Married life, a way to God

New Journey of Initiation for couples in Ciudad del Este

Equipo de recepción Reception team Begrüßungsteam
Yo quiero una familia... I want to have a family... Ich wünsch mir eine Familia...
Cierre en el Santuario Closing in the Shrine Abschluss im Heiligtum
Presentación sobre la vida conyugal Presentation on married life Präsentation zum Eheleben
Las 9 reuniones son parte del itinerario pedagogico de la Obra Familiar The planned 9 meetings are part of the Pedagogical Itinerary of the Family Movement Die geplanten neun Abende sind Teil der Pädagogisch-Methodischen Einführung in die Familienbewegung Fotos: Javier Cabral © 2007

PARAGUAY, Javier Cabral. The new Journey of initiation for couple began on Thursday, May 3^rd. This year there will be nine meetings. Nine talks…!!!::: Why so many…???asked some of the established members of the Movement.

Yes, nine, because in this way the couples will be better informed about what they are committing to and if they have not decided they can withdraw before joining a group.

A change of methods

This is a test that will be carried out this year; it is change of methodology of the pedagogical schedule in the Family Work of Ciudad del Este. Previously there were four talks and then the groups were formed at an introductory level. Now, this model has added several subjects from the book "On Monday Evenings", to give the subject of Father Kentenich’s teachings about marriage a strong beginning. The goal is to present an option of how to confront the great difficulties couples presently face and who more and more suffer from the scourge of divorce.

Enjoyable talk

The talk was very entertaining; with an initial workshop where two questions were debated concerning the challenges a Catholic couple faces at the present time, and possible ways of facing them. Then the conclusions were presented, which left an excellent impression. The formative parted ended …to the tune of "I want a family". Then everyone followed the picture of the MTA Auxiliary in procession to the Shrine. There was a closing prayer and then a toast before returning home.

Schedule and subjects

• Thursday, May 3^rd: Married life, a way to God
• Thursday, May 10^th: Originality of married love
• Thursday, May 17^th: Meaning and crisis of marriage
• Thursday, May 24^th: The Sacrament of Matrimony
• Thursday, May 31^st: Complementation of the sexes
• Thursday, June 7^th: Mary, who are you?
• Thursday, June 14^th: Transmitting values in the education of our children
• Thursday, June 21^st: Our style of life
• Thursday, June 28^th: What is Schoenstatt? – Formation of Groups

Translation: Celina Garza, Harlingen, TX, USA