rediscovering and taking on each day our
filial identity
Introduction
Article 44 of the Constitutions reminds us that
"Mary, Mother of God and of the Church is actively present in our life and
in the history of the Institute.
Trusting in the word of Don Bosco: ‘It is Mary who guides us’, we will
cultivate for her a grateful and filial love and we will commit ourselves to
pass this on to the young people."
During this novena, let us put ourselves at the school of Mary, the Beloved
Daughter of the Father, so as to learn from her how to be sons and daughters
and to take on this filial identity in our daily life.
(We will follow an itinerary divided into
three parts, with the suggestion that it be used during the Marian prayer
moment of our morning prayers.[2] Every part, in its turn, is subdivided
into three more parts which will permit us to reflect, to pray, and to put
these into action.
It is hoped that we will review our
effort during the Examination of Conscience in the evening so as to verify our
living of the itinerary each day. If
possible, we recommend that this inspiring contribution to the novena, offered
in an attachment, be read in its entirety.
Each Community can also look for an
opportune moment for mutual sharing on the theme of the novena.
The introduction suggested at the
beginning of every part can be read and commented upon at the Good Night the
evening before).
Part I: We
contemplate Mary, the mirror of our filial identity
(This introduction might serve as the
motivating thought for the itinerary to be followed in this part and can also
be read at the Good Night on the preceding day)
At the conclusion of his Encyclical Deus Caritas Est, Pope Benedict XVI invites the Church to look to
Mary, the Mother of the Lord as "the mirror of all sanctity”. Paraphrasing the words of the Holy Father,
let us compare ourselves with Mary during this novena, contemplating her as the
mirror of our filial identity.
One’s identity is built by
interacting with others and constitutes the prerequisite for every fecund
relationship. From this perspective, to state that Mary is the mirror of our
identity is an invitation to gaze on her so as to recognize ourselves, to get
our bearings as Christians, and to reproduce in our lives today her filial
characteristics. For us Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, it is a call to
compare ourselves with her in being daughters,
sisters, and mothers. Behaving as daughters, as sisters, and as mothers are
three characteristic relational dimensions that bring us back to the essence of
our charismatic identity at the service of the younger generations. At the
heart of it, we are speaking about becoming profoundly aware of and taking on
our existence and our filial vocation with all that these imply.
Prayer of Entrustment (for each day of the novena)
O
Virgin Immaculate Help of Christians,
To You, the Beloved Daughter of the Father,
Mother of Jesus and Our Mother,
we entrust ourselves with faith and filial love.
To You, the Beloved Daughter of the Father,
Mother of Jesus and Our Mother,
we entrust ourselves with faith and filial love.
You
Immaculate, You All Beautiful!
We contemplate you, Mary, the mirror of our filial identity.
We contemplate you, Mary, the mirror of our filial identity.
Raise
up in us a renewed commitment to take on
the demands of our identity as daughters.
With you and like you, we recognize ourselves as daughters of the Father.
With you and like you, we recognize ourselves as daughters of the Father.
Teach
us to live fraternity
Valuing
our bond with all creatures.
You
Immaculate, You All Pure!
In you we rediscover the fecundity of our filial life.
In you we rediscover the fecundity of our filial life.
Virgin, Disciple of the Son,
at your school
we renew our consecration to
the Lord;
help us to live the radical
nature of the Gospel Counsels
so as to be witnesses like
you of our filial life.
You
Immaculate, Full of Grace!
In You we contemplate the maternal icon of our life as daughters.
In You we contemplate the maternal icon of our life as daughters.
Help
us take on motherhood as a gift and a task
so as to be the "womb" that safeguards life,
so as to be the "womb" that safeguards life,
the hospitable and welcoming
home for the young,
for
our Sisters, and for all the persons who cross our path in life.
You
Immaculate, Help of Christians!
In you we find our Teacher and Guide.
In you we find our Teacher and Guide.
Help
us to interiorize those filial traits
which
urge us on to be perseverant in prayer,
intensifying our communion
with the Father,
and which open us up to
Christ present in our brothers and sisters and in every other reality.
You
Immaculate Mother,
Educator of Jesus and of all Christians!
Educator of Jesus and of all Christians!
We
place ourselves at your school to allow ourselves to be educated
and
to learn how to educate to a life of prayer, communion, and service
so
as to be the reflection of your filial countenance
in our educating communities, in the Salesian Family,
in the Church, and in society.
in our educating communities, in the Salesian Family,
in the Church, and in society.
Amen
November 29
To rediscover (this
might serve as an introduction to the Angelus during the novena)
With
Mary and like Mary, we recognize ourselves as being sons and daughters of the Father
As the "Beloved Daughter", Mary
invites each human person to welcome God's Fatherhood and, as a consequence, to
recognize one’s own identity as a son or daughter. In this sense, invoking God as Father means
rediscovering oneself as a person created in the image and likeness of the Son
and re-created in Him as a child of the Father.
This implies the capacity to "live the attitudes of dependence, of
gratitude, and of obedience. To be a son
or a daughter is nothing other than to give a joyous and total response of love
to a Love which precedes us."
The daughterhood of the young woman of
Nazareth offers us the ability to respond in the freedom of faith to the Divine
call. Mary, as "the free woman who
answers in a responsible and prompt way at the moment of the Annunciation
reveals the ultimate vocation of the human person: a loving communion in
dialogue with God the Father, through the Son, and in the Holy Spirit."
Moreover, her experience of being a
daughter allows us to rediscover in each person his or her identity as one
created and redeemed by Christ through His total and free self-giving. In this way, She, the New Daughter of Zion,
the one Full of Grace, constitutes for humanity an example of a person who is
totally fulfilled because She is the “new creation”. In addition, Mary re-entrusts Creation to
humanity - both as a life space which is to be protected, not abused, and as a
place for praising God and for serving our brothers and sisters.
Brief moment of silence
To pray
Let us contemplate the Mystery of
the Incarnation of the Son of God with the greeting of the Angel to the Virgin
Mary, the mirror of our filial identity:
The Angelus is recited or sung, as desired
Prayer of Entrustment
To Mary, the Beloved Daughter of
the Father, we entrust our commitment to take on our filial identity in our
daily life: (please
see p. 2 for the Entrustment Prayer for the Novena)
To Live
Today I will take some time to ponder anew God's Fatherhood so as to
thank the Father for the gift of having been chosen from all eternity to be his
daughter in the Son.
November 30
To rediscover (this
might serve as an introduction to the Angelus during the novena)
With Mary and
like Mary, we take on our sisterhood and brotherhood
As sons and daughters of the same Father,
we form but one family. Being a son or
daughter is therefore the prerequisite and the foundation of our fraternal
relationships because one cannot be a sister or a brother without being a son
or daughter. This implies the ability to
overcome all barriers so as to live love and fraternal solidarity in a credible
form.
This
was the same for Mary and Jesus in their filial nature. It involved their entire life; it was not
just one facet of their reality but the most human and the most religious way
to live life. Therefore, Mary, as the
first sister teaches us to take on fraternity as both a gift and a task. From her, one can learn how to be sister and
brother - capable of creating, even if it takes effort, that true family
atmosphere wherein each one always seeks to welcome the other with respect,
with esteem, and with understanding, in an attitude of open and familiar
dialogue, of benevolence, and of true and fraternal friendship. With her, one can build a family with members
who value how much each one gives and permits them to give the best of
themselves in order to build house-communion day after day.
Brief period of silence
To pray (this might serve as an introduction to the Angelus during the novena)
Let us contemplate the Mystery of
the Incarnation of the Son of God with the greeting of the Angel to the Virgin
Mary, the mirror of our filial identity:
The Angelus is recited or sung, as desired
Prayer of Entrustment
To Mary, the Beloved Daughter of
the Father, we entrust our commitment to take on our filial identity in our
daily life… (please
see p. 2 for the Entrustment Prayer for the Novena)
To live
During
a moment of personal prayer, I will call to mind my experience of fraternal
life, I will thank the Father for all the persons whom He has given me as
sisters and brothers and I will pray for all those with whom I have a hard time
living fraternity. Today I will seek to
accomplish some gesture which expresses my commitment to take on fraternity in
my daily life after the manner of Mary.
December 1
To rediscover (this
might serve as an introduction to the Angelus during the novena)
With
Mary and like Mary, the Mother of the Son, we learn motherhood
From the perspective
of being daughters, Motherhood and daughterhood are so closely tied as to permit
us to state that Mary is daughter for the purpose of becoming mother and, in
becoming mother, brings to completion her being daughter.
Jesus’ words to His
Mother from the Cross, "Woman,
behold your son!" and those to His Disciple, "Behold your Mother!" come to
confirm the uniqueness and the universality of this decidedly new motherhood,
inasmuch as it moves from being a physical motherhood to a spiritual one. From the Cross, Jesus seems to invite his
pain-filled mother to put down her pain to rediscover her motherhood – her most
authentic motherhood and her capacity to love.
It is an invitation to live her vocation to be a mother as a source of
strength for protecting, guarding, regenerating, and making life flourish where
death prevails. At the foot of the
Cross, listening to her Son, Mary learns that kind of motherhood that gives
hospitality and regenerates life.
From her we can learn to be that welcoming space for the
young; we can learn the motherhood which is wounded by the sufferings in our
world but which generates new life because it is welcomed with love. She is Mother because She generates our
identity as daughter, sister, and mother and invites us to welcome motherhood
as a gift, just as She did.
Brief period of silence
To pray (this might serve as an introduction to the Angelus during the novena)
Let us contemplate the Mystery of
the Incarnation of the Son of God with the greeting of the Angel to the Virgin
Mary, the mirror of our filial identity:
The Angelus is recited or sung, as desired
Prayer of Entrustment
To Mary, the Beloved Daughter of
the Father, we entrust our commitment to take on our filial identity in our
daily life… (please
see p. 2 for the Entrustment Prayer for the Novena)
To live
In
order to live at the school of Mary at the foot of the Cross, I will make my
day a place to welcome the young, my Sisters, and all those persons who will
cross my path.
Part II: With
Mary we rediscover the fecundity of filial life
(This introduction might serve as the
motivating thought for the itinerary to be followed in this part and can also
be read at the Good Night on the preceding day)
“The sister or brother who finds in Mary an ‘older sister’ to help and guide him or
her in living out the discipleship of the sequela
Christi, follows her, taking on her sentiments so as to collaborate with
all in the building of her Son's Family.
She demonstrates in this way the fecundity of filial life; that is, the
fact that filial life is not merely a passive acceptance of a gift of grace which
is totally extraneous to a person.
Rather, it is the overabundant gushing forth of that grace in the
ever-renewed ‘Here I am’ of the Son before the Father.”
If difficulties in
relationships continue to be a major problem in families, in Communities of
Consecrated Life, and in social groups still today, it is a sign that we are as
yet far from incarnating our filial reality.
For this reason, we must have both the courage necessary to make a
healthy and realistic evaluation and the audacity to seek out adequate
strategies to improve the situation. The
road is clear for anyone who does not accept “sterility” and who decides to
live the fecundity of a mother or a father.
Mary of Nazareth, the Woman of fruitful relationships, teaches us the
way of fecund motherhood.
December 2
To rediscover (this
might serve as an introduction to the Angelus during the novena)
With Mary at the
school of her Son, we rediscover the profound sense of Discipleship
In such a relationship which takes so much
commitment, learned from Mary, the daughter, sister, and mother, one can discover
the profound meaning of the Gospel Counsels and learn from her, the First
Disciple, to abandon oneself in faith to the unique love of the Father in
following the Son. In fact, Mary is
certain that God the Father thought of her with love from all eternity; this
raises up in her that filial trust/abandon which permits her to answer
"Yes," at the Annunciation of the Angel. Her poverty/littleness is welcomed and lived
with serenity because it is precisely in her poverty that She discovers the
reason of the Father’s predilection for her and then responds with sentiments
of praise, of gratitude, and of love.
Brief period of silence
To pray (this might serve as an introduction to the Angelus during the novena)
Let us contemplate the Mystery of
the Incarnation of the Son of God with the greeting of the Angel to the Virgin
Mary, the maternal icon of filial life:
The Angelus is recited or sung, as desired
Prayer of Entrustment
To Mary, the Beloved Daughter of
the Father, we entrust our commitment to take on our filial identity in our
daily life… (please
see p. 2 for the Entrustment Prayer for the Novena)
To live
Today,
at the school of Mary, the Disciple of the Son, we renew our consecration to
the Lord and commit ourselves to live the "Here I am," and the
"Vado io!" with humility.
December 3
To rediscover (this
might serve as an introduction to the Angelus during the novena)
We
contemplate Mary as the mother who welcomes the son and allows herself to be
welcomed by the son
The giving over of the
Disciple to Mary and of Mary to the Disciple helps us understand the value of
motherhood and of being sons and daughters as gifts, in addition to the power
of a mutual welcome and acceptance. According
to Ronchi, the Mariological principle states that this ‘criterion of welcome’
enters into the very structure of Christian experience: "to those who have
welcomed Him He has given the power to become children of God." (Jn. 1:12)
These remarks motivate us to welcome Mary as mother and, as
Ronchi says, to take her into our home like the Disciple so as to rediscover
our identity: "The disciple took her to himself, as part of his precious
belongings. This is what gives direction
to every disciple. John sets the standard
of our attitude regarding Mary. It is
not Mary who receives protection and hospitality in the homes of the disciples:
it is She who comes as a treasure trove into our homes, as identity in your
search for identity. Take her among the
things which tell you who you are for She is your definition; take her among
those things which are most your own.
You are like Mary, a person who has received an Annunciation; you are
like Mary, the House of God; you are like Mary the Joy-filled Believer; you are
like her, the Giver of wine and of joy; you are like her, a Wounded and
Fruitful motherhood that generates life; you are like her, the Mother of Christ
and the Mother of countless sons and daughters.
She is your identity. Mary is
mother because She pronounces and generates your identity as a believer."
Brief period of silence
To pray (this might serve as an introduction to the Angelus during the novena)
Let us contemplate the Mystery of
the Incarnation of the Son of God with the greeting of the Angel to the Virgin
Mary, the maternal icon of filial life:
The Angelus is recited or sung, as desired
Prayer of Entrustment
To Mary, the Beloved Daughter of
the Father, we entrust our commitment to take on our filial identity in our
daily life… (please
see p. 2 for the Entrustment Prayer for the Novena)
To live
Today’s
exercise is to welcome Mary as John did.
I will learn from her to be mother to all persons whom I encounter
during the day.
December 4
To rediscover (this
might serve as an introduction to the Angelus during the novena)
To
be the reflection of the filial countenance of Mary
To be the reflection
of Mary's filial countenance is to be a witness to her filial life. The believer who commits herself to be the
reflection of Mary’s filial countenance, the "Beloved Daughter," is a
person who is interiorly unified not through her own strength but through that
of the Holy Spirit. She is capable of
living a profound communion with the Father and finds in His Will her only glory. In this sense, the unified person never feels
alone or lost because she knows herself to be a daughter who is never abandoned
or rejected; rather, she knows she is one who is chosen, and blessed by the Father
from the very creation of the world. “From
here springs forth the lively feeling of the Father’s Providence who takes care
of all His children (see Mt. 6:25-34;
I Pt. 5:6) calling them according to His design for glory.” (see Rm. 8:28-30)
In this sense, the
Marian way of giving witness is that of giving oneself totally by uniting oneself
to the offering of the Son all the way to the Cross. At the foot of the Cross, Mary teaches
strength and courage to those who have received “no discount” on the price of
suffering. She teaches how one can live
the period of the Cross and how one can stand at the foot of the infinite
Crosses where Christ is still crucified in His Brothers. The believer who is educated to giving filial
witness according to the Marian way reaches the understanding that the
"Lord will protect His children always - not from suffering, but rather in
suffering - just as He protected His Son Jesus not from death, but in
death." This conviction, nourished
by the Sacraments, especially the Eucharist, "the bread of the
children," enables the believer to face life with serenity.
Brief period of silence
To pray (this might serve as an introduction to the Angelus during the novena)
Let us contemplate the Mystery of
the Incarnation of the Son of God with the greeting of the Angel to the Virgin
Mary, the maternal icon of filial life:
The Angelus is recited or sung, as desired
Prayer of Entrustment
To Mary, the Beloved Daughter of
the Father, we entrust our commitment to take on our filial identity in our
daily life... (please
see p. 2 for the Entrustment Prayer for the Novena)
To live
Today
we commit ourselves to be the reflection of the maternal goodness of Mary in
the total gift of ourselves and in accepting difficulties, uniting ourselves to
the offering of Jesus on the Cross.
Part
III: With Mary to educate ourselves and others in filial life
(This introduction might serve as the
motivating thought for the itinerary to be followed in this part and can also
be read at the Good Night on the preceding day)
From the filial
perspective, to be the reflection of Mary’s being daughter is to take on her
filial characteristics, to reproduce them in our personal life, and thus to
collaborate in generating them in the life of the younger generations through
education. What are the traits of this
filial life that need to be passed on through education? They are easily recognizable in the three
dimensions of the Christian life: diakonia,
koinonia, and martyria. Consequently, service, communion, prayer and witness - all
the way to martyrdom - converge in this one action: rendering oneself open
to the Holy Spirit so as to be able to “clothe ourselves with the Son” by
responding "yes" to the call of the Father.
For this reason, to educate
ourselves and others to filial life implies educating to the ability to relate. These are transversal axes which become prayer in our relationship with God and communion, service, and witness all the way
to martyrdom in our relationship with others. During this final part of our novena, let us
put ourselves at the school of Mary to allow ourselves to be educated in such a
way as to be able to educate the young to filial life.
December 5
To rediscover (this
might serve as an introduction to the Angelus during the novena)
With
Mary, to educate ourselves and others to prayer as the breath of filial life
To
educate ourselves and others to prayer as the breath of filial life is taking to
ourselves, yet again, and reinforcing our filial identity; i.e., rediscovering
the value of fatherhood/motherhood along the process of one's personal
growth. Therefore, prayer is a way of
being and it is the ability to pronounce, on one side, a word of faith: "I
believe in You"; and, on the other side, to listen to a word that
generates life: "You are my Son."
It concerns a dialogue which makes "otherness" show forth in
its most profound reality and which opens up, therefore, to mutual trust. In this dynamic, prayer becomes entrustment
and the regenerative force for the other because becoming a son or a daughter
in its fullest sense is not only shouting "Abbá, Father," but also saying "Our Father."
From the filial
perspective, to educate ourselves and others to prayer is to open oneself to all
the riches of being in relationship with the Other (the One and Triune God) and
with others (people and all of Creation).
Mary, the person of
relationship, invites us to open ourselves to the Transcendent One and to
respect for others. As the first
Disciple of the Son, She takes on His prayer and She, too, becomes a teacher of
prayer. From the Annunciation to the
Visitation, from Cana to Golgotha, from Easter to Pentecost, She shows her
perseverance in prayer. Her experience
is a call for educators to accompany the younger generations to a profound
experience of God so as to be, in their turn, a luminous reflection of sonship
and of daughterhood.
Brief period of silence
To pray (this might serve as an introduction to the Angelus during the novena)
Let us contemplate the Mystery of
the Incarnation of the Son of God with the greeting of the Angel to the Virgin
Mary, the educator to filial life:
The Angelus is recited or sung, as desired
Prayer of Entrustment
To Mary, the Beloved Daughter of
the Father, we entrust our commitment to take on our filial identity in our
daily life… (please
see p. 2 for the Entrustment Prayer for the Novena)
To live
Today, we commit ourselves to
being "perseverant in prayer with Mary and like Mary, so as to intensify
our communion with the Father and to open ourselves to Christ, who is present
in our brothers and sisters and in every other reality.” (Constitutions, Art. 37)
December 6
To rediscover (this
might serve as an introduction to the Angelus during the novena)
With
Mary to educate ourselves and others to relationship
The task of educating ourselves and others to
relationship must become a communion among sons and daughters (koinonia). He who is a son is constantly conformed in
the Holy Spirit to the One who is the Firstborn among many brothers. (see Rm. 8:29) Union with the Son increases
proportionally and in step with one's union with the other sons and daughters. This means that not only our relationship
with God permits communion with our brothers and sisters but also that mutual
love allows the relationship which man establishes with God to be authentically
filial.
Mary lived this
reciprocity in relationships to the full.
As a person who, in her essence, is relational with God and with
neighbor, She invites educators to form their students to solidarity and to
love. This implies the need to break
down barriers and fences so as to build bridges and make connections, to
network, and to communicate with others.
As a person of communion, Mary urges all to be in solidarity with
all. As Mother, she participates fully
in that dream so dear to her Son - to promote unity among all believers. (see Jn. 17 and 10:20) In the face of all
the difficulties which impede us from attaining peace in the world and from
creating communion and collaboration in our society, in our families, and in
our Communities, Mary educates us not to retreat and not to become discouraged
but to believe each day in the common plan that the Father has for each member
of His Church.
Brief period of silence
To pray (this might serve as an introduction to the Angelus during the novena)
Let us contemplate the Mystery of
the Incarnation of the Son of God with the greeting of the Angel to the Virgin
Mary, the educator to filial life:
The Angelus is recited or sung, as desired
Prayer of Entrustment
To Mary, the Beloved Daughter of
the Father, we entrust our commitment to take on our filial identity in our
daily life… (please
see p. 2 for the Entrustment Prayer for the Novena)
To live
I will
identify in myself those resources which help me live communion and those
obstacles which most frequently impede me from living in serene relationship
with others. I will choose one small
practice which will help me to be, like Mary, a woman of communion.
December 7
To rediscover (this
might serve as an introduction to the Angelus during the novena)
With
Mary to educate ourselves and others to service
According to the very
words of the Son, service is the dominant note in His being in the world and it
is the modality according to which He lives His Sonship: "I stand among
you as one who serves." (Lk. 22:27; see
Mt. 20:28; and Jn. 1:1-20) Therefore, from the filial perspective, educating ourselves and others to service
goes beyond sporadic volunteering or philanthropic solidarity on certain
occasions. It means imparting an
education which enables persons to be close to others, just as Jesus teaches us
in the Parable of the Good Samaritan; i.e., to be attentive to overcome the
hurriedness of legalistic activism so that we can become aware of the other who
is on our path and who is calling out to us for help - to allow ourselves to
take compassion on him and care for him.
The intensity of filial service takes on the meaning of the Love of
Christ in which the "right to the very end" is not understood only as
perseverance throughout time but as the gift of self in a total, irrevocable, and unconditional manner.
Mary took on this
style of filial service completely. In
this time of globalization, She educates us and calls us to educate the young
to defeat and put an end to the stronghold of death so as to promote a life which
is characterized by service to our brothers and sisters. The person who follows Christ in the service
of education is so available and open to God's plan that he becomes, like Mary,
His collaborator, in the total, irrevocable, and unconditional gift of self by
uniting himself to the Son in the work of the salvation of humanity.
Brief period of silence
To pray (this might serve as an introduction to the Angelus during the novena)
Let us contemplate the Mystery of
the Incarnation of the Son of God with the greeting of the Angel to the Virgin
Mary, the educator to filial life:
The Angelus is recited or sung, as desired
Prayer of Entrustment
To Mary, the Beloved Daughter of
the Father, we entrust our commitment to take on our filial identity in our
daily life… (please
see p. 2 for the Entrustment Prayer for the Novena)
To live
Today
I will make myself available to serve whoever might have need of my help. I will not retire for the evening without
having offered my service to someone.
December 8: The Solemnity of
the Immaculate Conception
Introduction
to the Angelus
During
this holy journey of Advent, the Church has us venerate Mary, the Beloved
Daughter of the Father, as the one who, through grace, was kept untouched by
evil. The Immaculate becomes for us the
sign of certain hope and She witnesses to us that evil will not have the final
word.
Mother
Mazzarello used to exhort [the Sisters]: “We
are drawing near to the Feast of the Immaculate. Our Rule asks us to celebrate it with great
solemnity. But beyond this, it ought to
be one of the most beautiful feasts for us who are Mary’s Daughters.”
Taking
this exhortation of Mother Mazzarello to heart, let us celebrate the Solemnity
of the Immaculate Conception by showing our immense gratitude to our Virgin
Mother who, by her unconditional "Yes" opened the way to Salvation.
From
her let us learn to live our Daughterhood and to pronounce without hesitation
and with generosity our "Here I am!” to the Lord at every moment of our
life.
Angelus sung
Prayer of Entrustment
To Mary, the Beloved Daughter of
the Father, we entrust our commitment to take on our filial identity in our
daily life… (please
see p. 2 for the Entrustment Prayer)
[1]
Prepared by Sr. Martha Séïde. (see Martha SÉÏDE, Per una generazione filiale. La
via mariana dell’educazione, in FARINA Marcella-SIBOLDI Rosangela-SPIGA Maria
Teresa, Filialità. Percorsi di riflessione e di ricerca, Città del Vaticano,
LEV 2014, 312-331).
[2] Those Communities which
celebrate the novena with the educating community will find the most opportune
moment and way to adapt the content so that the young people might also have
the opportunity to reflect and to pray on the theme of being sons and daughters
- something characteristic of Christian life.
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