{"id":330888,"date":"2019-05-25T16:10:17","date_gmt":"2019-05-25T14:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdev.flars.net\/europe-day-2019-roma-2\/"},"modified":"2019-05-25T16:10:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-25T14:10:17","slug":"europe-day-2019-roma-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.together4europe.org\/en\/europe-day-2019-roma-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe Day 2019 Roma"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rome, too, celebrated the Feast of Europe<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Together for Europe<\/em> group in Rome took up the suggestion put forward during the Prague meeting of the Friends<\/em> which was held last November. This group is made up of 13 Movements[1]<\/a>. Thus, from March 25 till May 9 the group enlivened celebrations and prayers for our Continent in 5 Basilicas which are linked to the patron Saints of Europe, during which the respective communities were involved.<\/p>\n

We wanted the main event marking the Feast of Europe to be prepared in various stages with initiatives linked to the programmatic 7 Yeses (Cf Stuttgart 2007 message)<\/a>. Thus, to present the \u201cYes to Life and to Family\u201d the program of the \u2018Village for the earth\u2019 held at Villa Borghese included a talk by Gianluca de Palo (National President of the Forum of the Associations of Families)\u00a0 on the theme \u201cA stronger the family means a stronger Europe\u201d. The chairperson was Alessandra Balsamo (President of the Forum for the Lazio region) and Vincenzo Bassi delivered a speech interspersed with personal experiences.<\/p>\n

A Meeting was held to affirm the \u201cYes to Creation\u201d; this was organized by the Association \u2018The Civilization of Love\u2019 and the theme chosen was \u201cNuclear peace and environmental challenges\u201d. This Meeting was held in the Vatican on May 8.<\/p>\n

That same day, in the afternoon, the main event was in full swing. In the Hall \u201cSpazio Europa<\/em>\u201d (run by the European Parliament office in Italy and the Representatives of the European Commission) a cultural meeting was held with a keynote speech on the theme \u201cA new economy for Europe in the spirit of the Founding Fathers\u201d. The speaker was Prof. Leonardo Becchetti who teaches Political Economy at the Tor Vergata University in Rome. This was followed by a well-participated debate. The speech was defined as being of a high scientific standard and of great interest to the 100 listeners who also appreciated the \u2018teaching\u2019 passion of the speaker: rather than a lesson on sustainable economy, they were regaled with a profound reflection imbued with original and illuminating ideas.<\/p>\n

After this cultural event we proceeded toward the most beautiful Basilica of the XII Apostles, where the ecumenical Prayer Vigil was to be held on the text \u201c\u2026each one heard their own language being spoken\u201d (Acts<\/em> 2:6).<\/p>\n

The congregation numbered about 400. Next to the altar, together with the parish priest, Fr Agnello, there were Gabriela Lio (Baptist Pastor), Luca Maria Negro (President of the Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy), Fr Federico Lombardi (Jesuit), the Archimandrite Simeon Katsinas (of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople), Mgr Gianrico Ruzza who is an Auxiliary Bishop of Rome and the Secretary General at the Vicariate of Rome, and Fr Gheorghe Militaru (representing Bishop Siluan of the Romanian Orthodox Patriarchate), who alternated in reading excerpts from the Bible and offered some reflections.<\/p>\n

All the input offered was important and interesting. This goes also for the analyses of today\u2019s Europe given by the journalist Enzo Romeo, the presentation of the \u2018mothers\u2019 of Europe and the witnessing by Rola, 20, from the Syrian city of Homs who arrived in Italy thanks to the safe human passageways organized from Lebanon by the Community of St Egidio, the Evangelical Churches and the Waldesian Church.<\/p>\n

The participation of various Christian Confessions was highly appreciated because this conferred an important ecumenical stamp, thus showing that mutual love is stronger than the differences.<\/p>\n

The choir which enlivened the Vigil was made up of 28 singers from 5 different Movements. And what a good job they did!<\/p>\n

Team of TfE in Rome (\u00a9Photo: Elena Coppola \/ Maurizio Sabbatucci)<\/em><\/p>\n

See short interview with Father Federico Lombardi (Italian)>>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n
See short interview with Luca Maria Negro, FCEI President (Italian)>><\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n
See short interview with Enzo Romeo, Journalist (Italian)>><\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n
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[1]<\/a> Anima Europae<\/em>, International Association of St Catherine, Community of the Fifth Dimension, Community of St Egidio, Community of the Risen Jesus, Community Pope John XXIII, Community God\u2019s Victory, Teresian Institute, Civilization of Love, Focolare Movement, \u00c9quipes Notre Dame<\/em>, Movement For\u00a0 a Better World, Renewal in the Holy Spirit<\/p>\n

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