JY Newsletter August 2014

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OFTEN I ASK JESUS YOUTH, WHAT DO YOU FIND MOST FASCINATING ABOUT THE MOVEMENT?Amog o may gop a ogaiaio, o i i i? Mo o a ob, I J Yo i a iima oip o I i a co-ki amiy. I ik pop i mom ik o i p aioip. O co, pop coi o pak abo ipiiaiy, i pia, joy Caoic iiy a ik. B o a y a mo i mom i a y bog ik i a amiy. J Yo a i i ma bgiig iKaa a a a og may i ya, acig o o i a a c.I may coi mom i amog a aiy o o Caoic mom.

THE FAMILYHOUSEHOLD

PRAYERPOWERHOUSE

INTL ASSEMBLY& INTL COUNCIL

GLOBALNEWSWATCH9 106 13

THE JOY OF JOURNEYING TOGETHERAS ONE FAMILY OF FAITH

JESUS YOUTH

A JOYFUL

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TRUE JOY COMES FROMA PROFOUND HARMONYBETWEEN PERSONS,SOMETHING WHICH WEALL FEEL IN OUR HEARTSAND WHICH MAKES USEXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OFTOGETHERNESS, OF MUTUALSUPPORT ALONG LIFESJOurneY. But the BAsIs Of

THIS FEELING OF DEEP JOY ISTHE PRESENCE OF GOD, THEPRESENCE OF GOD IN THEFAMILY AND HIS LOVE, WHICHIS WELCOMING, MERCIFUL,AND RESPECTFUL TOWARDSAll ... But If GOds lOveIS LACKING, THE FAMILYlOses Its hArMOnY, self-CENTREDNESS PREVAILS ANDJOY fAdes. But the fAMIlYWHICH EXPERIENCES THE JOY

OF FAITH COMMUNICATES ITnAturAllY. thAt fAMIlY IsTHE SALT OF THE EARTH ANDTHE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, ITIS THE LEAVEN OF SOCIETY ASA whOle.

HOMILY OF POPE FRANCIS

SAINT PETERS SQUARE,27 OCTOBER 2013

HEART TALK

I a b a ya o m, om big c J YoIaioa Co-oiao, moig ock, ock a ba o Coci omBagao, o miacoy gig Maia - my yog ag, back om ja o a.

I a i, I a b coig liig Go akig co bi m.eqay o mioig i ppo a pay o J Yo amiy.ti joyig i i og im a a a poo maig o o J Yo famiy. J Yo om ao gob joi ogo ic o o 14-mo o ag Maia o y ook i aa gig o i i Ii Ca ui om i ai. doco o o b ay o ac o. ty ai, i ayig, oy pay ca p a a oig mc y co o.

wo o ik o J Yo a o o a amii apayig, pi a igio o hoy Ma, i ci i commiy i i ook og ig payig a goo o ohoy Mo a gop o J Yo cam og i a cap a opia o icio bo B sacam. Mag o o a

aac ga g a kp goig og. I a cop o ay, Maiao ig o impom a po o micaio. ey moig i a mi o po o a app Go goy ok o Impoib.

dig im o ia i o i, a a coaymi o o o J Yo amiy kpig igi a o o og pay. t o, g a iig o go o ay go a amiy mmb poay o o ko ac o i aaac a a o boy i Ci.

A k back I ci a mai om a JY cop pig i ppoo ag JY amiy i i o i ay. ty coc a ma oaioig i ci bapim a a i o b o JY Iaioa

taiig. rcy, I ao m a amiy o a o o o i ci i aacci. I ma a ay y ab o accp i a mak paci Go. ty p a i bigg g ig cii a ppo om J Yo amiy ao.

eac o m a pic i imio o o mom. May akp oo o o om op o J Yo o com a a o opi ic iaio i o i. ti iy o J Yoamiy i bcomig a joy coaicio o may.

I am mi o Pop faci ca i evanglii Gaudiumo ocand ipiaio o a o o a agiaio by a co o co i Go o, ic boom io a icig iip,by a iba om o ao a abopio. fo i

a ci o ic o maig o o i, o ca ai oa a o i o.

O ya I a com o a a Go oc o pako i o a, h pak o , om a o a pac o ma ca ac ooc. Yo cogi am po o o oc o a a o bogig; a o i a a ga maig bcomig aimoy o o.

I am ga I bog o i ga big amiy o J Yo mom.

C. C. Jop J Yo Iaioa Co-oiao


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I a goo amiy i aiy, y pboig. takig o mom, may othe other groups around us bring togetherpop o a cai ocia ca o aggop. B a i boy o Ci, i J

Yo oo, pop o ayig ocio-cabackgo a ag gop joyog i ai, may aig i ii a o coc. O co abi m coy i i i i loa a p i o o a h a. Ii o qi a joy ig o igya coa a oiay abo,ci, yo a , pi aaiy, a joi a i momi ga ma o a pc. Agaig o J Yo i y a pac amii a yo gay go o aci pic a im o ga .

ra amii i op ooJesus Youth has spread far and wide,y i a cio ay i ic mom ak oo i mo o pac. vy o o b a amiya o ca a ac o young missionaries who try to begin JesusYo i a pac. no aig may co oc aciii po o b a bigin disguise for the movement and it hasy o i o c amii oa ki o ppo. sy a mb o

priests and sisters too have opened theirom i a imia pii.

ho o amii ppo mom? I om ca a paicaamiy i a J Yo picii yog pop o m i ipac. I may cii ao opbic iiio o com cmig, pciay i co bya ioma a gaay goigmom ik J Yo. O coi may miii a magaig, om a o im, a iy

om i a b ig. I i igyiyig o o gay o may o om com yo apop by lo, poiig mwith rooms to meet, often offering apac o ay a amo aay oo aik i imp Ciia goiy.

And its fruits? Very often they have thejoy o ig ok o lo goi i aa. I mo ca amiygaay bcom aciy ioi mom oig ga

B cai caaciic mak i iq

amog aio gop. sy omo amog iigiig mako b i amiia appoac.

taaaa - a pac o obaiio a comig pacea c a -ko o agjoi amii i ag-o aiio. I soIia c, c a taaaa o ba aiioa om i ic gaio iog i p bo o o a maga. no o c a amiy o b ajoy c o ay ag-o ay a a pac

yog a o o i gaio,m a om o ayig amiy poiioo i pop pac a ci ampca. sc a amiy i op am poi ajoy pac o yo o ico a go.h aig a caig bcom co aa comig o, a oma g.

sc ga o amii a bcom agmmoi o o o oi. Y i abai ay, spii o lo mo aak a imia y a c i J Yo mom. ti big amiy iab o poi a p o bogig o

imab pop. I a amiy, mmba bo by maiag a bi a ao bya a c. Ma ca a o maki a om ic a ig. Obioy, amovement is quite different, yet there arepaa. I J Yo pic oa bi i lo a a ciio o akog i o ci o lomak a p boig poib. Bi o i, aa pay i, a o joi miio aa aiy o Ciia ca m gi io a o -o aiio a bigabo a p amiy pii i mom.

COVER STORY

JESUS YOUTH - A JOYFUL FAMILY


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IT IS HIGHLY EDIFYINGTO SEE HOW GLADLY SOMANY OF THESE HOMESWELCOME THESE YOUTHAS PEOPLE SENT BY THELORD, PROVIDING THEMWITH ROOMS TO MEET,OFTEN OFFERING A PLACETO STAY AND ALMOSTALWAYS FOOD AND DRINKWITH SIMPLE CHRISTIANGENEROSITY.

poibiii. Ao ga joy i a ci o o amii icojoy paay o i a y g o koipiig miioai i mom.Perhaps the best fruit of these open dooramii o b a y a acoi o a a iib mak o mom. t J Yo mom ai b mo a obg o joy goiy a amopiaiy.

A pac o oom caA amiy o b a joy pac obog. May o , y, ak loo coiioa, oom aig o a ca a oa ci om o o amii. somo ig qaii a io i a y o J Yomom. I a a ck o a i. emy amiy o jc m oay. B lo com m, oc ma cag m. I a a I m lo. I i o o J Yo, Io a b bi ba og ago.Here many of my brothers and sisters verygy oo p o m. ty a cpaic. I am py ib o imom. hi a ig o ip o gai. no i poi mai, a ci, a iom a i i a aay a ic

o lo. ti yog ma a iigy akp i miio o ac o o o obyo i am ca a cag i i.A i i poc a op i i ai om o o.

Bi py caig appoac o mom i i poa pic.sc a poii ao i i ca acoicio a commim o pa o

am ca o o. I iy J Yo gop a ay o cia pig ogo ca-giig. A o o pop pao i caig o? ty ak im o i o oi a a a ao o o omoac a giac. sy a a mbo pop o pay o o iio. I ao o o a im o p ayo, may ay ppo i a aiyo poa a amiy coc. fo mo othe members of the movement when theycam o cooa o i, a i, y ac i i ciio, a om ma p. I cig a co

o y, ig a job o ig io amiyi o igio i, o ppo i mom. no o o may, moma bcom a co amiy, y o igppo a giac o i amiy i a omi a mo oom a ig ma.

fai omaio aig o iformation

w ak o a iima amiy spiritcom abo i J Yo mom, a o poi oa ioma

ig a coa iacio a a i mom. t a J Yogop iy a comig piipai. Ao qay impoa aco i appoac a yamic o J Yopogamm a omaio io.

In our parish we have had many youthseminars and retreats in the past, a youngboy o m cy, B o-ay JYo pai oac a aicay i.t iy, joy yo i o igig

og, iomay aig oy

o y yo a a ga ,giig gop a igy joyab, yy maig im. wa pim, coi, a a y abc o i cagig io a gopo i.

Among Jesus Youth programmes, on theone hand, there are shorter seminarsa a, i o o, a og omaio pogamm, ikdicipip o Miio taiig afim vo Pogamm. ta om commo caaciic omo o J Yo io. ti aay a ig o joy, iip aom, aoig iiia ica giig ci pac o poo b m, a o mo o ai o pac. ty ay o com o oy o i pay oi a ig o iy cbaio. Iany Jesus Youth programme there arepy o acio o og, icbakaciii, joy pak, a i op paicipa o aay maka ao a o com o. ti amp oppoiy o ak qio,p ic, y joy ogi p a. ti y a moaio o bi a joy amiy.

ANOTHER GREAT JOY ISTHAT THE CHILDREN OFTHESE HOST FAMILIESDISCOVER JOYFULPATHWAYS OF LIFE AS THEYGET TO KNOW INSPIRINGMISSIONARIES IN THEMOVEMENT. BUT PERHAPSTHE BEST FRUIT OF THESEOPEN DOOR FAMILIESWOULD BE THAT THEY HAVELEFT AND CONTINUE TOLEAVE AN INDELIBLE MARKON THE MOVEMENT.


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THE BEST OUTCOME OFA SUCCESSFUL JESUSYOUTH PROGRAMME IS AGENUINE COMMITMENT TOJESUS AND TO A PERSONALPROGRAMME OF CHRISTIANLIVING. VERY OFTEN ASENSE OF RADIATINGJOY AND DEEP FAMILYFEELING BECOMES A TRUEBAROMETER OF ONESENTRY INTO THE MOVEMENTTHROUGH A FRUITFULJESUS YOUTH PROGRAMME.

THERE IS ALWAYS

A SETTING OF JOY,FRIENDSHIP AND FREEDOM,ALLOWING INDIVIDUALDIFFERENCES AND GIVINGSUFFICIENT SPACEFOR PERSONS TO BETHEMSELVES AND TO MOVEON AT THEIR OWN PACE.THEY SAY ONES TRUE SELFCOMES OUT ONLY WHENONE IS PLAYFUL OR IN

A SETTING OF FRIENDLYCELEBRATION.

Keep in touch and be healed-Ooig o iimacy o gopio aiy i i pii o a JYo amiy. rmmbig o pay oo ao, big i oc a pigim og, a oig a p a ca o oip-biig. tio go io cociiaio,ogi a oppoii o aig.

Share a culture and lifestyle- taci paicipaio i c aiy ca a amiy. roig oaciy i i pia i bi J Yo commiy io a iamiy. ti qi a o o ppo acoagm. sy i piiaamiy o i p o ao o oa goo (hb. 10: 23-25) ap yo i i joy o o aoi.

Belong, belong!-t m o yo

i a a I i yo o yo a.O bcom a J Yo by bcomiga iga pa o om J Yooip. w i o oy b aomby o aci paicipaio i i, b aobcom a pcia ic i i oo. t i b ab o kpaway from these gatherings or other eventso igicac!

w may amii a apa lo oig omig mao. wa a amii a ga a.Everywhere we hear bad news about

amii. B ak Go, i uiaCc a o mc o goo abo amii, a o c goo i J Yo mom. J Yoamii a a p amiy pii ithe movement are two sides of the samecoi, a mio imag o gaiocbaig joy commiy i o fa, J a hoy spii. t o o i a i ib o ica.A b a o o yiga i a o i a o ak o oi iaab a o ga joy.

dr. edwArd edezhAthOne of the pioneering members and senioranimators of the Jesus Youth movement, a a ky poibiii i Cc, icig big Joi scayo CBCI Commiio o laiy.

I ayo ik a pogamma a a joym, y y mi poi. ey io a o ga-cio a aiaio, ici cag po o a agi aioip i lo aoo Go pa. t b ocom oa cc J Yo pogammi a gi commim o J ao a poa pogamm o Ciia

iig. vy o a o aiaigjoy a p amiy ig bcom atrue barometer of ones entry into themom og a i J Yopogamm.

What they do (or what youo o) o bi GoamiyWe have heard the story ending, Theyi appiy a. Ca ay same about the movement? I have heard

may ay, wa a joy commiy ia. no o o a im. t oay a a go. t c o a joyamiy i i o o i mmbo j o a b ao o ay i o.O a imia i, i amiy o lo pop pic a pcia joy obcomig pa o a bai amiy, b yo a o ao spiio lo o i a acic ocommio o coi biig o o Go. w ca o may ig obi Go amiy ao .

Be childlike- J ai, yo a obe born again to be part of this newamiy. ti i a piia bi a a a giig p o a -impoac abcomig ciik. I J Yo, o o yo o b imp, joya joicig i compay o oi y bi a amiy.

Setting and sitting- sig o a amiygaig i o ik a caoom, o a

pomac pac. Ga i a cic; imo pop a , j co ao.som io i bai; p yoo ai a. I i ca b maag, aoi aiciaiy o micopo a ogag. A J o a omig oa y cam og.

Pray together, sing along- A amiy apay og ay og. u payy i ic mo o gop caaciy paicipa. Aoi mpaio

o impi og a oy a ca ig, b op o o a a i joii. I mak a og i a ac amiy. Joy payig a igig bi p gop.

Full of the Spirit and led by the Spirit- A ao cag, a y p com.ti i o a gop ao. ho o bi commiy i c im ca omaiy. Ao ga im o i o wo; o Gi a o go o iMiiy. A gop go b i iy o payig a igig i

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THEY DEVOTEDTHEMSELVES TO THEAPOSTLES TEACHINGAND TO THE FELLOWSHIP,TO THE BREAKING OFBREAD AND TO PRAYER(ACTS 2:42).

HOUSEHOLDTHE FAMILY

fiip gop, amii a comyog pop a og aig c gopa aay b pa o J Yoiy. Y, a mom paaco c a coi i joyio a p, miioay piiaiy, o a ga gaig o yJ Yo a ic o im i mom. t J Yo hoo,ic o o a ya, cab pci a a a o yaigo py io miioay i o Cc. A a ga gaig o Commi a Com mmb, hoo bcom amai o i i mom.

GATHERING EVERY MONTH, TOBE NURTURED BY THE WORD

OF GOD, BEING ACCOUNTABLETO EACH OTHER CONCERNINGOUR SACRAMENTAL LIFE ANDPERSONAL DIFFICULTIES, ANDPRAYING THE JY PRAYER WHICH ISA COMBINATION OF CHARISMATICAND CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYERSMAKES THE HOUSEHOLD ABlessInG In MY lIfe. heArInGEACH ONE SHARE THE UNIQUE WAYIN WHICH THEY ENCOUNTEREDTHE LORD HAS ALSO BEEN APrOfOund exPerIenCe.

DAVID VARGHESE MANJALI,DUBAI, UAE

THE HOUSEHOLD GIVES ME AFEELING OF BEING PART OF AFAMILY WHICH CARES FOR EACH OFIts MeMBers; PrAYInG tOGetherAND HELPING EACH OTHER TOGrOw In Jesus. the hOusehOldREFLECTS THE WARMTH OF THEJESUS YOUTH FAMILY TO ALL WHOAre A PArt Of It.

SEBASTIAN GEORGE,

RUWI, OMANTHE TRUE JY FEELING OFA FAMILY CAN BE FELT INA HOUSEHOLD AS WE HAVELEADERS BELONGING TO ALLAGE GROUPS COMING TOGETHERAND SPENDING TIME WITH EACHOther In the lOrd. It Is AlsO AnOPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE PROPERFORMATION ON A REGULAR BASISBY UNDERSTANDING THE MONTHLYhOusehOld MAterIAl. All thIsIS REALLY HELPING ME IN MY

JOurneY As A Jesus YOuth.TIMSON THOMAS, DELHI, INDIA


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JY hoo i ay bcomom o Commi a Comi mom o com ogmoy o pay, aig, scipcio, caci, a icio oma a ccia aii i a io a commo commim.

Relevance of Households

l A mo baicmanifestation of the JesusYo oipBy i yo i ko a yo amy icip, i yo a o o oao (J. 13:35).

The Jesus Youth movement, by its verya a aay oa omaio o gop a mb am, co a ig oipb mmb o a amiy. JYo hoo, i a , a mo baic, agib, ga a

THE HOUSEHOLD HAS PROVIDEDEVERY JY WITH A SPIRITUALGROUNDING AND HAS KNITTEDus ClOse As A fAMIlY. wIthREFLECTIONS THAT ARESPIRITUALLY NOURISHING ANDdIsCussIOns MOre YOuth-ORIENTED AND PRACTICAL, I FEELEMPOWERED AND EQUIPPED TOLIVE A FRUITFUL CHRISTIAN LIFE ASA JY MIssIOnArY.

SHANICE CASTELLINO,MUMBAI, INDIA

THE HOUSEHOLD REMINDS ME OFTHE EARLY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITYWHO CAME TOGETHER TO PRAY,REFLECT ON THE SCRIPTUREAND ENJOY A GREAT BOND OFfellOwshIP. At the hOusehOldMEETINGS, I AM TRULY INSPIRED BY

THE TESTIMONIES AND PERSONALshArInGs Of MY fellOw JYs.THE HOUSEHOLD HELPS ME TOre-dIsCOver the true BAsICs OfBeInG A Jesus YOuth.

RAJESH JOSEPH, DUBLIN, IRELAND

THE HOUSEHOLD ENABLES MEtO hAve reGulAr fellOwshIP.WE USUALLY END UP SPENDINGMORE TIME INFORMALLY AFTER THEMeetInG hAs COnCluded. theREFLECTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS

ARE EVEN CARRIED FORWARDthrOuGh OnlIne fOruMs - thIsHELPS US TO BE ENGAGED WITHTHE TOPICS AND LEARNING TILLthe next hOusehOld.

CHARLES ANTONY BASTIAN,KARNATAKA, INDIA

It Is A BeAutIful hOMe-lIKePLATFORM WHERE ALL JESUSYOUTH COME TOGETHER LEAVINGASIDE ALL BARRIERS OF AGE,PROFESSION AND GENDER TO

SHARE, LEARN AND TO IDENTIFYtheIr PersOnAl MInIstrY; AndLEAVE BETTER EQUIPPED TO LIVE AChrIst-Centered lIfe.

BABU JOHN, KERALA, INDIA

caci, i i ig paom ogoig og a a mom.

l A a paom poamiio a ipi, kia abaO o igig i joy of aJ Yo - a a poa pico Go a cogiio o loipo J - i icoy o poacaim a iom i a miiy caim ca b ci ia ci ay. t hoo, big agaig o iiia o a goig

THOUGH I WAS SKEPTICAL

ABOUT BEING PART OF AHOUSEHOLD IN THE BEGINNING,I HAVE NOW COME TO REALISETHAT A JY HOUSEHOLD ISMUCH MORE THAN ANOTHERMeetInG. nOt OnlY Is It AnOPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVECONCRETE ADULT CATECHESISAnd fOrMAtIOn; But ItPROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR TRUEfellOwshIP. the hOusehOldMOSTLY REMINDS ME OF WHATTHE EARLY CHRISTIAN CHURCHSGATHERINGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN

LIKE, COMING TOGETHER TOUNDERSTAND THE TEACHINGS OFChrIst.

THUSHARA ZACHARIAS,JEBEL ALI, UAE

THE JY HOUSEHOLD GIVES ME AFEELING OF BEING IN A FAMILYGet-tOGether. It AlsO GIves MeA BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF THErICh teAChInGs Of the ChurCh.

SIJUMON ABRAHAM, SINGAPORE

piia maiaio o JYo amiy a i oip o o.wi ga gaig a goig i am hoo o ya og, ppo a ca aiig om a paig o ac o i ab

mmb o b a iib ig o J Yo iy i oay o.

l A a ai paom ocoi caciA a ay mom oo i compoay o, o acoi a iom caci ii i J Yo piiaiy ab a coa i o ao mom aco o. tga gaig o J Yo i am ocaio imiaioo i caci ii a cpi,pay, oig a may ppoioip. eac scip m o

caci i ak oa o mo.wi mo caci a oa cio o a o Go i aioo m, co mo ook ai pacica imio. A commiy-ba p cio og lciodiia i p i scip m i

i mo. A a hoo ao o paicipa i am moy

JUNE 2014MATHEW 3:13-17

MAY 2014ISAIAH 66:10-14


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in their mission through differentmiii, ipi, caay, apa ppo poa ca o acJ Yo o b a miioay. eog hoo i o aits own initiatives and ministries, itipi paicipa o ,i a p i i miio.

l A a agib ig o J Yo pia a okThe growth of the movement hasaay b ik o i iampai - i pia. Y aa o om , coipacic o pia a babiay a bjci. I i aotrue that sustained growth in thepacic o pia ca oppo om a commiy o i,coa ipiaio a pay. thoo a ca o b aagib ig a a okop o

i pia a ok.

The Working of aHouseholdA ig hoo ypicay oappoimay 20-40 Commi a/oCom J Yo coggaig aa ga i a aiy accibpac, o a ocaio ca ba - a aig J Yo caao joy pic o big i aJ Yo hoo, i icpa o o y a. A ga

May, Q o Apo, pay a yJesus Youth be transformed by the powero Pco a o o b miioay icip o yo o J.

t imag o May Q o Apo i cac iag a pic by s. vicPaoi, i a ay pop ao May aogi Apo, pak a o o impoaco o a miio o aiy i Cc.

t cac i pac oiay mabig a aom io aic apo oJ, aay po o hoy spiia accompai by May Q o Apo.t apo go o om caco pocaim Goo n o saaio o apop. May Q o Apo i aop a gi a ay pao o J Yofomaio a hoo. hc, bca o ipcia ac o mom, i baiimag i big ociay pomo o igpay a cio.

Imag i ki pmiio o 't sociy o Caoic Apooa'.

ti joy i c i payig og, ama, im o ag, c.

t hoy spii i moig y poy i mom, giig ga caiy o ayoa i i joy o oi. t iiiaioo hoo i o c p ipi by hoy spii. A J Yo hoo i a ao y ig mmb o pic oa i o mom, o a o i iCi, icig o gg a o op ay Ciia aioip i o ii mom aig o a J-c oip.

IN THE HOUSEHOLD, MYFAITH HAS BEEN DEEPENEDTHROUGH STRUCTUREDDIALOGUES, BY ENGAGING INREFLECTION AND BY SHARINGMY EXPERIENCE OF NOTONLY MY EXTRA ORDINARY

SPIRITUAL MOMENTS BUTMY dAY-tO-dAY events.CATECHESI TRADENDAE OFPOPe JOhn PAul II (nO. 43)MENTIONS THE CATECHESISOF ADULTS IS THE PRINCIPALFORM OF CATECHESIS,BECAUSE IT IS ADDRESSEDTO PERSONS WHO HAVE THEGREATEST RESPONSIBILITIESAND CAPACITY TO LIVE THECHRISTIAN MESSAGE IN AfullY develOPed fOrM. AsJESUS YOUTH, WE ARE EVEN

MORE OBLIGED TO ENSUREOUR ONGOING CATECHISMIN CREATIVE WAYS LIKE OURhOusehOlds.

SHALINI ANTONY,RAS AL KHAIMAH, UAE

EVERYONE LOVES TO HAVEfAMIlY GAtherInGs.JESUS YOUTH IS MY FAMILYAND JYS ARE MY FAMILYMeMBers. hOusehOld Is APRECIOUS FAMILY TIME THAT

I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TOAnd eAGerlY wAIt fOr. ItreAsure It IMMenselY.

NOBIN JOSE, SINGAPORE

THROUGH THE HOUSEHOLD,I RECEIVE ENCOURAGEMENTAND MY SPIRITUAL LIFE ISstrenGthened. It OPens ADOOR FOR ME TO SHARE MYMISSION AND TO GET INSPIREDBY lIstenInG tO Others.

SHEJI VARGHESE,GHALA, OMAN

ACts 2:42 Is One Of MYfAvOrIte BIBle verses.BEING WITH THOSE WHOARE CLOSE TO OUR HEARTS,EVEN AMIDST OUR BUSYLIVES, IS TRULY A JOYFULexPerIenCe. I Get thIsFEELING WHEN I AM IN MYhOusehOld GrOuP. AfterEACH GATHERING, I EAGERLYwAIt fOr the next One.

JITTO GEORGE,

SHARJAH, UAE

J Yo hoo iay moc a mo o ao 3 o icic im o J YoPay a caci, i.. a scip-gi cio a i poi ymo o a hoo oi,oo by a im o poa aig,iig, ipiig, compmig acooig ac o - i coo poa iig, piia go,miiy a miio. fiay, i apcia joy J Yo m oao i pc o lo.

JULY 2014:ACTS 8:15


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PILGRIMAGE 2014 JESUS YOUTHINTERNATIONALTRAININGS 2015

t J Yo Icio wbip://ico.jyo.og/ aomay ac o 9 Mac 2014, fao s. domiic saio. Icio a ba i i backbo o a aoo mom o ya. uoby,

to joyy paicipa i Caoiaio Cmoy o BCaaa a B epaiao 23 nomb, J Yo iogaiig a pigimag o Iayom 19 o 24 nomb 2014. tpigimag o ic iio pac i rom, Aii, saGiovanni Rotondo (Padre Piossi), laciao (ecaiicMiac), c. to imay coac J Yonaioa Co-oiao o i

pci coi o moai a giaio.

INTERNATIONALFULLTIME VOLUNTEERSTRAINING4TH TO 31ST JULY, 2015BANGKOK, THAILAND

INTERNATIONALLEADERS TRAINING5TH TO 18TH JULY, 2015BANGKOK, THAILAND

INTERNATIONALANIMATORS TRAINING20TH TO 31ST JULY, 2015BANGKOK, THAILAND

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i i oo o pay icpo p ac a y JY iiiaiak ay i o.

t Icio wbi a o aa po o coa a icio

commim oi. A a iiia p, ibi p iiia po i iciocommim o sao o Pay- Away o Pco. Oig a hoy Ma,akig im o Aoaio bo Bsacam, payig roay o dii McyCap o aig ma a om o ay oco ic o o Cc a othe movement, and for the suffering brothers andi aco o. ty ca ao bcib ocio o aio opic. dop by a amom eicCo, bi a a i copa i ookig a paio. to mak aicio commim, og o op://ico.jyo.og.

A JOURNEY ACROSSSOME OF ITALYSIMPORTANT CENTRES OFFAITH AND MIRACLES.

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A ya 2013 o a co bigig ii op a bgiig, i a aoa im o ga aicipaio o J Yomom a oa payy aai J Yo Iaioa Coci (ICoci).

I -p o coiio, aIaioa Amby a co om 27 o30 dcmb i paicipaio o ao 200aci a om ay 20 i coi

27 TO 30 DECEMBER 2013 lASHIR BHAVAN, COCHIN, INDIA

INTERNATIONALASSEMBLY &INTL COUNCILRECONSTITUTION

ao o. Mo r. faci Kaaacka,Mopoia Acbiop o vapoy, Coci,Iia iaga Amby a pok o ga o a com og a AiBaa, Acioc Paoa Co pogamm. t ay i

paicipa cocaig Amby o mo Immaca ha o May, i payig roay. eac o ay a oo ac o a aiy m a bga i a

im o Pai a woip aogi payig lcio diia.

O ay, ga o Go fa, og acig o Pop faciapooic oaio evangliiGaudium. r. f. spAaaa, dpy scay o Kaa Caoic Biop Coci i im o cio. t mo ay - JY fomaio - aak oa by Maoj sy, JY

Iaioa fomaio dico,o ga a pa aa o omaio pa. Aia impmaio a aocai o i paicipabig pi io gop a ak o a i backo omaio mo poio m.

t oc o cio o co ay a J Ci, akiginspiration from the writings ofPop Bic xvI i i book J

o naa. I a aima byr. f. Jacob Paappay Msfs -rco, tja viya Pa (MsfsIi o Coa toogy).


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t ay m - JY Miio - apo by makig gaaware of the various missionpoibiii ao m a byigigig i miiobig py cai o by JYaco gob. ta ig

ao a a bai im ooip by Cotoc am.Accompayig ga mic aaom oo om takaa,-caig pic a ao by oa-i oo ao Kaa. t og-ay cmiai og-aai coiio o JY Iaioa Coci.

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL

C.C. Jop(Iaioa Co-oiao)sijo toma(Aia Co-oiao)f. Biaj Ma O.s.t(Iaioa spiia dico)Team members

sbi Jacob(Iaioa Miio dico)raia siaJithin GeorgeAbhy Thomassij Masmo PioBimesh BoniphusVandana MariaShimy StephenMaoj P. JoAnimators

d. Jio KaaiCackoca njaaif. toma taayiEx-Ofcio membersraij vagMaoj sy(I fomaio dico)Shoy Thomas(JY Iia Co-oiao)fj sbaia(JY eop Co-oiao)Bjoy Cia(JY Mi ea Co-oiao)Seema Thomas (JY South EastAia Co-oiao)

co aa a cag a yac a ao a ggio oo o impo okig y iac coy. rc appig i mom a a ky popoa ao bog p.

Ami mc pay a cim, Iaioa Coci a aocoy aa i C.C. Jop(Iia) a Co-oiao a sijo toma

t hoy spii om a aycio poi. r. f. GogKmbmooi OP - da o facy otoogy a s. Ca Majo smiay,nagp ba i im o acig oPop Jo Pa II cycica domim viicam. t ca m o ay JY wokig sy a C.C. Jopak gop og a im o cioa icio o p okig yo mom. t a ic

(Ia) a A. Co-oiao. t

am a aoi a commiioig hoy Ma cba byMo r. Abaam viakagaa,Acbiop o nagp & ecciaicaAio - J Yo.

t ay o Amby ia imm big o momgobay. eac o ga o i pci coi i gaa, coicio, caiy a iam;and is today nurturing more missionarieso Caoic Cc.


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CELEBRATE JESUSWITH REXBAND

OCTOBER 2014

10 October

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11 & 12 October

Dublin, Ireland

14 October

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17 October

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18 October

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t ogo a ocia pay o wo Yo day 2016 a a by

Mopoia Acbiop o Kako, Caiasaia dii o 3 Jy 2014. A p

ocia commicaio, ogo i compoo gogapica oi o Poa i aCo - ymbo o Ci o i o

o wo Yo day. t yo cic mak poiio o Kako o map o Poa

a i ao a ymbo o yo. t am odii Mcy mg om Co, a i

coo ca imag J, I i yo.t coo i ogo b, ayo a ocia coo o Kako a

i coa o am. B a mci,o y a obai mcy (Ma 5:7) i

m o wYd 2016 o b i Kako,Poa om 25 Jy o 1 Ag 2016.

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KRAKOW, POLAND25 JULY - 1 AUG. 2016

BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL,FOR THEY SHALL OBTAIN MERCY

(MATTHEW 5:7)


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GLOBAL NEWSWATCH

National Conference, Kuwait National Team, Sri LankaVoice 2014, Sri Lanka

National Conference, Kuwait Ad Gentes, Canada

KUWAIT

Medical Professionals ProgrammeA one-day programme for medicalprofessionals was organised at the City

Cathedral on 16 Jan. More than 350members participated in the event. National ConferenceThe 6th National Conference themed Bea Living Witness, was organised on 25 Feb.at the City Cathedral. Fr. Bitaju Mathew, JYIntl Pastor, was the main resource speakerfor this programme which was attended bynearly 900 people. Camp FestivalAround 450 work camp dwellers cametogether for a Camp Festival held at theCity Cathedral on 29 May. Re-commitment Day

Re-commitment Day was celebrated at theCity Cathedral on 7 June in which morethan 200 leaders, who after a fruitful timeof preparation, actively participated in theliturgy and took the pledge.Dinoy David

SRI LANKA

Master BuildersA training programme to help twenty-six youngsters grow in their discipleshipcommitment was held from 11-13 April.Subin Jacob, George Devassy, Fr. JeewanthaPeiris and a few other priests animated the

programme. The presence of Most Rev. Dr.Maxwell Silva, Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo,was an added blessing. Voice 2014Sixteen Jesus Youth attended a trainingcamp conducted for those presentlypreaching the Word of God and for thoseinterested in doing so in the future. Discipleship Training ProgrammeThe National DTP was held from 9-13 Aprilat St. Sebastians College, Moratuwawith 63 participants from 5 dioceses. Teens RetreatStep Up - an encounter retreat focusedon teens was organised parallel to the DTPat the same venue from 11-13 April. Fortyteens from the diocese of Colombo madethe retreat.

Service Team ReconstitutionThe JY Sri Lanka National Service TeamReconstitution was held on 12 April. Thenew team with Shanuka Perera as Co-ordinator, Meuru Muthuthanthri as Asst.Co-ordinator and Fr. Daya Dharshana asSpiritual Director was blessed by Most Rev.Dr. Maxwell Silva. Re-commitment DayRe-commitment Day, held on 7 June witharound 175 participants, included a Gospelconcert by the music ministry and an inputsession based on the days theme.Shanuka Perera

CANADA

Ad GentesAd Gentes is a four-part Catholicworkshop series for teens and youth of

Toronto introduced prior to the JY NationalConference. Dr. Edward Edezhath spoke onKerygma in the rst series while Fr. HansooPark encouraged participants to live life likesaints in the modern world in the secondseries. Both the series had more than 75participants. Evening with Abp. AbrahamFew families, youth and teens cametogether for a time of Adoration andfellowship with Most Rev. AbrahamViruthakulangara (Archbishop of Nagpurand Ecclesiastical Advisor, Jesus Youth)who was in Toronto for an evening. Adults RetreatA retreat for the adult group was organisedfrom 3-4 May at St. Rose of Lima Church.There were 35 participants for this retreatled by Br. Thomas Paul, who inspired theparticipants to be attuned to Jesus voice.Boban Mathew

NEW ZEALAND

Familia 14About 25 families and children cametogether for the family retreat Familia 14led by Elvis Kottooran from 24-27 April inChristchurch. Most Rev. Barry Jones, Bishop

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Exult 14, New Zealand Revive 14, Australia

Familia 14, New Zealand Family Leaders Training, Ireland

of Christchurch, celebrated Holy Mass on thesecond day. Exult 14

The annual youth retreat camp organised

by JY New Zealand was held this time from30 May to 2 June at Auckland for 105 youngpeople. The main resource persons wereBr. Fritz Mascarenhas ICPE, India, Fr. BonyAbraham MGL, Australia and Fr. Tony AlexICPE, New Zealand.Soji Joseph

IRELAND

Prayer Group Leaders TrainingBudding leaders from prayer groups acrossdifferent parts of Ireland came togetherin February for three days of training. Theparticipants stayed with JY families in and

around Dublin and had a live-in experienceof the JY lifestyle besides other inputsessions, activities and discussions. Family Leaders TrainingAn initiative of the National Family Team,the training was held in June in Droghedato aid the participants to realise their call inthe Church. Dr. Edward Edezhath, one of thesenior animators of the movement, guidedthe participants. Priests GatheringThe rst ever Priests Gathering organisedby JY Ireland took place on 29 May in Bray,County Wicklow, animated by Dr. Edezhath.

It was an informal get-together of priests andother lay leaders who have shown immensesupport to the movement over the years.Joel Jose

AUSTRALIA Revive 14As part of its 10th anniversary celebrations,JY Queensland organised a Conference- Revive 14, from 24-27 April at Mt.Tambourine for more than 100 marriedcouples, 50 youth, 45 teens and 30 kids.Most Rev. Mark Coleridge, Archbishop ofBrisbane, celebrated Holy Mass on one ofthe days. Resource persons included C.C.Joseph (JY Intl Co-ordinator), Alex Njavally,Shayne Bennett (Emmanuel Community),Fr. Bony Abraham MGL, Navin Thomas, etc.

Connect and CaptureA four-day initial retreat for teens(Connect) and youth (Capture) wasconducted at Edmund Rice Centre,Melbourne from 12-15 April. More than 35teens and youth from different schools anduniversities in Melbourne participated inthese retreats. Mission TripIn January, a 7-member team visited theDiocese of Mendi in Papua New Guinea fortwo weeks, where they conducted a one-week retreat, three days of training for theyouth as well as evening sessions for them

in the various mission stations. Hours of Grace & Adopt a BishopJY Australia hosted round-the-clockEucharistic Adoration, Hours of Grace for

the 3rd consecutive year from 1 March to 8June in 18 Catholic parishes across 8 cities.Adopt a Bishop- a prayer initiative to prayfor the Shepherds in Australia was alsolaunched during the Hours of Grace. Youth TurnJY Adelaide organised a youth and teensretreat named Youth Turn from 2-3 May. C.C.Joseph inspired the 35 young participants togive their lives completely to Christ. Trendsetters 2014The 7-day national training for Year 12 and1st & 2nd year university students wasconducted from 10-16 Feb. George Devassy

along with Fr. Bony Abraham MGL led the25 participants to deeper commitment anddiscipleship. Pilgrimage on WheelsManoj Vechoorettu and his wife Binnu fromMelbourne along with their six childrenaged 3-14 years set out on a pilgrimage acrossAustralia from 5-23 April. To celebrate theYear of Families announced by the Church,they travelled over 12,000 km in a van, visitingover 30 cities and 21 Cathedrals, 40 Churchesand Shrines, while also meeting different JYfamilies across the country.Navin Bruce Thomas


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GLOBAL NEWSWATCH

National Leaders Gathering, USA National Youth Workshop, Oman

Crucis Singapura, Singapore National Team, India

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USA

National Leaders GatheringJesus Youth USA National LeadersGathering took place in Schaumburg,

Illinois from 2-4 May. Leaders from acrossthe country came together with Fr. BitajuMathew and Dr. Edward Edezhath tounderstand their call to mission and how toanswer the current needs of their regions.

Re:Collect 2014Jesus Youth families and youth gatheredfor Re:Collect 2014, a National Conferenceheld in Atlanta, Georgia in January, topray, reect and share their experiences.Five programme streams were conductedin parallel for the 700+ attendees, whichincluded several preists and Nuns. Thepresence and teachings of Fr. Isaia Birollo,a Scalabrinian missionary priest in Haitiadded depth to the programme.

JY NoWJesus Youth Night of Worship is an openevent for youth in the Northeast andMid-Atlantic regions that includes musicinterspersed with prayer, catechesis,Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament andopportunity for Confession. The event,which was initiated last year and heldagain in April, has so far drawn nearly 200participants.Princy Abraham

SINGAPORE

Crucis SingapuraThis years Crucis Singapura on 12 April saw123 participants walking barefoot from the

North, South, East and West corners of theisland to mark the Sign of the Cross acrossSingapore. The intercession walk carried outwhile contemplating the Way of the Crosscovered a total of 1132.2 km. Feliz NavidadA joy-lled Christmas and New Yearcelebration for campus students was heldon 11 Jan. at the Church of the Risen ChristParish Hall. More than 80 students fromvarious campuses attended the event, whichwas blessed by the presence of JY SingaporeSpiritual Director, Fr. Frederick Quek andC.C. Joseph.

Fionne LaiINDIA

National Team ReconstitutionFrom 27-28 Dec., the National TeamReconstitution was held at Ashir Bhavan,Kochi with around 85 leaders, animators,and priests from eight different regionspresent. Shoy Thomas was elected as thenew Co-ordinator and Reji Francis as theAsst. Co-ordinator. Intercession for the CBCI AssemblyThe 31st CBCI Plenary Assembly washeld in Kerala from 5-12 Feb. JY Kerala

organised 200 hours of intercessoryAdoration for the Assembly. Most Rev.Abraham Viruthakulangara inaugurated theintercession, which began on 4 Feb. at

St. Thomas Church, Palai. Campus VibesThe National Campus Leaders Training washeld at Canossa Ashram, Mumbai, from 8-15June. Nearly 19 leaders, from eight states,attended the programme which began witha retreat. Co-ordinators Meeting & NEM

More than 200 leaders from various parts ofIndia gathered at St. Thomas Mount, Chennai,from 23-25 May for the Co-ordinators Meetingand National Evaluation Meeting. Chalo Bengal & Leaders TrainingFrom 8-20 May, 30 teenagers from 13 states

came together for Chalo Bengal, whichstarted off with a preparatory programme atProggaloy Pastoral and Development Centre,Kolkata. The nal gathering following theoutreach had Most Rev. Thomas DSouza(Archbishop of Calcutta) join them. A TeensLeaders Training was also conducted at thesame venue from 9-14 May.Asha Sanil

OMAN

National Youth WorkshopAbout seventy-ve youth leaders fromdifferent parts of Oman gathered together


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Chalo Bengal & Leaders Training, India LEAD, UAERe-commitment Day, UK

O BELOVED MOTHER, HELP US, THE

JESUS YOUTH FAMILY, TO ALWAYS

LIVE IN FAITH AND SIMPLICITY LIKE

THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH.

AMEN.

on 24 Jan. for the workshop organised bythe National Youth Team. Jomy Abrahamand Steo Ouseph from UAE were theresource persons for the event.

Lijin SebastianUK

Pre-teens ProgrammeA two-day programme for pre-teens was co-ordinated by the Pre-teens ministry of JYUKat Newcastle & Sunderland. The programmewas an amazing experience for all thechildren who participated. Youth Formation Programme

The JYCFPAM (Jesus Youth Centre for Prayerand Mission) located in Shefeld hostedthe fth module of the Youth FormationProgramme 2014 from 31 Jan. to 2 Feb. With

16 participants, this times themes includedthe meaning of Divine Love, Theology of theBody, and Human Relationships & Chastity. Awakening

Awakening, the 100-day EucharisticAdoration started this year on 2 March fromJYCFPAM, Shefeld and concluded on 7June at Ratcliff, Leicester. Jesus Youth inthe various regions were also encouraged toorganise as many days/hours of EucharisticAdoration in their own parishes duringthis period. Additionally, Adoration alsohappened in Ireland, Belfast and Italy. Re-commitment Day

On 7 June, around 200 JYs from all over UKcame together for a time of recommitmentand fellowship. Fr. Binu Palakapally,National Pastor along with Fr. David Cain,celebrated the Holy Mass. Sessions weretaken by Dr. Edward Edezhath, who alsovisited most of the regions of UK. Cardiff Youth Retreat

Twenty youth who were regular attendeesof the local prayer group made this retreatwhich started on 1 Nov. with a special AllSaints Day Mass. The retreat focused on theimportance of the Sacraments and how to

incorporate them in our daily lives. Shefeld Youth Retreat

From 21-24 Feb., a youth retreat wasorganised at Shefeld for 14 participants.

The days also included a time of sharingwhen the participants spoke about theirrenewed love for the Sacraments and theircommitment to the pillars of the movementas a pathway to Holiness. Credo 2014Following the Shefeld youth retreat,Credo was started as a means for theprayer group to share Jesus to people intheir parishes and schools. An outreachmusic event to St. Patricks parish wasorganised on 3 May. Amen 2014A series of charity galas is being organised

in aid of the Outreach Child Supportproject. The rst of the Amen - To live isChrist series took place in Birmingham on29 March at Aston University with 45 adultsand 13 children in attendance.Anju Abraham

UAE

Ente PizhaEnte Pizha an audio visual retreat inMalayalam on the Passion, was performedin almost all the parishes of UAE during theLenten season. UAE Reconstitutions

A new National Council, National Youthteam, National Family team, Regionalteams, Mission team and Formation teamwere formed during the reconstitution heldon 4 April at St. Francis Assisi Church, JebelAli. Jecko George is the new National Co-ordinator and Fr. Varghese Chempoly, theSpiritual Director. One Month MissionOn 28 Feb., Vinish Scaria, Rijo Vinish andtheir four kids proceeded for a monthto Uganda - the mission continent of JYMiddle East. They stayed in one of the

parishes of the Tororo Archdiocese and

reached out to the locals of the place. Re-commitment DayRe-commitment Day celebrations wereconducted in different streams across UAE

on the Feast of Pentecost. In preparation,the Holy Spirit Novena was prayed indifferent locality groups. OCS Benefactors MeetingsBetween 25-31 May, Outreach Child Supportbenefactors came together in differentregions of the UAE. Subin Jacob, the ProjectDirector, addressed these meetings. LEADThe 4th batch of LEAD - LeadershipEnhancement for Active Discipleship ispresently underway with 25 participantsfrom across the Emirates. This discipleship-centered formation, which spans over

a year and includes six modules, willalso have the group travel to anothercountry for mission exposure. They will becommissioned by Jan. 2015.Vincy Sybin

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JY Newsletter August 2014