From November 15 to 17 of 2024, will be carried out the Meeting of JYouth and Family of Brazil in the country's capital, Brasilia. The event will take place at the Colegio Everest International Brasilia. Este meeting will bring together legionaries of Christ, consecrated of Regnum Christi, consecrated laity of Regnum Christi, families, youth and adolescents from all over Brazil. There will be lectures and special activities for couples, adults, youth and children. In aome moments will be together, at others will be separated by age, locations and life stages. It's a meeting in the family Regnum Christi!
The opening mass will be held on friday 15 of November in the afternoon. Afterwards, there will be a special moment of Eucharistic adoration and exposition of the mantle of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Pope's Nuncio to Brazil, Mons. Giambattista Diquattro, is expected to be present. To conclude the day, there will be an outdoor gathering that will bring together the entire Regnum Christi family, with lots of music and various activities.
The Saturday 16 will be the day of the main lectures. For couples, there will be a marriage renewal with Dr. Jorge Rodrigues and Mr. Renzo Bonetti. Dr. Jorge Rodrigues is a psychiatrist specialized in couples. He produces several contents in social networks and trains and accompanies psychologists and couple therapists and people interested in the subject.
Don Renzo Bonetti is the founder of Misterio Grande, where he offers formation projects for couples and engaged couples focused on human love and the sacrament of marriage. He is also the creator of the seminar sponsus, The seminar is a weekend seminar where couples deepen their union with God and discover that Jesus is the true spouse of marriage, although the seminar is only the first link in a series of activities for couples.
For young children, there will be a playroom staffed by professionals so that couples can participate in the marriage renewal.
In addition, adults will be able to deepen their understanding of the history of the Church and the faith under the guidance of José Carlos Sepúlveda, political analyst and scholar of contemporary Church history.
Viviana Limón, a consecrated member of Regnum Christi, will travel from Rome for the meeting. Viviana is responsible for the Life and Mission area of the General Direction and, among other formation initiatives, has worked on the writing of several essays on the charism and spirituality of Regnum Christi. Radek Biernacki, a consecrated lay person of Regnum Christi, is also expected to speak on the theme «Evangelization of culture through education».
For young people, there will be RC Talks, a moment of exchange and testimonies in the style of the «TED Talks», member to member, on the theme: «Evangelization today in culture, on the Internet and in society».
Other speakers will be: Fr. Lucas Tenier Machado, L.C., in charge of the pastoral care of the Anahuac University (Mexico); Luiz Flávio, former Regnum Christi collaborator; Daniel Bizzo, former Regnum Christi collaborator and consecrated layperson; Camila Melo, Regnum Christi consecrated layperson and evangelizer in the social networks; Luca Bompiani, former Regnum Christi collaborator; Chiara Slomp, in charge of Missionary Youth Ezequiel Harold, a diocesan priest of Regnum Christi.
For teenagers in the ECYD a full program has been confirmed, which will include convivial moments, a night rally and the ECYD Cup. About the latter, you can see more here.
The Sunday 17 André Delvaux, L.C., Kate O'Connor, Fr. Oswaldo Verdín, L.C., Sandra Vargas, Jerusa Slomp and Felipe Comparim. They have the role of directing the life and mission of Regnum Christi in Brazil. And, at the closing Mass, there will be associations of new members to Regnum Christi.
In addition, there will be a vocation and apostolate fair throughout the meeting. All the details of the Youth and Family Encounter can be found at: www.regnumchristi.com.br/ejf2024
This article is an adaptation into Spanish of “.“Learn about the program and speakers at the Youth and Family Meeting“.
