Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2023
18-25 January 2023
Author: Website Editor
January 2023 Word of Life
“Learn to do good; seek justice” (Is 1:17). The Word of Life for the this month is taken from the first chapter of the prophet Isaiah. This sentence was chosen for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which is celebrated throughout the northern hemisphere from 18 – 25 January.
Focolare Open Day: "Towards a United World"
“Towards a United World” was the title of the “Focolare Open Day” held in Malta on 6 November 2022.[:]
Chiara Lubich: Christmas with those who suffer
Through a worldwide linkup on 25 December 1986, Chiara Lubich invited the communities of the Focolare Movement to go out towards those who are suffering the most.
“Letters 1939-1960”: Getting to know Chiara Lubich through her letters
A volume of Chiara Lubich’s works entitled “Letters” has been on sale in Italian bookshops for several months. We spoke to Florence Gillet from the Chiara Lubich Centre, a theologian and scholar of the Focolare Movement who edited the publication.
"Walking hand in hand" — World Council of Churches hosts Focolare representatives
The World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted Focolare president Margaret Karram and co-president Jesús Moran, as well as other members of the Focolare community, on 28 November, offering a guided tour of the Ecumenical Centre, and discussing unity, reconciliation, inter-religious bridge-building, Faith and Order, and communications, among other issues of interest.
December Word of Life
Trust in the Lord forever, for in the Lord God you have an everlasting rock (Is 26:4).
Chiara Lubich: Building oneself up in prayer
From the telephone Linkup with Focolare communities around the world – Palermo, Italy, 22 January 1998.
Chiara Lubich: “Kindle fires” of unity
The Gospel text chosen for the month of November 2022 encourages us to practice mercy.
Pope Francis to the Focolare: “May Christ always enlighten your steps.”
[:mt]In her opening talk to the men and women volunteers gathered at the Mariapolis Centre in Rome, Margaret Karram, President of the Focolare Movement, expressed her joy at receiving a beautiful letter from Pope Francis which she shared with them.[:en]In her opening talk to the men and women volunteers gathered at the Mariapolis Centre in Rome, Margaret Karram, President of the Focolare Movement, expressed her joy at receiving a beautiful letter from Pope Francis which she shared with them.[:]