Affectivity in consecrated persons, with the theme 'Affective is effective', is the central theme of the National Week for Institutes of Consecrated Life that will take place in Madrid from April 23-26. Salesian Cardinal Fernandez Artime, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for these Institutes and Societies of Apostolic Life, will address for the first time to the consecrated in Spain, on Saturday, April 26, with the theme 'The Mission in Consecrated Life: a task of the heart".
Interpellation of the encyclical 'Dilexit Nos'.
The Theological Institute of Religious Life of Madrid (ITVR) presented a few days ago this National Week for Institutes of Consecrated Life, now in its 54th edition.
Prof. Antonio Bellella, cmf, director of the ITVR, pointed out that "this year we want to bring to the forefront the source and root of human strength, convictions and passions, thus responding to the challenge of the fourth encyclical of Pope Francis, 'Dilexit nos'We need to recover the importance of the heart.
"Today we begin the countdown and, simultaneously, we finish the long process of preparation that began last year at the end of the previous congress," the religious began explaining.
Presence and on line
This year's event is once again bimodal: from April 23 to 26, hundreds of consecrated people will meet at the Aula Magna of the San Pablo-CEU University in Madrid.
And furthermore, referring to the online follow-up, live and recorded: "we are aware and honored that many communities, in Spain and Latin America, watch the videos of the conferences in their moments of ongoing formation throughout the year," added Prof. Bellella. "Thanks to the online follow-up of the Week, the where and the when and the how many are multiplied," he added.
Some speakers and four cores
The opening Eucharist will be officiated by Monsignor Vicente Martín, auxiliary bishop of Madrid. "The program offered by the ITVR includes top level speakers, such as Carme Soto, ssj; Adrián de Prado, cmf; Rufino Meana sj; or Alicia Villar," said the director, who highlighted the presence of Cardinal Fernandez Artime, who "for the first time will address the consecrated life in Spain from the position he holds".
Four main areas or nuclei are planned for the Week, "inspired by as many biblical verses", whose outline in the program can be seen in the following pages here.
