WMOF2018 catechesis launches in five languages

The catechesis for the World Meeting of Families 2018 is now available on the Vatican’s website in five languages.

On the Feast of the Lord’s Presentation in the Temple the catechesis was posted in Italian, English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.

There will be seven catechises, one for each month leading up to the WMOF18.

Each of them will be accompanied by musical itineraries and videos of music which are built around the Gospel narrative of the loss of the 12-year-old Jesus and his recovery in the Temple.

There will be threads woven between the text of Amoris Laetitia – which inspires the Dublin meeting – and the unique story of the Holy Family of Nazareth that reveal how timely and prophetic the proclamation of the Gospel of the family is, according to the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Ireland’s highest ranking prelate, is in charge of the WMOF18 and explained the seven catechesis by saying: “We start from a concrete look at today’s families (first), indicating the relevance of the word of God which can illuminate the family’s daily life at home (second) to reach the great dream that God has for every family (third), even where fragility and weakness seem to break it (fourth). All this makes the family generate a new culture in the world, that of life (fifth), of hope (sixth), and of joy (seventh). Each catechesis – he added – opens with a prayer and concludes with some questions that may be shared in the family or in the ecclesial community.”

The catechesis can be found at https://www.worldmeeting2018.ie/en/Connect-With-Us/Blog/International-Catecheses-Released!-Click-here