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Report of the eighth day of the Chapter: Monday 12th of July
The activity of the Chapter resumed today after the short Sunday interval. The Eucharistic celebration was presided by Fr. Nicolas Márquez who gave a message from the Gospel reading of Matthew (Mt 10,34 – 11,1), which presented us with the choices we have to make and how sometimes these choices collide even with family bonds. We are called to be bearers of peace and mysteriously this peace cannot be built without conflict. The sword that Jesus brings, represents the effectiveness of the word of God that is “living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword”. The Good News of Jesus divides those who welcome it from those who reject it. With this meditation in their hearts and after having recited the Salutation of the Virtues (a prayer of St. Francis), the Chapter Fathers began the morning session.
The intense morning activity concluded with the approvation of the Statutes of the new Region (given the name of St. Paul), which includes the regions of Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. This decision and implementation marks a delicate and important moment in the life of the Holy Land fraternity. The afternoon work focused on the evaluaton of the proposals put forward by the assembly and group discussions and from some individual suggestions.
The day was drawn to a conclusion with the celebration of Vespers presided by Fr. Samir Narouz, who gave a touching meditation on brotherly love and charity, after the reading of the lectio brevis. After dinner the participants gathered together in the courtyard of the Curia to enjoy the cool evening breeze and to share a moment of relaxation.
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