every environment and every social structure into a small
Ultreya: a community of faith, hope and love."
cf. The Fundamental
Ideas Of The Cursillo Movement, no. 504
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