Proposal of Prayer
The Community has great courage to propose to us youth, who are desperate, alone, and estranged from God and the Church, a journey in Christian faith from the first day that we enter. The most life-giving intuition of Mother Elvira’s was embracing the truth that man, every man, above all those who are wounded, need God, and the rebuilding of his life is true and complete only if it addresses man in his totality, thus taking into consideration the needs of the body and the spirit.
A drug addict is “sick in search of the absolute,” a person who desires to encounter the truth, who searches for something or actually, someone who is capable of attracting and orienting his existence and of responding to his questions about the meaning of life. This is why from the moment we enter Community we are freely offered not only our “daily bread” of food that revives our physical strength, our “daily bread” of work and friendship, but also the “daily bread” of prayer, which is nourishment for our soul, for our thirsty heart, and above all is the means for discovering the presence of God the Father in our lives. Only He can fully rebuild our wounded and broken hearts; only He is stronger than the evil of drugs; only He satiates the profound search for meaning that led us into the abyss of the dead end streets of the world.
Our day in the Community starts with the prayer of the Holy Rosary; our first moment is for God. Then we pray before beginning every kind of work or responsibility so that the day may go well. It is important that we be filled with the Holy Spirit and that we take Mary by the hand so that she can guide our day. The reading of the day from the Word of God, which we young men and women take turns preparing, is shared together. It is the light for facing life through God’s eyes and the road to our true freedom. We experience the miraculous gift of the presence of the Eucharist. Each house has a chapel with the Blessed Sacrament. It is the place of rebirth and profound healing. Usually each house has the gift of the Holy Mass, which is the greatest prayer, three times a week. The first great miracle that prayer produces in our Community houses is that of the truth, which generates peace and sincere friendships. Otherwise it would not be possible for so many people of different nationalities and cultures, with deep, problematic experiences in our lives, to live in peace and harmony. Thanks to our encounter with God, our lives become a testimony of resurrection and service for one another.
“He who prays well, lives well!”
-Mother Elvira
“He who prays well, lives well!”
-Mother Elvira
Proposal of Prayer
The Community has great courage to propose to us youth, who are desperate, alone, and estranged from God and the Church, a journey in Christian faith from the first day that we enter. The most life-giving intuition of Mother Elvira’s was embracing the truth that man, every man, above all those who are wounded, need God, and the rebuilding of his life is true and complete only if it addresses man in his totality, thus taking into consideration the needs of the body and the spirit.
A drug addict is “sick in search of the absolute,” a person who desires to encounter the truth, who searches for something or actually, someone who is capable of attracting and orienting his existence and of responding to his questions about the meaning of life. This is why from the moment we enter Community we are freely offered not only our “daily bread” of food that revives our physical strength, our “daily bread” of work and friendship, but also the “daily bread” of prayer, which is nourishment for our soul, for our thirsty heart, and above all is the means for discovering the presence of God the Father in our lives. Only He can fully rebuild our wounded and broken hearts; only He is stronger than the evil of drugs; only He satiates the profound search for meaning that led us into the abyss of the dead end streets of the world.
Our day in the Community starts with the prayer of the Holy Rosary; our first moment is for God. Then we pray before beginning every kind of work or responsibility so that the day may go well. It is important that we be filled with the Holy Spirit and that we take Mary by the hand so that she can guide our day. The reading of the day from the Word of God, which we young men and women take turns preparing, is shared together. It is the light for facing life through God’s eyes and the road to our true freedom. We experience the miraculous gift of the presence of the Eucharist. Each house has a chapel with the Blessed Sacrament. It is the place of rebirth and profound healing. Usually each house has the gift of the Holy Mass, which is the greatest prayer, three times a week. The first great miracle that prayer produces in our Community houses is that of the truth, which generates peace and sincere friendships. Otherwise it would not be possible for so many people of different nationalities and cultures, with deep, problematic experiences in our lives, to live in peace and harmony. Thanks to our encounter with God, our lives become a testimony of resurrection and service for one another.