The first Circular Letter addressed to those in consecrated life has
been published. It opens the spiritual itinerary toward 2015, the year
the Church is dedicating to Consecrated Life.The Letter entitled,
“Rejoice”, written by the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated
Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, was presented on Wednesday,
February 26, 2014.
The entire Letter is permeated with the Pope’s Magisterium and opens
with an enthusing declaration, “I want to say a word to you and the
word is JOY. Wherever there are consecrated people, there is always
joy!”
The solid Biblical foundation of the Letter (Isaiah 66: 10-14 and 40:
1-2) is summarized in the key words: Rejoice and Console. These words
often return in moments of crisis, sadness, and sterility, to evoke
God’s power of giving meaning and fullness of life, transforming a
people of fragile bones, and opening new horizons of hope. God makes
Jerusalem and all of us a joy, because when fear is removed, we can be a
prophecy of joy and consolation for the world. The beauty of
consecrated life lies here… it is the response to a call of love in the
joy of a faithful yes. Read more: clic here