{"id":330873,"date":"2019-05-20T16:12:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T14:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdev.flars.net\/europe-day-2019-padova-2\/"},"modified":"2019-05-20T16:12:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T14:12:31","slug":"europe-day-2019-padova-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.together4europe.org\/en\/europe-day-2019-padova-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe Day 2019 Padova"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 9, 2019: For the first time together<\/em> at an ecumenical Prayer Vigil\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\n

The \u201cEurope Day\u201d gave us the opportunity to live out a new experience of communion with the local Church and to be part of the \u201cBiblical Festival\u201d held in Padua. During the last months we held several meetings and these allowed us to know better some extraordinary local realities: the Council of the Christian Churches, the Migrantes<\/em> Ministry, the University Center, the Council of the lay Organizations, the Community of the Franciscan Conventual Friars of St Anthony\u2019s Basilica, and some others. Thus, after a intense and fruitful work, the final version of the Vigil was finalized. What we considered to be the most important thing was our continuous striving for communion: indeed, each one experienced an ever truer relationship.<\/p>\n

The Churches contributed excerpts from the Carta Oecumenica<\/em>, which were alternated by Biblical texts read in various languages; all these offered a showcase of the richness of the spiritual and cultural patrimony embellishing the ecumenical endeavor.<\/p>\n

On Thursday May 9 \u2013 the 69th<\/sup> anniversary of the Declaration on Europe –\u00a0 some 300 persons gathered in the Church of St Sophie.<\/p>\n

Joanna, a young woman from Poland, kicked off the event with a short talk entitled \u201cEurope on the move<\/em>\u201d during which she shared her experience of welcome and encounter in Italy. Then it was Stefan\u2019s turn to talk about \u201cEurope being tested: today\u2019s challenges and those forever<\/em>\u201d; this young man came from Syria thanks to safe passageways. The last part focused upon \u201cChristians and Europe: salt and light<\/em>\u201d; following by a chant sung by the Ukraine community, Ansamma, a pediatrician from India, addressed the gathering as the diocesan representative of the Ministry to Migrants.<\/p>\n

The evening was enlivened with Taiz\u00e9-style chants in various languages delicately performed by the choir Shalom.<\/p>\n

Since one of the aims of Together for Europe<\/em> is the development of Africa, and, also, since Padua is twinned with the city of Beira, a collection was held to send aid to the people of Mozambique who have recently suffered a devastating flooding. The sum collected, which was a further confirmation that the message of brotherhood has been well received, will finance two projects.\u00a0 The whole event ended with a get-together: that also provided the opportunity to be together in friendship and to build new and important relationships in the city.<\/p>\n

The network Together for Europe<\/em> in Padua (Community of St Egidio, Community of the Franciscan Conventual Friars of St Anthony\u2019s Basilica, Pope John XIII Community, University Center of Padua, The Shalom Choir of Abano Terme, Focolare Movement<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Foto: \u00a9 Giorgia Chiaro<\/p>\n

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