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Apostleship of Prayer

Apostleship of Prayer. Eucharistic Youth Movement. Apostleship of Prayer History:. The AP is born in Vals , in 1844, in times of a missionary expansion of the Church. The young Jesuits wanted to be missionaries now. Father Gautrelet, the day of the feast of Saint Francis Xavier:.

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Apostleship of Prayer

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  1. Apostleship of Prayer Eucharistic Youth Movement

  2. Apostleship of PrayerHistory: The AP is born in Vals, in 1844, in times of a missionary expansion of the Church

  3. The young Jesuits wanted to be missionaries now.

  4. Father Gautrelet, the day of the feast of Saint Francis Xavier: « We can be apostles through prayer, offering our lives, learning to do God’s will in all things. »

  5. The Daily Offering God, our Father, I offer You my day. I offer You my prayers, thoughts, words, actions, joys, and sufferings in union with Your Son Jesus’ Heart, Who continues to offer Himself in the Eucharist for the salvation of the world. May the Holy Spirit, Who guided Jesus, be my guide and my strength today so that I may witness to Your love. With Mary, the mother of our Lord and of the Church, I pray especially for this month's intentions as proposed by the Holy Father.

  6. Next elements… The Heart of Jesus Father Ramière The Pope’s intentions

  7. A new way of life! A Eucharistic way of life, a way to live the Eucharist in daily life.

  8. A new way of life! • That values the simple lives of simple people • Invited to collaborate in Christ’s mission • Who are able to give high spiritual value to their normal everyday chores. …A way to Sanctity for the Christian of the Third Millennium.

  9. A new way of life! • That shows Christians how to be apostles in all they do • That opens their minds and their horizons, making them active members of the universal Church through their prayer and their service.

  10. Today Where are we ? In over 70 countries, with more than 40 million members. The most numerous local APs : Brazil, Philippines, Madagascar, Italy, Angola, Portugal, and a few other countries…

  11. Two models : The MOVEMENT model: In some places, the AP has taken the form of a Movement • Parish groups, • Diocesan directors, • Regular meetings, • Gatherings

  12. The SERVICE model: But the AP is above all a Church service, not only a movement • A spiritual way for today, • Easy, practical, simple and profound. • I live my day with Jesus!

  13. Not a spirituality among other spiritualities, not a movement among other movements, not a devotion among other devotions…Rather a SPIRITUAL WAY, suitable for all spiritualities and for all Church movements. Rooted in the Daily Offering, the Eucharist and Baptism, with devotional aspects, always optional, such as the First Fridays, Holy Hour, Consecration to the Heart of Jesus, etc.

  14. We find here the basic spirituality of the Church: Jesus and his Heart Prayer The Eucharist Church sense Apostleship Mission Service

  15. Ecclesial …and at the same time very Ignatian: With the AP • We start our day with a prompt response to the Eternal King (Sp. Ex. 91), • We renew daily our choice for the Standard of Christ (Sp. Ex. 136), • We orient our lives according to the Principle and Foundation: we offer our lives to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord , « choosing only what is most conducive for us to the end for which we are created » (Sp. Ex. 23, PF). • We are reminded daily of the spiritual attitude that resumes the Exercises, offering ourselves by saying « Take, Lord, and receive … » (Sp.Ex. 234).

  16. A service to the Church and to all Christians, entrusted by the Holy Father to the Society of Jesus We help people join their lives and their prayer to the whole Church’s mission and prayer

  17. We live in a world in crisis, and in a Church in crisis… But let’s not forget that the word « crisis » can mean danger and opportunity.

  18. …to seek and find God in all things! The AP helps us find meaning and unity to our lives, and it all makes new sense!

  19. The Eucharistic Youth Movement Our youth branch, the old Eucharistic Crusade (Mouvement Eucharistique des Jeunes - MEJ)

  20. A Movement To live in Jesus’ friendship

  21. …in a Eucharistic spirituality…

  22. …giving Christian identity to young people,

  23. …putting their lives to the service of the world.

  24. Where are we? In 46 countries Most numerous in Madagascar, Burundi, France, Egypt, Italy, Vietnam, Angola, Chile.

  25. Living the Style of Jesus

  26. Towards the 2012 World Gathering

  27. www.apostleshipofprayer.net

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