America/Brazil – Camilian declares the year of “Laudato Si'”: conversions, environmental awareness, lifestyle changes of individuals and communities
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
São Paulo (Agenzia Fides) – “It is very important to pay special attention to the environment in which people find themselves. “It is impossible to talk about good health and healthy living. We are in a relationship,” said Father Junior Moreira, Michigan, pastoral councilor for health and missions in Camilian, Brazil. In this connection, he said that from September 2023 to September 2024, Camilian religious will participate in the call of Pope Francis and experience a privileged time of care for the Earth, which the Order will use in Laudato.・I explained that it will be celebrated as the Year of Shi. “This year, many initiatives and activities are taking place in our institutions and wherever Kamilians are present to raise environmental awareness and care for our common home,” the missionary continued. . “Healthy eating and lifestyle habits, the need for renewable energy information and uptake in the consumer market, raising awareness of the need for responsible consumption, and protecting the atmosphere, flora and fauna that make up our habitat. conference on promoting protective practices, etc. “We are already observing an increased awareness and sensitivity among people about the relationship between us humans and the world we live in,” he continued. Masu, “A fruitful reflection has been developed on the ecological dimension of Camillian spirituality, whose fundamental feature is that it is holistic.” Consideration for Humanity. Similarly, the cultivation of an environmentally conscious spirituality is spreading, and the belief that caring for the environment is also caring for oneself, and that “to commit a crime against the natural world is a crime against oneself, against God.'' There was a heightened awareness that “it is a sin” (LS, 8). ”
Training courses for individuals and communities on communal housing care to raise awareness among Camillian religious, health professionals and employees that the holistic care of a human being depends on the care of each person's place of residence. was provided to.
“Finally, we realized that many people are participating in the experience and promotion of this Camilian year of Laudato,” Father Moreira concluded. Society's way of life and beliefs change, and there can be no cultural change without a change in people. ”
In 2022, the Brazilian state of Camilian celebrated 100 years of the presence of the Camilian religion in Brazil. A century ago, Fathers Inocente Radrizzani and Eugenio Dalla Giacoma came to Brazil with their charism of compassion for the sick and faced challenges in establishing the work of St. Camillus there. In preparation for this great celebration for the Brazilian Province and the entire Congregation, the Jubilee Year was experienced and began on September 15, 2021 in the first parish and motherhouse, the Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii, São Paulo. It was performed by the Camillian people of Brazil and concluded on September 15, 2022 at the National Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida in São Paulo. (AP) (Agenzia Fides, June 3, 2024)
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